Emma Straub on the Heartbreak—and the Obsession—That Led to Her Latest Novel
From the title essay in David Foster Wallace’s 1997 nonfiction collection A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again to Lauren Oyler’s 2023 account of going on a Goop cruise somewhat against her will, the high seas have yielded some wonderfully deep—and deeply entertaining—pieces of writing. Into that space now comes American...















