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Laurie Gwen Shapiro

Tag: Daily Beast

Amelia Earhart (and I) Turned Up in the Halls of Congress

August 8, 2022August 8, 2022 lgsnyc
Amelia Earhart statue

Had the great thrill of being inside the Capitol Building for this event. Hope you enjoy my latest at The Daily Beast.

Read the article now at The Daily Beast

My Latest on Amelia Earhart’s Kimono at the Daily Beast

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022 lgsnyc
Photo collage of kimono image as well as photos of Amelia Earhart.

My latest article – this one at The Daily Beast– this gorgeous kimono hasn’t been seen in decades – there’s some amazing history behind it. It has recently resurfaced for the first time in decades, and has never been seen before in color.

Hope you’ll have a read!

Read the article now at The Daily Beast

About the Author

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, 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.

Recent Posts

  • My latest for The Forward
  • My new story in New York Magazine (Curbed)
  • Amelia Earhart (and I) Turned Up in the Halls of Congress
  • My Latest on Amelia Earhart’s Kimono at the Daily Beast
  • I won the Silurians Press Awards Gold Medallion for Best People Profile!

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