Emma Donoghue on Populating Historical Fiction

Emma Donoghue on Populating Historical Fiction

“Instead of a permanent policy on how true my fictions need to be, I negotiate a set of rules with myself for each particular project.”

By Emma Donoghue | November 7, 2025

Literary Locomotives: Nine Books Set on Trains That Show How They Changed the World

Literary Locomotives: Nine Books Set on Trains That Show How They Changed the World

Emma Donoghue Recommends Émile Zola, Wolfgang Schivelbusch, Ethel Lina White, and More

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On Having Your Book Turned into a Movie

On Having Your Book Turned into a Movie

Emma Donoghue's Notes from the Set of Room

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