Any parent knows how to be the ideal parent. Emma Donoghue idealparent Change image and share on social
Identity politics are wearisome; you don't want to go on speaking for any one group as a writer. Emma Donoghue groupidentitypolitic Change image and share on social
I think the only difference between me and other people is that when I hear of an interesting historical incident, I immediately write it down and Google it. Emma Donoghue differencegooglehear Change image and share on social
I've always been religiously inclined, but it doesn't come up in most of my books. Emma Donoghue bookhaveincline Change image and share on social
I tend to be so lost in the work that I don't notice the weather. My partner will come home and say, 'Beautiful day, wasn't it?' and I'll say, 'Was it?' as I won't have noticed the real world at all. Emma Donoghue beautifuldayhome Change image and share on social
I'm not at all snobby about book prizes and how they pollute the world of literature. Just like with the Olympics, a little bit of competition gets people truly engrossed in the business of literature. Emma Donoghue bitebookbusiness share on social
The great thing about a short story is that it doesn't have to trawl through someone's whole life; it can come in glancingly from the side. Emma Donoghue glancinglygreatlife Change image and share on social
I think it would be a shame for any writer to let their publishers in any way corral them into a single genre. Emma Donoghue corralgenrepublisher Change image and share on social
For all that being a parent is normal statistically, it's not normal psychologically. It produces some of the most extreme emotions you'll ever have. Emma Donoghue emotionextremenormal Change image and share on social