Dani Shapiro: The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life
Life as an artist can be full of wonder and joy, but it can also have its fair share of trials and hardships. Dani Shapiro has experienced both, and she’s shared many of those moments...
Life as an artist can be full of wonder and joy, but it can also have its fair share of trials and hardships. Dani Shapiro has experienced both, and she’s shared many of those moments in her best-selling memoirs. She discusses her life and trying to find the balance between portraying the truth and putting up a mask.
Dani Shapiro is the author of five novels and best-selling memoirs, her most recent of which is titled Hourglass. Her new book, Inheritance will be published this winter. She’s also written for magazines such as The New Yorker, The Oprah Magazine, Vogue, and ELLE.
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Dani Shapiro
Dani Shapiro is the author of the instant New York Times best selling memoir, Inheritance, which was published in January 2019 by Knopf. Her other books include the memoirs Hourglass, Still Writing, Devotion, and Slow Motion, and five novels including Black & White and Family History.
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