Tag Archives: Dani Shapiro

The Why Versus The What

Last year when Inheritance A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love by author Dani Shapiro was released, I stared at the book-signing schedule on her website. Not one signing event coincided with my schedule. And she was appearing everywhere. An … Continue reading

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The Typewriter Cookie & the Legacy of Lisa Bonchek Adams

The other day an email landed in my inbox from Rita Bonchek, mother of Lisa Bonchek Adams. Many of my writer friends will remember Lisa for the blogs she wrote after she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006. Lisa, … Continue reading

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Why I Drove to Minneapolis to see Author Dani Shapiro

People ask me, “why Iowa,” when they learn that Ed, Avy and I left San Francisco earlier this year. Their faces scrunch and I smile. Why not? People are friendly here. Friends offer to pick up your paper when your … Continue reading

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A Drive to See Author Dani Shapiro

So, you might understand why five hours wasn’t too far to drive to see my favorite author, Dani Shapiro… Continue reading

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Seven Books I Read in 2014

Once upon a time, I was a voracious reader. In my late 20s and early 30s, books were an appendage. I read while I gulped down my breakfast, at night alone at my table in my studio apartment, as soon as … Continue reading

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