BAD AT KEEPING SECRETS

BAD AT KEEPING SECRETS

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Perfection is the death of all good things.

Perfection is the death of all good things.

Emma Straub on writing, life, running a business, having writers as parents and why she will never write a memoir. This Time Tomorrow book GIVEAWAY

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Carissa Potter
Sep 01, 2022
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I wore red lipstick this week to talk to Emma Straub about the full mess of life. The interview is long and fragmented and also the audio cuts in and out. But I have to share it anyway because, and I am completely embarrassed to say, I am in love with Emma.

Emma Stroub is an American author and bookstore owner. She and her husband run the store Books Ar…

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