I must say, in the case of "Room," both the book and the film, I don't think being a lesbian author held me back at all.
Emma DonoghueA memoir is always the most authentic telling of a situation, but a novel gets to different places.
Emma DonoghueSomething we do know is that review coverage does go to male authors more than women authors. That's a fact. I think it's one of those examples of unconscious bias: If you hire a lot of male journalists, they're more likely to pick up the latest Ian McEwan novel than the latest A.S. Byatt novel.
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