Peter Straub

Peter Straub
Peter Straub
	Straub in 2009
Born	Peter Francis Straub; March 2, 1943; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	September 4, 2022 (aged 79); New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Novelist, poet
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin–Madison (B.A.); Columbia University (M.A.);
Genre	Horror
Notable awards	Bram Stoker Award, World Fantasy Award, and International Horror Guild Award
Spouse	Susan Bitker (m. 1966)
Children	Emma; Benjamin;
Website
	www.peterstraub.net

Peter Francis Straub (/straʊb/; March 2, 1943 – September 4, 2022)^[1] was an American novelist and poet. He wrote Julia, Ghost Story, and The Talisman.

Straub died at a hospital in New York City on September 4, 2022, aged 79, from problems caused by a broken hip.^[2]

Related pages

List of poets from North America

References

↑ "Peter Straub (1943-2022)". Locus Online. September 6, 2022. Archived from the original on September 6, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
↑ VanDenburgh, Barbara (September 6, 2022). "'Talisman' author Peter Straub dies at 79: 'The smartest and most fun person'". USA Today. Archived from the original on September 6, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022.

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[1] "Peter Straub (1943-2022)". Locus Online. September 6, 2022. Archived from the original on September 6, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022.

[2] VanDenburgh, Barbara (September 6, 2022). "'Talisman' author Peter Straub dies at 79: 'The smartest and most fun person'". USA Today. Archived from the original on September 6, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022.

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