Darin Strauss

Darin Strauss is the international bestselling author of the New York Times Notable books "Chang and Eng" and "The Real McCoy," and most recently, "More Than It Hurts You." The nationally-bestselling "More Than It Hurts You" was called "The hot novel of the summer" by GQ this past July; The Washington Post wrote: "If you don't belong to a book club, Darin Strauss's bitter and brilliant 'More Than it Hurts You' is reason enough to start one." He appeared on the CBS Late Show, This American Life, and Good Morning America while promoting the book. The recipient of a 2006 Guggenheim Fellowship in fiction writing, he is a Clinical Associate Professor at NYU's Graduate school. Also a screenwriter, he has worked on adapting "Chang and Eng" with Gary Oldman, Disney, and the director Julie Taymor.

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Darin Strauss and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Maybe the lesson is: a Jew should never go down South for a Christmas celebration.…

From Novelist to Expert

Some years ago, I wrote a book called Chang & Eng about the famous "Siamese" twins. This month,…

Long Island: Suburb Par Excellence

I returned to my homeland today, to the historical enclave of Jews which, for generations,…

A Weird Day

Darin Strauss, author of More Than It Hurts You, is guest blogging this week as…