I guess the feminism in "Room" springs to mind most.

There may be certain genres that men dominate, but fiction not so much. The question of prizes is tricky because there are so many prizes.

I was highly aware, in writing [the book] ROOM, that there are unsavoury aspects to our interest in such cases, and I thought it was rather honester to include discussion of media representation in the novel itself than to cling to the high moral ground by merely avoiding scenes of voyeurism, for instance.

Sometimes when persons say definitely it sounds actually less true.

I've been writing full-time since I was 23.

I've been in a long and happy relationship for 22 years and it's never inspired me to write anything. It's too good - nothing to say. Problems, conflict, that's what makes for good stories.

Every parent has those moments where they look at their child and think, 'There's a demon in those eyes and no one can see it but me!