Emma Donoghue

Biography

Emma Donoghue is an internationally bestselling author and Oscar-nominated screenwriter known for her ability to navigate both contemporary and historical narratives with deep empathy. After spending eight years in Cambridge, she moved to London, Ontario, where she currently resides with her family. Donoghue is best known for her 2010 novel Room, which she adapted into the critically acclaimed 2015 film starring Brie Larson. In early 2026, she is in the spotlight for her collaboration with director Philippa Lowthorpe on the film adaptation of Helen Macdonald's memoir, H Is for Hawk. Simultaneously, she is celebrating the release of her sixteenth novel, The Paris Express, a historical thriller inspired by the 1895 Montparnasse derailment.

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