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ⓘ About Joanne M Harris
Author Joanne Harris was born in Barnsley, Yorkshire in the year 1964 to her French mom and English dad, and her parents were teachers of modern literature and languages at a grammar school. The first language she learned was French, causing a divide between her English family, as no one spoke French, and the French family, where there were no English speakers. Both sides of her family had turbulent histories and a tradition for the women to be strong, storytelling, cookery, folklore, and kitchen gardening. She is Anglo-French, and she writes diverse things, covering aspects of suspense, magic realism, mythology, historical fiction, and fantasy.
All Book Series by Joanne M Harris
Peaches for Monsieur le Curé / Peaches for Father Francis
Book 3 of 5 · published 2012
Orfeia
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2020 Pen name · Joanne M. Harris
Honeycomb
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2021 Pen name · Joanne M. Harris
The French Kitchen
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2002 Co-authored · Fran Warde
Ten Things About Writing: Build Your Story, One Word at a Time
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2020
Flotsam Fantastique: The Souvenir Book of World Fantasy Convention 2013
Book 6 of 10 · published 2013
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Joanne M Harris?
Author Joanne Harris was born in Barnsley, Yorkshire in the year 1964 to her French mom and English dad, and her parents were teachers of modern literature and languages at a grammar school. The first language she learned was French, causing a divide between her English family, as no one spoke French, and the French family, where there were no English speakers. Both sides of her family had turbulent histories and a tradition for the women to be strong, storytelling, cookery, folklore, and kitchen gardening.
Which Joanne M Harris series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Chocolat series, the earliest of Joanne M Harris's multi-book series: it opens with Chocolat (1999) and runs to 5 books across 1999–2025, ending with Vianne (2025). Joanne M Harris's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Joanne M Harris written?
Joanne M Harris has 54 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1992 and 2026. 23 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being the Doctor Who: Time Trips series with 8 books — and 31 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Joanne M Harris's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Joanne M Harris's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Chocolat (1999–2025, 5 books), Malbry (2005–2021, 4 books) and Runemarks (2007–2011, 2 books), plus 4 more.
How are Joanne M Harris's books organised into series?
This guide splits Joanne M Harris's 54 books into 7 named series and 31 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Doctor Who: Time Trips (8 books, 2013–2014); Chocolat (5 books, 1999–2025); Malbry (4 books, 2005–2021); Runemarks (2 books, 2007–2011); Loki (2 books, 2014–2018), plus 2 further series.