Saturday, August 22, 2026

Ten books about people making art together

Emma Copley Eisenberg is the nationally bestselling author of two books of fiction— Fat Swim and Housemates, nominated for a Lambda Literary Award in Lesbian Fiction and the VCU Cabell First Novelist Prize — and the nonfiction book The Third Rainbow Girl, a New York Times Notable Book and Editor’s Choice.

The Page 99 Test: The Third Rainbow Girl.

At Tertulia Eisenberg tagged ten "essential reads that explore the life-changing possibilities of creating things with other people." One title on the list:
The Animators by Kayla Rae Whitaker

The ultimate novel of an artistic duo whose collaboration starts with animation and ends with true love. Come for the art school vibes, stay for the complex exploration of an uncategorizable relationship between a queer woman and a straight woman who bring out the best and worst in each other.
Read about another entry on the list.

The Animators is among Antonia Angress's twelve books about the long road to becoming an artist and Rebecca Kauffman's top ten musical novels.

My Book, The Movie: The Animators.

The Page 69 Test: The Animators.

--Marshal Zeringue