Track Changes: Emma Copley Eisenberg & Monika Ostrowska

Track Changes is a monthly series where writers chat about their favorite music. Each event features one Philly-based writer and one out-of-town writer. Join us for a night of music, readings, and conversation at the beautiful Solar Myth!

Emma Copley Eisenberg is the nationally bestselling author of the novel , nominated for a Lambda Literary Award in Lesbian Fiction and the VCU Cabell First Novelist Prize, as well as the nonfiction book The Third Rainbow Girl, a New York Times Notable Book and Editor’s Choice. Her fiction, essays, and criticism have appeared widely including in The Yale Review, Granta, The Paris Review, The New Republic, The Cut, TIME, The New York Times Review of Books, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. She lives in Philadelphia, where she co-founded Blue Stoop, a community hub for the literary arts, and is a 2026 Pew Foundation fellow. She’s received fellowships and residencies from Yaddo, Bread Loaf, Tin House and others, and has taught creative writing at Wesleyan University, Haverford College, Bryn Mawr College, Temple University and independently. Her next book of fiction, , which includes the Pushcart Prize-winning title story, was published by Random House in April 2026.

Monika Ostrowska is a writer and founder of Triangle House whose work has appeared in Joyland, New York Times Magazine, Guernica, Peach Mag, Newest York, and other publications. Born in Poland, she now lives in Greenpoint, NY with her son. Her first book, the poetry collection , was published by Coffee House Press in April 2026.

This is a ticketed event. Getting tickets in advance is encouraged; availability at the door is not guaranteed. Online sales end at 7pm day-of.

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