My latest piece is up at The Forward. I wrote it today. Joel Shapiro gave Blue to the Kennedy Center as a permanent installation. Permanent lasted seven years. forward.com/.../joel-sha... #JoelShapiro #KennedyCenter See less
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Laurie Gwen Shapiro
@lauriestories.bsky.social
author, journalist, documentary director - - Amelia Earhart's biographer
May 16 & 17, noon to 2. Rare photos, hidden NYC, George Putnam drama, and Amelia’s first NYC home. @untappedny.bsky.social One-time tour. Members free. Non-members can buy tickets. Book here. ✈️ www.untappedcities.com/amelia-earha...
Walk Through Amelia Earhart’s NYC with Author Laurie Gwen Shapiro
Uncover the New York City haunts of America's iconic 1920s/1930s aviator on this one-time, special edition tour!
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Magic hour! Filming at Amelia Earhart’s old house today! More on this news to come. I did a lot of research here and know the family who lives here well. Hanging with the mayor of Harrison too! #ameliaearhart
Wilmington, NC. April 16. The Fuzzy Needle I’ll be reading from The Aviator and the Showman, then in conversation with John Jeremiah Sullivan, whose work I greatly admire, with live music by Julia Rothenberger. Talking Amelia Earhart! Proceeds go to local literacy efforts. Come if you’re nearby.
My new piece up at @smithsonianmag.bsky.social for Einstei’s birthday and Pi Day! #einstein #piday www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-...
Albert Einstein Played With These Building Blocks as a Child. Here’s How They Helped Shape His Magnificent Mind
The 19th-century German toy pieces, made with quartz sand, chalk and linseed oil, allowed kids to create realistic structures
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This one came together fast. Posted a Neil Sedaka song, an old camp friend said her dad played with him in the Catskills, and 24 hours later I had an oral history for The Forward from the dad, Howie Tichler. forward.com/culture/8088...
Before I became an orthodontist, I was my good friend Neil Sedaka's saxophonist
A fond memory of the singer-songwriter who has died at 86
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Join the talented @lauriestories.bsky.social live at SVA Theater on 1/18! Secure your spot now and help congratulate the talented Journalists of 2025! Tickets: tinyurl.com/yxd9ak2c
15th NY Game Awards + GG Fest + Supergiant Concert!
Get ready for two unforgettable days celebrating the artistry, creativity, and community of video games! The 15th NY Game Awards + GG Fest!
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New book news: I’m writing a narrative nonfiction story about Albert Einstein. Grateful to my agent @peter23.bsky.social at UTA and my editor Emily at Viking, who steered The Aviator and the Showman. Very ready. And so very grateful. @unitedtalentagency.bsky.social @vikingbooks.bsky.social
This landed in my inbox today! On Wednesday, January 7 at 6:30 pm, I will be in conversation at The New York Historical with David Rubenstein for the History with David Rubenstein series. We will talk Amelia Earhart, and also George Putnam, the P.T. Barnum of Publishing. @nyhistory.bsky.social
The Aviator and the Showman was included on the New York Post's 30 Best Books of 2025 - I don't always agree with their political coverage but I am startled all the time how good their book coverage is. This is true! Go figure. Here's the whole article - nypost.com/.../enterta....
This made my day. History.com named The Aviator and the Showman one of the Best New History Books of 2025. One of 12 books! @vikingbooks.bsky.social @history.com Link in comments. www.history.com/articles/bes...
6 a.m. at Baltimore airport, headed to the first stop on my three-city Texas run. Houston, Austin, Waco. Killing time with the news on my phone and spot in the New York Times holiday gift guide there is a little “also consider” line for The Aviator and the Showman! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/b...
Miami! Back for one night only to moderate Susan Orlean’s new memoir JOYRIDE at Books & Books Coral Gables on Dec 12 at 7 pm. She is one of the writers who nudged me into nonfiction as a fan, and this is my favorite book of the year so far. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening...
An Evening with Susan Orlean & Laurie Gwen Shapiro
New Yorker staff writer Susan Orlean joins us for her highly-anticipated new memoir JOYRIDE
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A top 10 history book year at Smithsonian “Shapiro reveals a more complex Earhart than often acknowledged, a woman who was ‘ambitious, courageous, intelligent, curious, sexual, overconfident, lazy, kindhearted, shrewd and flawed.’” @smithsonianmag.bsky.social www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-...
