About the Author: Dani Shapiro

Dani Shapiro

Dani Shapiro is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir, Inheritance, which was first published in January 2019. Her other books include the memoirs HourglassStill WritingDevotion and Slow Motion, and five novels including Black & White and Family History

Along with teaching writing workshops around the world, Shapiro has taught at Columbia and New York University, and is the co-founder of the Sirenland Writers Conference in Positano, Italy.

In February of 2019, Shapiro launched an original podcast, Family Secrets, in collaboration with iHeartMedia. An iTunes Top 10 podcast, the series features stories from guests who—like Shapiro— have uncovered life-altering and long-hidden secrets from their families’ past.

She lives with her family in Litchfield County, Connecticut.