Emma Straub (born 1980) is an American novelist. Her novels include Modern Lovers, The Vacationers, Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures, and All Adults Here. She is also 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. Straub was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2024. She founded the independent bookstore Books Are Magic in 2017.

Personal life

Straub is the daughter of writer Peter Straub. She is a graduate of The Cathedral School of St. John the Divine, Saint Ann's School, Oberlin College, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

She is married to graphic designer Michael Fusco-Straub, with whom she has two sons. They live in Brooklyn and own the bookstore Books Are Magic, which Straub founded in 2017.

Career

Straub's first book, Fly-Over State, is a novella that was published in 2009. It was followed by her short story collection Other People We Married. She has since published six novels, Modern Lovers being the most well-known.

She was an editor of Avery Anthology.

In addition to her adult novels, she has also written three children's picture books.

Straub received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2024.

Bibliography

  • Fly-Over State. Flatmancrooked. 2009. ISBN 978-0-9820348-2-8.
  • Other People We Married. Five Chapters. 2012. ISBN 978-0-9829392-1-5.
  • Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures. Riverhead Books. 2012. ISBN 978-1-59448-845-0.
  • The Vacationers. Riverhead Books. 2014. ISBN 978-1-59463-157-3.
  • Modern Lovers. Riverhead Books. 2016. ISBN 978-1-59463-467-3.
  • All Adults Here. Riverhead Books. 2020. ISBN 978-1-59463-469-7.
  • This Time Tomorrow. Riverhead Books. 2022. ISBN 978-0-525-53900-1.
  • Very Good Hats. Illustrated by Blanca Gómez. Rocky Pond Books. 2023. ISBN 978-0-593-52943-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Gaga Mistake Day. With Susan Straub. Illustrated by Jessica Love. Rocky Pond Books. 2024. ISBN 978-0-59352-946-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Mama Hug. Illustrated by Stevie Lewis. Rocky Pond Books. 2025. ISBN 978-0-593-61859-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • American Fantasy. Riverhead Books. 2026. ISBN 979-8-217-04685-0.

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