Emma Straub

Emma Straub

4 Series • 16 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures (2012)
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Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Start with: Fly Over State (2009)
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Publication Order of Picture Books
Start with: Very Good Hats (2023)

ⓘ About Emma Straub

Emma Straub was born in New York City in 1980. She is an established American author known for her bestselling book The Vacationers, published in 2014. Emma writes both essays and short stories for various periodicals and magazines. Her debut novel was Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures, published by Riverhead Books in 2012. Emma’s debut story collection, Other People We Married, was also released in February 2012 by Riverhead Books. She writes both fiction and non-fiction, with her greatest success seen in her fiction works. Her writings have appeared in several publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Tin House, Slate, The Paris Review Daily, The New York Times, and Cousin Corinne’s.

All Book Series by Emma Straub

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Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures

Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2012

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2012
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The Vacationers

Book 2 of 6 · published 2014

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2014
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Modern Lovers

Book 3 of 6 · published 2016

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2016
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All Adults Here

Book 4 of 6 · published 2020

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2020
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This Time Tomorrow

Book 5 of 6 · published 2022

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2022
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American Fantasy

Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2026

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2026
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Fly Over State

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2009

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2009
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Other People We Married

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2011

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2011
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Very Good Hats

Single-title series · published 2023

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2023
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First Winter

Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2008

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2008
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Afterzine, Issue 2

Book 2 of 7 · published 2011

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2011
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The Picador Book of 40

Book 3 of 7 · published 2012

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2012
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What My Mother Gave Me

Book 4 of 7 · published 2013

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2013
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xo Orpheus

Book 5 of 7 · published 2013

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2013
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Goodbye to All That

Book 6 of 7 · published 2013

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2013
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Mythic Journeys

Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2019

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2019

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Emma Straub?

Emma Straub was born in New York City in 1980. She is an established American author known for her bestselling book The Vacationers, published in 2014. Emma writes both essays and short stories for various periodicals and magazines.

Which Emma Straub series should I start with?

Emma Straub's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures (2012).

How many books has Emma Straub written?

Emma Straub has 16 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2008 and 2026. They are filed under 4 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Anthologies, Standalone Novels and Short Story Collections.

In what order should Emma Straub's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 16 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.

How are Emma Straub's books organised into series?

This guide splits Emma Straub's 16 books into categories rather than numbered series: Anthologies (7 books); Standalone Novels (6 books); Short Story Collections (2 books); Picture (1 book).