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My First Article at Atlas Obscura

March 16, 2018March 16, 2018 lgsnyc

stochek.jpgThe Man Who Made Violins Out of New York City Buildings

In the 1940s, luthier Samuel Stochek created stunning instruments from the wood of demolished houses.

Read the full article at Atlas Obscura

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Laurie Gwen Shapiro is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist whose writing has appeared in The New Yorker, New York, The Daily Beast, Lapham’s Quarterly, Slate, Aeon, The Forward, and the Los Angeles Review of Books. The Stowaway Simon & Schuster was her bestselling first full-length work of nonfiction, and was an Indie next selection.  Her next nonfiction book will be Amelia and George, for Viking Books.

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