Meet the author

Joe Latham.

Writer & illustrator · United Kingdom

Joe Latham: British author-illustrator of the Haru graphic-novel series — painterly, Japanese-folklore-flavoured cosy-fantasy seasonal adventures for ages 8–12.

Joe Latham is a British author-illustrator best known for the Haru graphic-novel series (Spring, Summer, Fall), gentle, painterly seasonal fantasy adventures about a small fox spirit moving through a Japanese-folklore-flavoured landscape. Latham's style is soft, atmospheric and slightly Studio-Ghibli-influenced, with strong nature-and-creature design and a quiet emotional register. The Haru books are a reliable cosy-fantasy shelf for middle-grade graphic-novel readers in the K. O'Neill / Hilda tradition. Strong appeal for ages 8–12.