Emma Copley Eisenberg

Emma Copley Eisenberg is the author of the novel Housemates, which was a national bestseller, chosen as a best book of the year by The Boston Globe, People, NBC, Them.Us, Autostraddle, Electric Lit, and Kirkus Reviews, and named a finalist for the Athenaeum of Philadelphia's literary prize. Her narrative nonfiction book, The Third Rainbow Girl, was a New York Times Notable Book and Editor’s Choice as well as a finalist for an Edgar Award, a Lambda Literary Award, and an Anthony Award, among other honors. She lives in Philadelphia, where she co-founded Blue Stoop, a community hub for the literary arts. Her short story collection, Fat Swim, is forthcoming from Hogarth in 2026.