Penguin Random House, Hachette UK • 10th April 2019

Red River Girl

A critically acclaimed narrative non-fiction investigation into systemic institutional failures and the fight for justice in Canada. Longlisted for the prestigious CWA Gold Dagger, this powerful account has moved nearly 14,000 copies into circulation across North America.

The Walrus • 16th October 2019

The Women Who Stood With Tina Fontaine | The Walrus

Joanna Jolly is an award-winning BBC reporter based in London. Red River Girl is her first book.

Pulitzer Center • 2nd June 2017

Why I Failed to Catch Canada's Worst Serial Killer

Ten years ago, the trial of Canada's most prolific serial killer opened in Vancouver. Joanna Jolly reports on why police took so long to catch him

Tortoise • 9th December 2021

Parochial matters - Tortoise

What made Joanna Jolly want to become a parish councillor? A lockdown-inspired sense of community and the spirit of Jackie Weaver were part of it.

Tortoise • 19th September 2019

War and peace - Tortoise

Joanna Jolly returns to East Timor 20 years after being airlifted from the violent struggle for the country’s independence

BBC News • 12th January 2018

BBC: The Yorkshire Ripper and the unsolved Swedish murders

A major long-form investigative feature for BBC News that subverts traditional true-crime tropes to expose serial violence, societal bias, and cold-case justice. Reconstructing the tragic, unsolved 1980 deaths of two vulnerable women in Sweden, this deep-dive narrative uncovers how rigid gender stereotypes and systemic contempt within law enforcement allowed their cases to be marginalised and ignored for decades.

Joan Shorenstein Center • 7th May 2016

Joan Shorenstein Fellowship research at the Harvard Kennedy School

Joanna's report - Rape Culture in India: The Role of the English Language Press - examines how narrative structures and reporting shape societal responses to sexual violence.

BBC News • 5th January 2011

Yarsagumba: Curse of Himalayan Annapurna region

Joanna Jolly investigates the trade in Yarsagumba - a trade which has led to murder in the high Himalayas.

BBC News • 27th October 2017

The cat killer stalking suburbia

For the past two years, a serial killer has been attacking pet cats in Britain, leaving behind him a trail of fear and mistrust.

BBC News • 6th May 2017

Fighting for equality in big-wave surfing

Since 1999, the world's elite big-wave surfers have battled it out at an event known as the Mount Everest of surf competitions - at Mavericks in California. Until this year, female surfers were banned from taking part. But a small group of determined women have fought their way in.

BBC News • 9th April 2015

BBC: Red River Women

An interactive digital feature for BBC News investigating the systemic crisis of missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada. Centred on the tragic death of 15-year-old schoolgirl Tina Fontaine in Winnipeg, this long read exposes how historical racism and colonial policy intersect to trap women on the margins of society.

BBC News • 24th November 2014

Ferguson, Missouri: Anxiety and fear ahead of ruling

In Ferguson the community is waiting to hear whether the grand jury will indict Darren Wilson, the white police officer who shot dead Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager. Joanna Jolly reports

BBC News • 16th January 2015

Why would anyone want an eyeball tattoo?

The sentencing of a convicted criminal with an eyeball tattoo in an Alaskan court has drawn attention to an unusual form of facial decoration.