Emma Straub (born ) is an American novelist and bookstore owner. Her novels include ''

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'', ''The Vacationers'', ''Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures'' and ''All Adults Here''. 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

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. Straub was awarded a

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in 2024.

Personal life

Straub is the daughter of horror and suspense writer

Peter Straub Peter Francis Straub (; March 2, 1943 – September 4, 2022) was an American novelist and poet. He had success with several horror and supernatural fiction novels, among them ''Julia'' (1975), ''Ghost Story'' (1979) and ''The Talisman'' (198 ...

. She is married to Michael Fusco-Straub (born , a graphic designer, with whom she has two sons. A graduate of The Cathedral School of St. John the Divine, Saint Ann's School,

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, and the

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, she lives in

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and owns the bookstore Books Are Magic. She was an editor of '' Avery Anthology''.

Controversy

In January 2023, Straub had two book events canceled in Texas schools after her use of profanity on social media was discovered.

Works

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Straub, Emma Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century American women writers 21st-century American novelists American women novelists Saint Ann's School (Brooklyn) alumni Oberlin College alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Writers from Brooklyn Novelists from New York City