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Fuelling up: the best foods to eat before a workout

From flavoured porridge to omelette pancakes, here’s the pre-workout meals that provide energy without weighing you down

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18

#MeToo-themed novel wins inaugural reader-led award worth £50,000

British author Donna Fisher has won the Libraro prize for the unpublished manuscript of her ‘provocative and timely’ book, Sheep’s Clothing

The Guardian - UK · May 13

“My first boyfriend introduced me to The Wall. It was the only interesting thing about him”: Author and musician Joanne Harris on having the audacity to perform Pink Floyd, Rick Wakeman and Genesis music in her school band

She explains why prog makes her think of Barnsley, lists some of her favourite records and recalls taking her daughter to a Genesis tribute show only to hear her say: “Ah yes, Mastodon!”

Louder · Dec 17, 2025

Cyclist killed in Putney HGV crash named as high-flyer 'living his best life' in London

Tributes paid to young accountant as cycle campaigners hold vigil to demand road safety improvements

Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2024

Joanne Harris: ‘Some of us don’t see the line between the books and the world’

As the author prepares to publish a prequel to her bestselling novel Chocolat, she explains why she engages with real-life political battles too

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2024

Joanne Harris: ‘When I first read Ulysses I hated it with a passion’

The Chocolat author on the magic of Ray Bradbury, beating Ulysses fatigue, and the poetry of Wuthering Heights

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2023

All the rage: the rise of the menopause novel

Self-help shelves are filled with guides to surviving midlife, but where is the fiction? Lisa Allardice talks to Marian Keyes, Joanne Harris and others about ‘hot-flush lit’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2023

Boys ‘mustn’t be afraid of female-led books’, says author Joanne Harris

Teaching must change to prevent violence against women, she said at Hay festival, also speaking on narratives of menopause

The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2023

After cancer treatment, I too have found my voice

Brief letters: Being seen and heard | Pet Shop Boys | U3A courses | Summoning Satan

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2023

I used to hide behind my hair. But cancer gave me a buzzcut and helped me find my voice

As an author and a woman, I felt my role was to be scrutinised, yet not to speak out. Now, nobody shuts me up

The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2023