Susan Shapiro

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Susan Shapiro
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Susan Shapiro
Born United States
Occupation Author
LanguageEnglish
Genre Non-fiction
Spouse Charlie Rubin

Susan Shapiro is the American author of 17 books, including The Byline Bible,Five Men Who Broke My Heart, Only as Good as Your Word, Lighting Up, Speed Shrinking, and What's Never Said, and coauthor of The Bosnia List and the New York Times bestseller Unhooked.

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Career

She has written for The New Yorker, [1] The New York Times, [2] [3] The Washington Post , The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek , The Nation , The Daily Beast , Salon.com, Oprah.com , [4] Glamour, and Marie Claire magazines. [5] [6]

Shapiro was on the board of the National Book Critics Circle [7] and has been an award-winning writing professor at The New School and New York University since 1993. Her writing and publishing advice to students was compiled in The Byline Bible. [8]

She is married to TV/film writer Charlie Rubin. [9]

Works

Non-fiction

Fiction

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References

  1. "An Introduction to Zoom for Teachers". The New Yorker . 10 April 2020.
  2. Shapiro, Susan, "Making Room for My Junk Man", The New York Times, September 12, 2009, accessed September 5, 2011.
  3. "Opinion | College Advice I Wish I'd Taken" . Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  4. "What to Do When Your Dad Doesn't Approve of Your Lifestyle". Oprah.com. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  5. Rachel Kramer Bussel, "Susan Shapiro, author, Lighting Up and Five Men Who Broke My Heart: A Memoir" Archived 2008-12-05 at the Wayback Machine , Gothamist, March 1, 2005, accessed September 5, 2011.
  6. Rosella Eleanor LaFevre, "Susan Shapiro, writer and teacher extraordinaire", two.one.five, February 20, 2011, accessed September 5, 2011.
  7. National Book Critics Circle Board, accessed September 5, 2011.
  8. "Blood from a Door Nail: Talking with Susan Shapiro". The Rumpus.net. 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  9. "Weddings; Susan Shapiro, Charlie J. Rubin", The New York Times, July 28, 1996, accessed September 3, 2011.