Emma Donoghue is an award-winning author who was shortlisted for the 2010 Man Booker prize for her novel "Room".
Emma was interviewed by RNIB's Insight Radio as part of the celebrations for the 75th anniversary of our Talking Book service.
She speaks about what prompted her to write "Room", intruiging insights into how she tackled the writing process, and how reading books is "oxygen to me".
Listen to Emma Donoghue's interview
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