COMPATRIOTS! Today is the launch of Emma Copley Eisenberg gorgeous novel HOUSEMATES! it’s sly and sexy and smart and queer and about how we survive and live because of art. Come out and celebrate with us if you’re in Philly! Go grab your copy wherever you are!

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NYC! Come out to Caveat this Saturday for Books & Burlesque, a literary evening of lore and allure! I'll be reading from CACTUS COUNTRY alongside writing superstars Vanessa Chan, Rachel Nuwer, Annie Liontas, and Daniel Lefferts! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Tickets or livestream here: eventbrite.com/e/books-and-bu…

Annie Liontas (Annie Liontas) talks with “Housemates” author Emma Copley Eisenberg (Emma Copley Eisenberg) about writing about queerness and artmaking in America today, how culture has and hasn’t changed toward fatness, and Philly as a literary setting. buff.ly/3Xacvx1

A year ago today, I started testosterone. I am beyond grateful to @theatlantic for celebrating new beginnings and oldest selves w me. The word TRANS has always meant more than we let it mean. We are beyond the binary, we are David Bowie, we are Prince & RuPaul & banana splits.

Annie Liontas (Annie Liontas) talks with “Loneliness & Company” author Charlee Dyroff (Charlee Dyroff) about how lonely we are in 2024 and the hope that we’ll always find ways to connect with one another in the future. buff.ly/3xLmkHs

Gay dating app Grindr is experiencing an unprecedented 350% increase in traffic this week in the city of Milwaukee and the RNC being there is the obvious reason. The biggest homophobic hateful bigots are often the most closeted hypocrites. 🏳️‍🌈

I was the print pooler at this event. She was talking to a room of disability activists, including people who are/were blind.

Pete is a wonderful, engaged reader and chillsatwillpodcast is a dope podcast.

Emma Copley Eisenberg interviewed Episode 244 guest Annie Liontas for Electric Literature, regarding Annie's Sex with a Brain Injury. Key quote: "...it’s the kind of book that, when one is done, you turn over in your hands asking, how did they do that?" Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/epi…

Melissa Febos writes of Sex with a Brain Injury by Ep244's Annie Liontas: "...rings with honesty, humor, and intelligence...among best examples of ethical personal writing that I’ve ever encountered." Buy from Scribner: simonandschuster.com/books/Sex-with… Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/epi…

not weird at all. this's totally a regular person thing to say.

From the desk of the brilliant Flavia Stefani, your reading list of excellent books out of Brazil

Veep just keeps on giving.

My BFF loves car washes so for her stag party we turned her into a car wash lol tiktok.com/@liontasandcom… #stag #queertiktok #carwash #bachelor #bachelorready #bf #party #queertok #philly #marriage Katya

Is this a case of universities becoming more controlled by the state OR is this pro-Israel boards of trustees using the state to punish opposition? Universities are GUARANTEEING more arrests, police violence, suspensions and expulsions. nytimes.com/2024/09/12/us/…

Elon saw the shooter was a conservative who has all the same beliefs he does and immediately nuked his account

V excited to return to my alma mater w the incomparable and brilliant and charming Emma Copley Eisenberg

Our excursions into short Creative Nonfiction ask us how real, how raw, how precise and unforgettable we can get in 2,000 words or less. What story or stories are you ready to excavate? What worlds exist within you? Register here! theshipmanagency.com/classes/flash-…