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Bestselling novelist and bookstore owner Emma Straub has a lot to say, and this is where to read it.
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T-minus Three Months to Pub Day • Notes from the publishing bardo
T-minus Three Months to Pub Day
Notes from the publishing bardo
emmastraub.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:17 PM
T-minus Three Months to Pub Day • Notes from the publishing bardo
Fantasy Boyband, Basketball Edition • I don't know, what games do you play with YOUR children
Fantasy Boyband, Basketball Edition
I don't know, what games do you play with YOUR children
emmastraub.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Fantasy Boyband, Basketball Edition • I don't know, what games do you play with YOUR children
Three Good Things • in this garbage fire of a world
Three Good Things
in this garbage fire of a world
emmastraub.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Three Good Things • in this garbage fire of a world
My Top Five Posts of the Year • Celeb inside scoops and fibroids, I contain multitudes
My Top Five Posts of the Year
Celeb inside scoops and fibroids, I contain multitudes
emmastraub.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
My Top Five Posts of the Year • Celeb inside scoops and fibroids, I contain multitudes
A Mysterious End to the Year • and a sneak peek at my coming subscription picks!
A Mysterious End to the Year
and a sneak peek at my coming subscription picks!
emmastraub.substack.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:18 PM
A Mysterious End to the Year • and a sneak peek at my coming subscription picks!
My Husband's Year in Reading • Men read, it's true
My Husband's Year in Reading
Men read, it's true
emmastraub.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
My Husband's Year in Reading • Men read, it's true
My Top Reads of 2025 • a 100% subjective list plus minor freak-out at the top
My Top Reads of 2025
a 100% subjective list plus minor freak-out at the top
emmastraub.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
My Top Reads of 2025 • a 100% subjective list plus minor freak-out at the top
Fiction To Give Someone! And Other Stuff Too! • Last Round of Prezzie Ideas from me, I promise
Fiction To Give Someone! And Other Stuff Too!
Last Round of Prezzie Ideas from me, I promise
emmastraub.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Fiction To Give Someone! And Other Stuff Too! • Last Round of Prezzie Ideas from me, I promise
The Art of Gathering x Books Are Magic: Bookstores as gathering places with Priya Parker and Emma Straub • A recording from Emma Straub and Priya Parker's live video
The Art of Gathering x Books Are Magic: Bookstores as gathering places with Priya Parker and Emma Straub
A recording from Emma Straub and Priya Parker's live video
emmastraub.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The Art of Gathering x Books Are Magic: Bookstores as gathering places with Priya Parker and Emma Straub • A recording from Emma Straub and Priya Parker's live video
I Was Saving This Playlist • but maybe you, like me, need it now
I Was Saving This Playlist
but maybe you, like me, need it now
emmastraub.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I Was Saving This Playlist • but maybe you, like me, need it now
Non-Fiction Gift Guide • plus very exciting personal announcement <3
Non-Fiction Gift Guide
plus very exciting personal announcement <3
emmastraub.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Non-Fiction Gift Guide • plus very exciting personal announcement <3
Fan Service: A Very Jonas Christmas • or whatever it's called, it's the best movie I've ever seen and also I feel bad and here's why
Fan Service: A Very Jonas Christmas
or whatever it's called, it's the best movie I've ever seen and also I feel bad and here's why
emmastraub.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Fan Service: A Very Jonas Christmas • or whatever it's called, it's the best movie I've ever seen and also I feel bad and here's why
Cookbooks That You Should Give Someone • My Cookbook Gift Guide! Plus an Excellent New Food Novel!
Cookbooks That You Should Give Someone
My Cookbook Gift Guide! Plus an Excellent New Food Novel!
emmastraub.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Cookbooks That You Should Give Someone • My Cookbook Gift Guide! Plus an Excellent New Food Novel!
Book(stores) Are Magic • Plus one juicy item of celebrity gossip that is bookstore related
Book(stores) Are Magic
Plus one juicy item of celebrity gossip that is bookstore related
emmastraub.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Book(stores) Are Magic • Plus one juicy item of celebrity gossip that is bookstore related
Urgent Repost: The Best Brownies in the World • I'm serious.
Urgent Repost: The Best Brownies in the World
I'm serious.
emmastraub.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Urgent Repost: The Best Brownies in the World • I'm serious.
My November Book Club Pick is.... • drumroll please!
My November Book Club Pick is....
drumroll please!
emmastraub.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
My November Book Club Pick is.... • drumroll please!
18 Great Songs Sung By People Over 40 • Because we need gravitas and experience as much as we need Benson Boone's flips
18 Great Songs Sung By People Over 40
Because we need gravitas and experience as much as we need Benson Boone's flips
emmastraub.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
18 Great Songs Sung By People Over 40 • Because we need gravitas and experience as much as we need Benson Boone's flips
Books About NYC • I just can't get enough.
Books About NYC
I just can't get enough.
emmastraub.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Books About NYC • I just can't get enough.
Tally Ho, American Fantasy is Going to the UK! • Meet my British book jacket!
Tally Ho, American Fantasy is Going to the UK!
Meet my British book jacket!
emmastraub.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Tally Ho, American Fantasy is Going to the UK! • Meet my British book jacket!
Behind the Scenes at My New Book Club • It's just me, alone, reading
Behind the Scenes at My New Book Club
It's just me, alone, reading
emmastraub.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Behind the Scenes at My New Book Club • It's just me, alone, reading
At long last! Meet my new novel, American Fantasy! • Woooooo hoooooooooo!
At long last! Meet my new novel, American Fantasy!
Woooooo hoooooooooo!
emmastraub.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
At long last! Meet my new novel, American Fantasy! • Woooooo hoooooooooo!
Fall Events at the Store • That I think you should know about, no matter where you live
Fall Events at the Store
That I think you should know about, no matter where you live
emmastraub.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Fall Events at the Store • That I think you should know about, no matter where you live
On the Anniversary of My Father's Death • PFS, 3/2/43-9/4/22
On the Anniversary of My Father's Death
PFS, 3/2/43-9/4/22
emmastraub.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
On the Anniversary of My Father's Death • PFS, 3/2/43-9/4/22
Top Summer Hits • August is 340,000 weeks long (non-complimentary)
Top Summer Hits
August is 340,000 weeks long (non-complimentary)
emmastraub.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Top Summer Hits • August is 340,000 weeks long (non-complimentary)
The Best Caftans/Muu Muus on the Planet • by me, an expert
The Best Caftans/Muu Muus on the Planet
by me, an expert
emmastraub.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The Best Caftans/Muu Muus on the Planet • by me, an expert