Shapiro is the best-selling author of the memoirs "Still Writing,” "Devotion,” and "Slow Motion,” and five novels including "Black & White" and "Family History.” Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, Tin House, Elle, Vogue, The New York Times Book Review, the op-ed pages of The New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times. A contributing editor at Condé Nast Traveler, Shapiro lives with her family in Connecticut. Her newest book is “Hourglass.”