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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 27m

Azalais de Porcairagues was a trobairitz (woman troubadour), composing in Occitan in the late 12th century. #CelebratingWomen

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 1h

Off to London this afternoon: SLEEPERS tour starts in the morning. Bag packed; Shed locked; tea consumed in quantity. Waiting.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 2h

£2,912 pledged of £2,995! So close, and just 24 hours to go...

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 2h

And this morning the Shed is a triptych, depicting sheds in attitudes of delight and reverence…

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absolute horses @jcoglan.com · 18h

it's been very noticeable that whatever noises burnham has been making about changing direction, they do not include anything about fixing this horrific situation

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 19h

Harriet Brooks (July 2, 1876 – April 17, 1933) was the first Canadian female nuclear physicist. She is most famous for her research on nuclear transmutations and radioactivity. #CelebratingWomen

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 19h

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 2167: For maximum impact, try this: Put the most important word at the end of the sentence. Put the most important sentence at the end of the paragraph. That's all. Just try it. See what changes.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 20h

£2,743 pledged of a £2,995 goal, and only 40 hours left to go! Come on, Bluesky, do your thing... 🤞

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hookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 22h

We like to tell ourselves that time flows evenly, but we all have a history of convenient lies. Time has its slow eddies. It runs across some places so tardily a year might become a decade. Places where the walk of a hundred yards might take two hours to complete. – #DAKilroy

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Bonnie's Kickstarter only has 48 hours to go - and she's so close! Please help get this lovely project off the ground... www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

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MUSE

MUSE is a unique collection of art, stories and poetry inspired by myth.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

And this morning the Shed is a cardboard suitcase, stamped with the fading initials of past selves, future destinations…

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Bookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

As a child of 80s fantasy I grew up loving the art of Brian and Wendy Froud (Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal etc) so I've never hit pre-order so fast as when I spotted Brian Froud's Green Women, out on the 15th. New artwork alongside words from some wonderful authors (list in alt txt) 🪐📚💙 #SFF #Artsky

The cover of the book, green and leafy with a green woman portrait centrally placed.
Text reads With original contributions by extraordinary women writers of fantasy and myth.
Authors include:
Sharon Blackie
C. S. E. Cooney
Maria DeBlassie
Carolyn Dunn
Sarah Beth Durst
Amal El-Mohtar
Kate Forsyth
Wendy Froud
Claudine Glot
Theodora Goss
Elizabeth Hand
Frances Hardinge
Joanne Harris
Kat Howard
Angela Mi Young Hur
Ai Jiang
Kathleen Jennings
Alaya Dawn Johnson
T. Kingfisher
Ellen Kushner
Katherine Langrish
Carolyne Larrington
Karen Lord
O. R. Melling
Jeannette Ng
Sofía Rhei
Lisa Schneidau
Delia Sherman
Angela Slatter
Shveta Thakrar
Tiffany Trent
Lisa Tuttle
Catherynne M. Valente
Kris Waldherr
Jo Walton
Kit Whitfield
Terri Windling

What a lineup!

A green banner reading BookishSFF's 2026 watchlist: scifi fantasy horror and spec fic publishing

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

And this morning the Shed is a signet ring, adorned with a seal of office…

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Time for the first of the Hachette boxes. Ooh, it's the new book by @joannechocolat.bsky.social , Sleepers in the Snow. Another excellent signature here. Order a copy HERE www.biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

An opened box with copies of Joanne Harris's new book in it and one copy of Letters to Our Sons by Stephen Graham.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Anna Komnene (1083 – 1153), commonly Latinized as Anna Comnena, was a Byzantine princess, scholar, physician, hospital administrator, and historian. #CelebratingWomen

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 1444: Don't waste time trying to identify trends. Publishers have whole departments to do this, and are still routinely surprised by "surprise bestsellers." Instead, write what you love, and hope other people will love it, too...

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Just one week to go until SLEEPERS! And here's the link to buy tickets to these upcoming events...

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

And this morning the Shed is a cottage in the woods; moss-covered; wreathed in rowan trees…

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Just finished @naomialderman.bsky.social's superb new book, THE STRANGERS. Oh, my, but it packs a *hell* of a punch...

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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I really really love a great short story collection and THE PASSING OF THE DRAGON by Ken Liu is a truly luminous addition to my library. Liu's third collection soars with heart, with bold speculation, with keen understanding. Rooted in the present moment, always looking toward the future. Glorious!

A hardcover of THE PASSING OF THE DRAGON AND OTHER STORIES by Ken Liu in golden dawn light on a crowded mantel.

