Emma Lanier McLaughlin (born February 7, 1974 in

Elmira, New York Elmira () is a city and the county seat of Chemung County, New York, United States. It is the principal city of the Elmira, New York, metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses Chemung County. The population was 26,523 at the 2020 censu ...

) is an American

novelist A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living writing novels and other fiction, while others aspire ...

Biography

McLaughlin graduated from

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then- Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, th ...

's Gallatin School of Individualized Study. She met

Nicola Kraus Nicola Kraus (born August 17, 1974) is an American novelist. Personal life Kraus was born in New York City, and graduated from the Chapin School and then New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study. She met Emma McLaughlin w ...

while both were attending New York University, and working as nannies. Their first novel, ''

The Nanny Diaries ''The Nanny Diaries'' is a 2002 novel by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, both of whom are former nannies. The book satirizes upper-class Manhattan society as seen through the eyes of their children's caregivers. Writing The writers were studen ...

'', a tale about a 20-something New York

nanny A nanny is a person who provides child care. Typically, this care is given within the children's family setting. Throughout history, nannies were usually servants in large households and reported directly to the lady of the house. Today, modern ...

, reached #1 on the

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in 2002. The film version was released in 2007.

Published works

With Nicola Kraus

*''The Nanny Diaries (2002)'' *''Citizen Girl (2004)'' *''Dedication (2007)'' *''The Real Real (2009)'' *''Nanny Returns (2010)'' *''The First Affair (2013)''

References

External links

Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus official websiteInterview with Emma McLaughlinBarnes & Noble Biography
1974 births Living people 21st-century American novelists American women novelists American chick lit writers New York University Gallatin School of Individualized Study alumni Writers from Elmira, New York 21st-century American women writers Novelists from New York (state) {{US-writer-stub