Joanne Harris (OBE, FRSL) was born in Barnsley in 1964, of a French mother and an English father. She studied Modern and Mediaeval Languages at Cambridge and was a teacher for fifteen years, during which time she published three novels, including Chocolat (1999), which was made into an Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche. Since then, she has written 19 more novels, plus novellas, short stories, game scripts, the libretti for two short operas, several screenplays, a stage musical (with Howard Goodall) and three cookbooks. Her books are now published in over 50 countries and have won a number of British and international awards. She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2022. She is a passionate advocate for authors’ rights, and is currently the Chair of the Society of Authors (SOA), and member of the Board of the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS). Joanne’s ChoicesSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyGormenghast by Mervyn PeakeThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonMadame Bovary by Gustave FlaubertNights at the Circus by Angela CarterOther books and media mentionedChocolat by Joanne HarrisGentlemen and Players by Joanne HarrisFive Quarters of the Orange by Joanne HarrisBacklisted Podcast (Joanne Harris/Gormenghast episode)You can buy books mentioned in this episode on our Bookshop.org Affiliate page. (UK Only). By purchasing here, you support both small bookshops AND our podcast. Julia mentioned using MidJourney to create fantastic character studies and visualisations as writers and readers. She’s written a thorough “how-to” blog post on our website. Keep  in touchWe love our listeners, and we want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of our podcast platforms and chat with us on social media: Twitter: @twolitchicks Instagram: @two_lit_chicks TikTok: @two_lit_chicks Email: [email protected] you do one thing today, sign up to our newsletter so we can keep you updated with all our news.Thank you so much for listening. Listeners, we love you. Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice HereSupport the show

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