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Big Bearded Spookseller @bigbeardedbookseller.com · 30/09/2026

It always surprises everyone that I'm the one that runs the Romantasy book club at our shop

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 926: Don’t try to control every stage of the process. Make room for other people to do their job; and make room for surprise and spontaneity when doing yours.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Heading back north; and I may just have made an impulse purchase…

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

And this morning the Shed is a picture postcard of a shed, in faded summer colours, inscribed with the words, in copperplate; Wish you were here…

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Lovely evening at the BBC Short Story Awards live for R4 Front Row: and congratulations to the fabulous winners and shortlistees!

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

And this morning the Shed is a hoarder’s delight; all crammed with bags and boxes…

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 710: In this, as in everything worthwhile, remember: No one ever promised you it was going to be easy.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

East Coast Mainline, my old friend…

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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is a story about finding treasure among trash, about being open to magic and the joy of the dump-it site. Wild story ! So proud to play a part. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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'More will turn up' - Work by Scottish artists unearthed for homecoming exhibition

Robert Colquhoun and Robert MacBryde were among the most celebrated figures in British art.

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Pete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I’ve been fascinated lately that we seem to be in a period where ppl are administrating & conducting sex offences, as well as on end-to-end encrypted services, on *facebook*. Like, they don’t feel the need to go to great efforts to hide it - to police investigate and *immediately* there it all is.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

To all the people saying: "How can I find time to read to my kid when I have a high-powered full-time job?" I taught high school full time; marked A-level exam papers in my spare time; wrote a bestseller in 4 months and still found time to read to my kid every night. I did give up dusting, though.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Lots of pieces in the print media recently about the decline of reading in children. Here's a little thread on ways to help your kids get reading again:

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

To help set the mood for SLEEPERS IN THE SNOW, I've drawn up a list of my favourite horror movies of all time... www.joanne-harris.co.uk

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Joanne Harris | Website of the author, Joanne Harris

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Bonnie Helen Hawkins @bonniehawkinsart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Joanne Harris took a leap of faith on me when she asked me to illustrate A Pocketful of Crows, my first book! Now she’s part of MUSE, with her beautiful story The Laundress of Lost Dreams and my illustration on the cover. Just 7 days left!✨ #MUSE #JoanneHarris www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

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MUSE

MUSE is a unique collection of art, stories and poetry inspired by myth.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

And this morning the Shed is a paperweight, containing a multitude of tiny bubbles, caught in glass…

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

To help set the mood for SLEEPERS IN THE SNOW, I've drawn up a list of my favourite horror movies of all time... www.joanne-harris.co.uk

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Joanne Harris | Website of the author, Joanne Harris

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Valérie Valère (1961 –1981) was a French writer. #CelebratingWomen

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 2600: Write what you feel. Research what you don't know. Read critically. Edit ruthlessly. Take advice without ego.

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hookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

As we've just had the full moon closest to the autumn equinox, known in Hookland as the Corn Maiden Moon, it seems appropriate share some of the folklore of the Heading the Corn. #FolkloreSunday

Full moon closest to the autumn equinox – Heading the Corn Part of the cultus in St. Urith in the county, but clearly also part of much older harvest festival traditions, the heading of the corn is the name for the ritual of the first sheath of corn cut being bound and taken to the nearest church so that the spirit of the saint could live in it to the next harvest. The sheath is traditionally taken on a cart, crowded with reapers, often wearing masks made of sack, shouting: ‘Hooky! Hooky! while the cart is led by an extravagantly dressed couple referred to as the Lord and Lady of the Harvest. Before the procession gets to the church to deliver the sheath, they will be met at a crossroad by a figure personifying death who will let them pass only after the shedding of blood (usually done by the nicking of the hands of the Lord and Lady of the Harvest). When the sheath has been delivered and a thanksgiving mass given, a usually somewhat riotous harvest supper is then held.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

And this morning the Shed is a printed design on a piece of handwoven fabric, depicting sheds of all colours upon a psychedelic background…

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

First glimpse of SLEEPERS in the wild! Books signed at the Barnsley Book Vault today…

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Bonnie Helen Hawkins @bonniehawkinsart.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Delighted to have bestselling author Joanne Harris as one of the writers featured in MUSE. This is the drawing inspired by her @joannechocolat.bsky.social The Kickstarter is still running — if you’d like to see more about MUSE I’d love you to take a look. 💫 www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Léopoldine Hugo (1824 – 1843) was the eldest daughter of novelist, poet, and dramatist Victor Hugo and his wife, Adèle Foucher. #CelebratingWomen

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Not In Our Name (NION) Women @nionwomen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Feminism doesn't require women to see trans+ people as the enemy. For many of us, feminism has always meant challenging inequality, standing alongside people whose rights are under threat, and refusing to accept that one group's equality must come at another's expense. That's our feminism too.

Woman walking down a street outside, wearing a scarf and shoulder bag. The quote from one of the women who signed our letter reads

“I have grown incredibly exasperated at the portrayal of ‘gender critical’ perspectives as representing all women when my feminism has ALWAYS been inclusive and intersectional.”

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