Emma Straub
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Emma Straub | |
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| Born | 1980 (age 45–46) New York City, New York, United States |
| Occupation | Author |
| Notable awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (2024) |
| Spouse | Michael Fusco-Straub |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Peter Straub (father) |
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Emma Straub (born 1980) is an American novelist.[1] Her novels include Modern Lovers, The Vacationers, Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures, and All Adults Here.[2][3][4] She is also the author of a short story collection entitled Other People We Married.[5] In May 2022, Straub's novel This Time Tomorrow was published by Riverhead Books.[6] Straub was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2024.[7] She founded the independent bookstore Books Are Magic in 2017.[8]
Straub is the daughter of writer Peter Straub.[9] She is a graduate of The Cathedral School of St. John the Divine,[10] Saint Ann's School,[11] Oberlin College,[12] and the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[13]
She is married to graphic designer Michael Fusco-Straub, with whom she has two sons.[14] They live in Brooklyn and own the bookstore Books Are Magic, which Straub founded in 2017.[15][11][8][16]
Career
Straub's first book, Fly-Over State, is a novella that was published in 2009.[17] It was followed by her short story collection Other People We Married.[5] She has since published six novels, Modern Lovers being the most well-known.[18]
She was an editor of Avery Anthology.[19]
In addition to her adult novels, she has also written three children's picture books.[20]
Straub received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2024.[16]
