# Event Details - **Event Name**: Emma Straub, AMERICAN FANTASY: A Novel - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 09 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 09 Jul, 2026 at 07:00 pm - **Event Description**: In conversation with Stefan Merrill Block.About this Event“American Fantasy has everything we need right now: '90s nostalgia, humor, and it is a great escape.” —Jenna Bush Hager on NBC Today Show“Vividly conjured and frequently hilarious." —Wall Street Journal"I can hardly remember the last time I read anything that brought me such pure joy.” —Ann PatchettWhen the American Fantasy cruise ship sets sail for a four-day themed voyage, aboard are all five members of a famous, nineties-era boy band and three thousand screaming women who have worshipped them since childhood. In this smart and incisive book packed with laugh-out-loud reflections on fame, aging, and marriage, Emma Straub delivers a richly textured story that shows us real passion is never truly lost, that what we love makes us who we are, and that deep meaning can sometimes be found in a sea of screaming fans.Emma Straub is a Guggenheim fellow and the New York Times bestselling author of seven books for adults, including This Time Tomorrow, All Adults Here, Modern Lovers and The Vacationers. She and her husband own Books Are Magic, an independent bookstore in Brooklyn, New York.Stefan Merrill Block is the author of The New York Times-bestselling memoir Homeschooled, as well as three novels: The Story of Forgetting, The Storm at the Door, and Oliver Loving. Stefan’s fiction has been translated into ten languages, and his stories and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Guardian, NPR’s Radiolab, Granta, and many other publications. He grew up in Plano, Texas, and lives with his family in upstate New York, where he is a co-owner of Skate Time, a local roller rink. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/533d24f0-7b8c-11f1-9c5f-b15bd5656509-rimg-w1200-h371-dcfd8c91-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/53746190-7b8c-11f1-878a-71a1982e9830-rimg-w1200-h371-dcfd8bf1-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/53c0faf0-7b8c-11f1-bdfc-2342bfd01096-rimg-w1200-h371-dc3061de-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/rhinebeck/emma-straub-american-fantasy-a-novel/100001990898440830 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, music, entertainment - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour - Location: Oblong Books [Rhinebeck] - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Rhinebeck - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: Oblong Books [Rhinebeck] - **lat**: 41.9278025 - **long**: -73.9120231 - **full address**: Oblong Books [Rhinebeck], 6422 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Emma Straub, AMERICAN FANTASY: A Novel - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/861a06191a77cf4c6a88cbd5257b61204742481830c95737896101bd750c40bb-rimg-w1200-h600-dcb96b9d-gmir.jpg?v=1780674312 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Emma Straub, AMERICAN FANTASY: A Novel being held? - **A:** Emma Straub, AMERICAN FANTASY: A Novel takes place on Thu, 09 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 09 Jul, 2026 at 07:00 pm at Oblong Books [Rhinebeck], 6422 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Emma Straub, AMERICAN FANTASY: A Novel? - **A:** Emma Straub, AMERICAN FANTASY: A Novel is organized by Oblong Books. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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