American Fantasy A Novel

Emma Straub

eBook - 2026

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 BY NEW YORK TIMES, PEOPLE, AND TIME, HARPER'S BAZAAR, OPRAH DAILY, AND US WEEKLY"I can hardly remember the last time I read anything that brought me such pure joy.”— Ann Patchett“American Fantasy is such a fun, delicious, big-hearted book.” –Taylor Jenkins Reid“You will feel so understood by this novel.” –Rainbow RowellFrom New York Times bestselling author of This Time Tomorrow, an irresistible story about what happens when your teenage fantasy comes true after you’re already an adult.When 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 worshipp...ed them since childhood.Feeling slightly out of place amid this crowd is Annie, here on a lark to appease her sister.... more