Emma Straub
Novelist and co-owner of Brooklyn independent bookstores Books Are Magic, known for bestselling fiction and a blend of humor and emotional insight in her work.
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Mar 29, 2026 • 17min
Snack Break: Novelist Emma Straub
Emma Straub, novelist and co-owner of Books Are Magic, blends wit and heart in bestselling fiction. She shares how she picks which ideas deserve a novel, how personal moments sparked a cruise-based story, lessons from her father and Stephen King about writing as work, and why managing people is harder than managing books at her Brooklyn stores.
Feb 20, 2026 • 32min
How NY Times Bestselling Author Emma Straub Writes: Part One - Redux
Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling novelist and co-owner of Books Are Magic, discusses writing rhythms, how an MFA slowed and deepened her craft, the origins of This Time Tomorrow and its 1990s nostalgia, balancing motherhood with running an indie bookstore, and the peculiar perspective of being a cusp Xennial. Short, candid, and playful conversation about timing and creative life.
