Emma Straub

American novelist and bookstore owner

Emma Straub (born 1979 or 1980) is an American novelist and bookstore owner. Her novels include Modern Lovers, The Vacationers, Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures and All Adults Here.^[1][2] She is the author of a short story collection entitled Other People We Married. In May 2022, Straub's novel This Time Tomorrow was published by Riverhead Books.^[3] Straub was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2024.^[4]

Personal life

Straub is the daughter of horror and suspense writer Peter Straub.^[5] She is married to Michael Fusco-Straub (born 1978 or 1979, a graphic designer, with whom she has two sons.^[6] A graduate of The Cathedral School of St. John the Divine, Saint Ann's School, Oberlin College, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison, she lives in Brooklyn and owns the bookstore Books Are Magic.^[7][8]

Controversy

During the month of January 2023, Straub had two book events canceled in Texas schools, after her usage of profanity on social media was discovered.^[9]

Works

• Fly-Over State. Flatmancrooked. 2009. ISBN 978-0-9820348-2-8. OCLC 601774982.
• Other People We Married: Stories. Five Chapters. February 2011. ISBN 978-0-9829392-1-5. OCLC 730466947.
• Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures: A Novel. Riverhead Books. 4 September 2012. ISBN 978-1-59448-845-0. OCLC 779874677.
• The Vacationers: A Novel. Riverhead Books. 29 May 2014. ISBN 978-1-59463-157-3. OCLC 859253148.
• Modern Lovers. Riverhead Books. 31 May 2016. ISBN 978-1-59463-467-3. OCLC 925397946.
• All Adults Here: A Novel. Riverhead Books. 4 May 2020. ISBN 978-1-59463-469-7. OCLC 1105735896.
• This Time Tomorrow: A Novel. Riverhead Books. 17 May 2022. ISBN 978-0-525-53900-1.

References

1. Felsenthal, Julia (May 26, 2016). "Modern Lovers Author Emma Straub on Brooklyn, Babies, and Why She Embraces the Beach Read Label". Vogue. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
2. Neary, Lynn (June 5, 2016). "Exploring The 'Quiet New York' With Emma Straub". National Public Radio. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
3. "This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub: 9780525539018 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
4. "Announcements – John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation…". 15 May 2024. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024.
5. Alter, Alexandra (May 26, 2016). "As a Straub, She Was Born to Be an Author". New York Times. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
6. Correal, Annie (May 20, 2016). "How Emma Straub, Novelist, Spends Her Sundays". New York Times. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
7. Straub, Emma (2011-11-03). "Dear Stanley". The Paris Review. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
8. "Emma Straub: By the Book". The New York Times. 2017-06-22. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
9. Asmelash, Leah (January 20, 2023). "Texas schools cancel author Emma Straub's visit due to social media posts". CNN. Retrieved 23 January 2023.

External links

• Official website