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Page to Project: Books to Spark Your Next Make

Get inspired to create with this selection of maker-focused books. From DIY guides to inventive ideas.

Bouncing Back - Stories of Resilience and Reinvention

Exploring the theme of bouncing back after difficult life experiences and focusing on resilience, adaptation and finding new beginnings.

Refugee Experience and Migration

Stories of people who have been forced to leave their homes or who have migrated in search of better opportunities.

Staff Lists

Author spotlight: Emma Donoghue

Emma Donoghue is an Irish-Canadian author known for her historical and contemporary fiction. Donoghue is best known for her novel Room (2010), which was inspired by real-life captivity cases and was later adapted into an Oscar-winning film. Her works often explore themes of identity, relationships, and resilience, with a strong focus on women's and LGBTQ+ experiences.

Other notable books include The Wonder (2016), a psychological thriller set in 19th-century Ireland, and Haven (2022), a historical novel about an isolated monastic community. Donoghue has also written plays, short stories, and nonfiction.

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