The Ten Best History Books of 2025
Our favorite titles of the year resurrect overlooked histories and examine how the United States ended up where it is today
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Very happy to share that NPR’s annual roundup “Books We Love” feature (2025 edition) included THE AVIATOR AND THE SHOWMAN! @npr.org
Excited! I will be on CSpan’s BookTV from the Miami Book Fair, talking about The Aviator and the Showman and the marriage of Amelia Earhart and George Palmer Putnam. There are so many writers here! - feel very grateful to be interviewed for television. @vikingbooks.bsky.social #ameliaearhart
The Aviator and the Showman by @lauriestories.bsky.social
Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.social · 11mo agoOk BlueSky: what are your favorite history books in terms of sheer page-turning, narrative propulsion? Thinking along the line of Killers of the Flower Moon, etc. Nonfiction chronicles that read like novels or movies.
Have you read @lauriestories.bsky.social’s ‘The Aviator and the Showman? Since you’ve evoked him, here’s what ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ author David Grann thought of it:
A YouTube link for my ABC News Australia appearance talking Amelia Earhart youtu.be/vCgubujNmK0?...
What was Amelia Earhart's last message before disappearing? | The World | ABC NEWS
YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)
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A few screenshots from my appearance this morning on The World on ABC News Australia. iview.abc.net.au/video/NC2508... My segment is LONG and begins at 35:34 and runs to 46:35.
Easily the best nonfiction book I've read from this year. Check it out if you haven't already.
Laurie Gwen Shapiro@lauriestories.bsky.social · 11mo agoSo happy and grateful to have The Aviator and the Showman named one of Amazon’s best biographies and memoirs of 2025 www.amazon.com/b/?_encoding...
So happy and grateful to have The Aviator and the Showman named one of Amazon’s best biographies and memoirs of 2025 www.amazon.com/b/?_encoding...
Best Biographies and top memoirs of 2025 | Amazon.com
Jump in and learn from real lives in these intriguing biographies and memoirs released in 2025.
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What an honor to be interviewed by @npr.org Scott Simon open.substack.com/pub/scottsim...
Scott Simon’s Open Book: Laurie Gwen Shapiro joins us to talk about THE AVIATOR AND THE SHOWMAN—AMELIA EARHART, GEORGE PUTNAM, AND THE MARRIAGE THAT MADE AN AMERICAN ICON
A recording from Scott Simon's live video
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I am the latest guest on THE BOWERY BOYS, my favorite podcast. Dreams come true! Talking about Amelia Earhart, natch! #ameliaearhart @boweryboys.bsky.social
The Many Mysteries of Amelia Earhart: Stories from the Golden Age of Aviation - The Bowery Boys: New York City History
The aviation hero Amelia Earhart, who became one of the world’s most famous women during the Great Depression, is one of those historic figures that people think they know quite well. But during her l...
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one time Amelia Earhart in NYC walking tour Dec 9 - only 20 spots. @untappedny.bsky.social www.untappedcities.com/amelia-earha...
Walk Through Amelia Earhart’s NYC with Author Laurie Gwen Shapiro
Uncover the New York City haunts of America's iconic 1920s/1930s aviator on this one-time, special edition tour!
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🚨 Registration is open! Date: Thursday, Oct 9. Time: 6:00–8:00pm EDT Location: 20 Cooper Square, Room 7C I'll be at Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at NYU for a lively conversation between me & Daniel Zalewski, esteemed Features Director of The New Yorker. He is the best in the business.
In Conversation: The New Yorker’s Daniel Zalewski with Laurie Gwen Shapiro
Join us for a special evening as The New Yorker’s Features Director Daniel Zalewski (NYU Journalism alum) sits down with narrative nonfiction aut...
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Amazing read.
Laurie Gwen Shapiro@lauriestories.bsky.social · last yr.My very first piece for @theatlantic.com My first piece for @theatlantic.com “…Earhart’s 1937 disappearance has been fertile ground for speculation: pulp stories, Hollywood films, and best-selling books that turned a tragic...” #theaviatorandtheahowman #ameliaearhart @vikingbooks.bsky.social