Events
Please join Michael Shapiro at any of the events listed below and be sure to say hello in person or get a book signed. If you’d like to set up a speaking event, please contact me via the form below.Upcoming Events
The Big Twang: Celebrating Hardly Strictly Bluegrass at Book Passage, Sunday, Sept. 13, 4pm. Free!
With stories from the festival founders and musicians, and photos from Jay Blakesberg and other Bay Area luminaries, The Big Twang documents this free festival's first quarter century. Michael...
Prior Events
Book Passage Travel Writers and Photographers Conference, August 7-9, 2026
This three-day seminar has opened the gates to aspiring and working travel writers and photographers for three decades. Shapiro attended the first...
A conversation with Bridget Crocker, author of the new book, The River’s Daughter
Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 6 pm, Book Passage, Corte Madera, free! As a fellow longtime whitewater raft guide, I share Bridget’s love for rivers and...
A conversation with Stephanie Elizondo Griest, author of the new book, Art Above Everything
Thursday, July 17th, 2025, 6pm, Book Passage, Corte Madera, free! For young people it can be easy to be idealistic and devote ourselves to art. Then...
Spark Your Creativity
Feb. 17, 2021: A 90-minute workshop sponsored by Redwood Writers for aspiring and published authors, poets, artists, and those who want to deepen...
Deepening the Creative Flow with Pico Iyer
Saturday, March 6, 2020, 1:30pm PT (4:30p ET). A two-hour class during which Pico and I will share our advice for living a creative life and...
Michael Shapiro will talk about “The Creative Spark”
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, 7pm Copperfield’s Books138 N Main St, Sebastopol, Calif. "Michael Shapiro’s finely tuned, informed and intimate interviews...
Modernism Week, Palm Springs
Saturday, Feb. 22, 10amModernism Week, Palm SpringsPlaza Theatre, 128 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA Michael Shapiro moderates a panel on...
Michael Shapiro Speaks at College of Marin Friday Afternoon Author Series
Friday, February 28, 20201:00 pm to 2:30 pmCollege of Marin Library 835 College Avenue, Kentfield Learning Center, Second Floor(Near corner of Sir...
Michael Shapiro will speak about The Creative Spark at the Concord Museum & Event Center
Sunday, March 1, 2pmConcord Museum & Event Center, 1928 Clayton Road, Concord Michael Shapiro will speak about The Creative Spark at...
Michael Shapiro will speak about The Creative Spark at Books, Inc. in Mountain View
Wednesday March 4, 7pmBooks Inc.317 Castro St, Mountain View, CA Michael Shapiro will speak about The Creative Spark at Books, Inc. in Mountain...
Get in touch
Please drop me a line. Whether you’re interested in The Creative Spark or booking an event, or are a long-lost friend, I’d enjoy hearing from you.