Emma Copley Eisenberg

3 weeks ago | inquirer.com | Emma Copley Eisenberg

I launched my novel Housemates as part of the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Author Events series at the Parkway Central Library last May surrounded by friends and bookish strangers from all walks of life. More than being about any author or book, the night, which was free to attend, was a celebration of Philadelphia’s literary community. But just six days later, all four staff members who made the series possible submitted their resignations.

1 month ago | lithub.com | Emma Copley Eisenberg |Paul Lisicky

What a life-giving joy is a new book from Paul Lisicky! People say that flippantly all the time but in this case it’s really true: life-giving because Lisicky’s work is an aliveness factory, pumping out waves of awakeness and hereness that trace becoming—becoming ourselves, becoming human, becoming in tune with text in ways we had forgotten were possible. Joy because his writing is always composed of bright feeling, precise agony, sex, food, melody, and movement.

Dec 6, 2024 | electricliterature.com | Emma Copley Eisenberg |Vanessa Chan |Alexandra S. Tanner |Marcela A. Fuentes

Books by Marie-Helene Bertino, Kaveh Akbar, and Emma Copley Eisenberg are among this year’s most celebrated novels Electric Literature Urgently Needs Your Help For the 15,000 people who visit our site every day, reading Electric Literature costs nothing. And yet Electric Lit is not free. We need to raise $25,000 by December 31, 2024 to keep Electric Literature going into next year. If the continued existence of Electric Literature means something to you, please make a contribution today. One...

Aug 22, 2024 | thestate.com | Veronica Roth |Emma Copley Eisenberg |Mazey Eddings

“Whoever You Are, Honey,” by Olivia Gatwood. (The Dial Press/TNS) TNS Summer may be coming to an end, but that doesn't mean Lit Girl Summer has to end - it's a perpetual state of mind!In case you missed it, allow us to fill you in. Elle recently coined the term"Lit Girl Summer" to highlight all of the celebrities and "it girls" who love to read. Truly, what is better than spending a day at the beach flipping through the pages of your latest read while getting some sun?

Jul 15, 2024 | thecreativeindependent.com | Emma Copley Eisenberg

Writer Emma Copley Eisenberg discusses being a queer woman artist, generational shifts, and who gets to imagine Writing, Process, Money Highlights on Housemates is told from the POV of a queer, omniscient, middle-aged narrator, but, for the most part, it reads as a traditional omniscient narrator, only bringing us back to the character-narrator on rare occasions. Why did you decide to use this framing device?