by Michael Shapiro | Aug 14, 2012 | Blog, Books, Literature
Last year I reviewed Sarah Vowell’s book “Unfamiliar Fishes” for the San Francisco Chronicle. It’s an uneven book, but recently I’ve learned of a book by Julia Flynn Siler that appears much more promising: Lost Kingdom. I look forward to...
by Michael Shapiro | Dec 7, 2019 | Literature, Stories, Travel
To spark the holiday season, Guatemalans roast an effigy of the devil. I wrote about the spectacle for American Way, the inflight magazine of American Airlines. Here’s how the story starts: The flames rise 30 feet into the air, casting a lurid glow on...
by Michael Shapiro | Apr 25, 2012 | Books, Interviews, Literature, Stories
When my book A Sense of Place came out a few years ago I got compliments about being a good interviewer. But here’s the secret: I interviewed people — the world’s leading travel writers — who had something to say. I had a similarly delightful...
by Michael Shapiro | Sep 6, 2011 | Books, Interviews, Literature, Past Events, Stories
A few years ago a producer asked Tim Cahill and me to record an interview at Yellowstone. Here’s the 10-minute pilot that came from that weekend in the snow.
by Michael Shapiro | Aug 11, 2011 | Literature, Past Events
Michael Shapiro is co-teaching an on-river adventure writing workshop on one of America’s premier whitewater rivers: The Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho. For details, see Idaho River Journey’s site.
by Michael Shapiro | Aug 2, 2011 | Literature
I’ve just heard there’s still time to sign up for the 20th annual Book Passage Travel & Food Writing & Photography Conference. An amazing line-up of teachers includes LA Times travel editor Catherine Hamm, actor-turned-travel writer Andrew...
