by Michael Shapiro | Feb 5, 2014 | Blog, Books, Literature, Past Events, Travel
Michael Shapiro will appear as part of a panel of writers whose work is featured in The Best Travel Writing, Vol. 10, published by Travelers’ Tales. Among the other authors speaking are Jeff Greenwald, Lavinia Spalding and Don George. The executive editor of...
by Michael Shapiro | Jan 28, 2014 | Blog, Interviews, Music
By Michael Shapiro Was sad to hear about the death of folk legend Pete Seeger today – here are three stories you won’t read in his obits. 1. Decades ago, Warren Hellman, then a NY investment banker (he was head of Lehman Bros.), asked Seeger if he would...
by Michael Shapiro | Jan 1, 2014 | Blog, Music
NEW ZEALAND HERALD STAFF REPORT AUCKLAND, New Zealand — On the eve of the Single Malt Curlers sold-out show this Sunday at Auckland’s Vector Arena, singer and tambourine player Adriena Daunt announced she’s leaving the band. Daunt gave no reason for...
by Michael Shapiro | Dec 11, 2013 | Blog, Sports, Travel
Exactly 10 years ago today my mother, brother and I sat with my father as he drew his last breath. He’d been battling pancreatic cancer for eight months; I’d been on assignment in England, interviewing travel writers for my book, A Sense of Place when he...
by Michael Shapiro | Oct 16, 2013 | Blog, Gambling, Stories
Here’s my latest Gambling column from the San Francisco Chronicle, on odds to win the NBA title. As expected, Miami is the favorite, but Golden State has it’s best odds in more than a decade. Read it on sfgate.com using the link above or see the full text...
