Writers in Camden: Emma Copley Eisenberg & Annie Liontas

Acclaimed authors Emma Copley Eisenberg and Annie Liontas will read from their work.

Emma Copley Eisenberg is a queer writer of fiction and nonfiction. Her first book, The Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachia, was named a New York Times Notable Book and was nominated for an Edgar Award, a Lambda Literary Award, and an Anthony Award, among other honors. Her fiction has appeared in Granta, McSweeney’s, VQR, American Short Fiction, and other publications. Raised in New York City, she lives in Philadelphia, where she co-founded Blue Stoop, a community hub for the literary arts. Her debut novel, Housemates, was released this year from Random House.

Annie Liontas is the genderqueer author of the crip-queer memoir Sex With a Brain Injury: On Concussion and Recovery, which was featured on NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross and selected as Self Magazine’s book of the month. Their debut novel, Let Me Explain You, was named New York Times Editors Choice in 2015 and was selected by the ABA as an Indies Introduce debut and Indies Next Title. Their work has appeared in the New York Times Book Review, Oprah Daily, BOMB, Electric Literature, LitHub, Guernica, McSweeney’s, Gay Magazine, and elsewhere. They co-host the podcast LitFriends and live in Philadelphia with their wife, dog, and Email the rabbit.

Free admission. Registration encouraged. Refreshments provided. Books available for purchase.

Writers in Camden

Writers in Camden is a long-running reading series on the Rutgers-Camden campus, inviting acclaimed novelists, poets, and nonfiction writers to share their work with students and the public.