Nicole Kraus is an American novelist who is best known for co-writing The Nanny Diaries, Citizen Girl and Dedication.
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Biography
Born in New York, New York, Kraus graduated from New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, with concentrations in Arts and Education. Nicola Kraus’ first fiction novel, The Nanny Diaries, is a tale about a 20-something New York nanny. She cowrote The Nanny Diaries with Emma McLaughlin. Both attended New York University and worked as part-time nannies. The Nanny Diaries stayed at the top of The New York Times best-seller list for months on end, and was the longest-running best seller of 2002. More than 2 million copies are in print and 32 countries have rights to the book. McLaughlin and Kraus's second novel, Citizen Girl, is a fictional look at one woman's career odyssey in the 21st century economy. McLaughlin and Kraus have appeared on CNN, MSNBC, The Today Show, Entertainment Tonight and The View. They have been covered in virtually every major newspaper and magazine across the country, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, TIME, Newsweek, Town & Country and Harper's Bazaar.
Quotes
"We can't write something we don't feel passionate about -- we tried, it doesn't work." "While we spend an inordinate amount of time together and it may frequently feel like we are, we are actually not a) living together, b) married to each other, or c) otherwise joined at the hip. Luckily, our own homes and lives allow us a few moments of daily rest to restore and revive before we head back into the writing cave."
Published works
- The Nanny Diaries (2002)
- Citizen Girl (2004)
- Dedication (2007)
- Contributed Short Story to Big Night Out
