Nicola Kraus (born August 17, 1974) is an American
novelist
A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living writing novels and other fiction, while others aspire to ...
.
Personal life
Kraus was born in
New York City
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, and graduated from the
Chapin School
Chapin School is an all-girls independent day school in New York City's Upper East Side neighborhood in Manhattan.
History
Maria Bowen Chapin opened "Miss Chapin's School for Girls and Kindergarten for Boys and Girls" in 1901. The school origin ...
and then
New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
In 1832, the ...
's
Gallatin School of Individualized Study
The Gallatin School of Individualized Study (commonly referred to as Gallatin) is a small interdisciplinary college within New York University (NYU). Students at Gallatin design an interdisciplinary program that meets their specific interests a ...
. She met
Emma McLaughlin
Emma Lanier McLaughlin (born February 7, 1974 in Elmira, New York) is an American novelist.
Biography
McLaughlin graduated from New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study. She met Nicola Kraus while both were attending New ...
while both were attending New York University, and working as nannies. She lived as a child at
1000 Park Avenue
1000 Park Avenue is an apartment building on the Upper East Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Park Avenue and East 84th Street. It was built in 1915–16 by the developers ...
, whose residents she claims inspired some of the characters in her fiction.
Kraus married David Wheir on June 14, 2008.
Published works (all with Emma McLaughlin)
* ''
The Nanny Diaries
''The Nanny Diaries'' is a 2002 novel by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, both of whom are former nanny, nannies. The book satirizes upper-class Manhattan society as seen through the eyes of their children's caregivers.
Writing
The writers were ...
(2002)''
* ''Citizen Girl (2004)''
* ''Dedication (2007)''
* ''The Real Real (2009)''
* ''Nanny Returns (2009)''
* ''Cinderella Gets a Brazilian'' (2011)
* ''Over You'' (2012)
* ''The First Affair: A Novel'' (2013)
* ''How to be a Grown-Up: A Novel'' (2015)
External links
Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus homepageInterview with Emma McLaughlinBarnes & Noble Biography
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1974 births
21st-century American novelists
American women novelists
American chick lit writers
Living people
New York University Gallatin School of Individualized Study alumni
Writers from Manhattan
21st-century American women writers
Chapin School (Manhattan) alumni
People from the Upper East Side
Novelists from New York (state)