The Center for Fiction Presents Emma Copley Eisenberg on Fat Swim with Tembe Denton-Hurst

Join The Center for Fiction this spring for a conversation with Emma Copley Eisenberg, author of the bestselling novel Housemates, about her new short-story collection, Fat Swim at The Center for Fiction.

A collection of loosely linked stories examining bodies and queerness in the city of Philadelphia, Fat Swim traverses violence and desire in a world full of looking and watching. Eisenberg explores these themes with a bold, incisive style, confronting the often “fatphobic hellscape of fiction” (Electric Literature) with characters that are intensely human.

At the event, Eisenberg will join novelist and journalist Tembe Denton-Hurst (Homebodies) in exploring how readers and writers can look unflinchingly at the human body in all its shapes and sexualities and discuss the process of creating richly connected short stories.

Two in-person ticket options are offered: the $10 Standard Ticket and the $40+ Supporter Ticket. Both provide the same access, but if you’re able, The Center for Fiction kindly suggest registering for the Supporter Ticket to help sustain the programs. Please note that tickets do not include books; it is encouraged to order in advance online or purchase copies at the event.