Laurie Gwen Shapiro
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Laurie Gwen Shapiro

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Laurie Gwen Shapiro is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist whose writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, New York Magazine, The Daily Beast, Slate, and others. Shapiro is the 2021 winner of the Damn History Award for “The Improbable Journey of Dorothy Parker’s Ashes” for The New Yorker and gold medallion winner in the People Profiles category for the Silurian Press Club’s 77th annual Excellence in Journalism Awards. She is the author of The Stowaway a best seller and an Indie next selection. She is an adjunct professor of journalism at The NYU Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute in the graduate program. The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage that Made an American Icon will be published on July 15th, 2025
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The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story

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    • The Stowaway

    • A Young Man's Extraordinary Adventure to Antarctica
    • Written by: Laurie Gwen Shapiro
    • Narrated by: Jacques Roy
    • Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
    • Release date: 2018-01-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings

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