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Jun 8, 2026 1 hr 4 min

First Draft - Emma Straub

from First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing Hosted by Mitzi Rapkin

Emma Straub is the New York Times-bestselling author of seven books for adults: the novels American Fantasy, This Time Tomorrow, All Adults Here, The Vacationers, Modern Lovers, Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures, and the short story collection Other People We Married. She is also the author of three picture books: Gaga Mistake Day, which she co-wrote with her mother, Mama Hug, and Very Good Hats. She is a Guggenheim Foundation Fellow and her work has been published in more than 20 languages. Emma and her husband own Books Are Magic, an independent bookstore in Brooklyn, New York. Listen ad-free, pitch-free with thank you gifts each month by becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/firstdraftwriters.

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