Susan Shapiro

Susan Shapiro, a Manhattan journalism professor, has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, L.A. Times, Newsweek, The Nation, Salon, Tin House, Daily Beast, The Village Voice, People, Psychology Today, More & Marie Claire. She's editor of Food for the Soul, author of the comic novels Overexposed and Speed Shrinking, and the nonfiction books Only as Good as Your Word, Lighting Up, Secrets of a Fix-Up Fanatic, the upcoming Unhooked, and Five Men Who Broke My Heart, currently being made into a movie. She lives with her husband, a TV/film writer, in Greenwich Village, where she teaches her popular "instant gratification takes too long" writing method at the New School, NYU and in private workshops. She can be reached at ProfSue123@aol.com.



Video of Sue's 11/2/2011 NBCC panel at NYU bookstore
THE SECRETS OF WRITING & SELLING MEMOIRS

Video of Sue's 6/22/2011 NBCC panel at NYU Bookstore
THE SECRETS OF BOOK PUBLISHING

Podcast of Sue's 1/29/2011 NBCC panel at the New School
HOW TO PUBLISH BOOK REVIEWS & FEATURES

Upcoming Events:
15 WEEK NEW SCHOOL JOURNALISM CLASSES
Writing for NYC Newspapers & Magazines
starting again Monday January 23, two sections:
from 6 to 7:30 pm and 8 to 9:50

SPEED DATING FOR BOOK LOVERS
hosted by 5 MEN WHO BROKE MY HEART
& UNHOOKED author Susan Shapiro
Friday February 10 from 7 to 9 pm
Strand Bookstore Rare Books Room
3rd floor at 12th street & Broadway
Entree fee: $20 Strand gift card
INSTANT GRATIFICATION TAKES TOO LONG
5 week private essay writing classes
starting again February 21-March 20
meeting in Greenwich Village $500
for more info email: ProfSue123@aol.com

ADDICTION BOOK PANEL
Wednesday February 29 from 6:30 to 8:30
NYU BOOKSTORE 726 Broadway
Free & Open to the Public

unhooked events

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Fix-Up Fanatic cover art by Mary Lynn Blasutta