Joanne Harris

In collaboration with The Big Picture House, we are showing the 2000 film, Chocolat, starring Juliette Binoche, Judi Dench, and Johnny Depp and based on the novel by Joanne Harris.

A woman and her daughter open a Chocolate shop in a small French village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community.

Trailer

Location: Street: 205 W Dickson St City: Fayetteville, Province: Arkansas Postal Code: 72701 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Motherhood by the Book is led by Claire, VB staffer, mother of a toddler, and stepmother of an adolescent.

The book group meets on the second Sunday of every month at 2pm on the mezzanine level, next to our poetry section and near the Book Fare Cafe, for an hour of spirited discussion of books that celebrate the trials, tribulations, and rewards of motherhood, and what it means to be a mother. This group is by no means exclusive to moms with kids still at home, but much of the selection may be geared toward issues that those moms face. We will read fiction, non-fiction, and parenting books.

Sun, Mar 10, 2pm

Five Quarter of the Orange by Joanne Harris

An unforgettable tale of mothers and daughters, of the past and the present, of resisting and succumbing -- an extraordinary work of fiction lined with darkness and fierce joy. When Framboise Simon returns to a small village on the banks of the Loire, the locals do not recognize her as the daughter of the infamous woman they hold responsible for a tragedy during the German occupation years ago.

Location: Street: 1200 11th St Additional: On the mezzanine level of Village Books City: Bellingham, Province: Washington Postal Code: 98225-7015 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Tuesday, September 25, 6:30 p.m.

Love to read? Love to cook? Then you’ll love Cooks & Books! Harmons Groceries and The King’s English present a book club and cooking class in one.

Explore French cuisine with Harmons’ Chef Adalberto and discuss Five Quarters of the Orange, Joanne Harris’ bestselling novel about a woman discovering her mother’s collection of recipes and then serving those dishes in her small creperie.

At Harmons City Creek. $50 registration includes a copy of the book, cooking class and good food.

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Location: Street: 1511 South 1500 East City: Salt Lake City, Province: Utah Postal Code: 84105 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Joanne Harris reads from Blueeyedboy.

Joanne Harris' books are now published in over 40 countries and have won a number of British and international awards. She is probably best known for Chocolat (1999), which was made into an Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. You are invited to join us to hear her talking about her latest novel Blueeyedboy. Tickets £5 / £2 concessions (souloftherose)… (more)

Joanne Harris on tour for The Girl with no Shadow.

"Joanne Harris revives her characters from bestselling novel and popular movie Chocolat. Yanne and her daughters, Rosette and Annie, seek refuge and anonymity in the cobbled streets of Montmartre, living peacefully, if not happily, above their little chocolate shop. Then into their lives blows Zozie de l’Alba, the lady with the lollipop shoes. But this new friendship is not what it seems. With everything she loves at stake, Yanne must face a difficult choice; to flee, as she has done so many times before, or to confront her most dangerous enemy….. Herself." (christiguc)… (more)

Joanne Harris reads from The Girl with No Shadow.

All Evenings with Authors events begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $18 in advance, $20 at the door, with discounts for students and seniors.

Joanne Harris, author of New York Times bestseller Chocolat, which was made into a Oscar-nominated film starring Johnny Depp, will read from her eagerly-anticipated sequel, The Girl with No Shadow, a dazzling urban fairy tale set in Paris five years after Chocolat. Harris is the author of several novels including Blackberry Wine, Holy Fools and The French Kitchen: A Cookbook, and her books have been published in 40 different countries. She lives in England with her husband and daughter. (stephmo)… (more)

Joanne Harris reads from The Lollipop Shoes.

Running time: 60 minutes. Price: £6. "The sensory pleasures of food and wine weave a common thread throughout her work. At this event Joanne will be reading from and talking about her latest novel, The Lollipop Shoes which reintroduces the characters first appearing in Joanne’s best selling novel Chocolat. Coffee and chocolates will be served." (christiguc)… (more)