Susan Shapiro

Susan Shapiro, a Manhattan journalism professor, has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, L.A. Times, Newsweek, The Nation, Salon, Tin House, Daily Beast, Village Voice, People, Psychology Today, Glamour, More & Marie Claire. She's editor of Food for the Soul, author of the comic novels Overexposed and Speed Shrinking, and the nonfiction books Unhooked, Only as Good as Your Word, Lighting Up, Secrets of a Fix-Up Fanatic and Five Men Who Broke My Heart, currently being made into a movie. She lives with her husband, a TV/film writer, in Greenwich Village, where she teaches her popular "instant gratification takes too long" writing method at the New School, NYU and in private workshops and seminars. She can be reached directly at ProfSue123@aol.com.

Video of Sue's 11/2/2011 NBCC panel at NYU bookstore
THE SECRETS OF WRITING & SELLING MEMOIRS

Video of Sue's 6/22/2011 NBCC panel at NYU Bookstore
THE SECRETS OF BOOK PUBLISHING

Video of Sue's 8/2009 panel at LA Press Club
THE SECRETS OF BOOK PUBLISHING

Podcast of Sue's 1/29/2011 NBCC panel at the New School
HOW TO PUBLISH BOOK REVIEWS & FEATURES

Upcoming Events:

WEDDING CAKE FOR BREAKFAST READING
Thursday May 17 from 7 to 8:30 pm
at the Barnes & Noble Union Square
with Sue, Liza Monroy, Jill Kargman
& editors Wendy Sherman & Kim Perel
free & open to the public

MADONNA & ME ANTHOLOGY READING
Wednesday May 23 from 7 to 8 pm
with Sue, Emily Nussbaum, Dani Rossi
Colleen Kane and editor Laura Barcella
at St. Marks Bookshop 31 Third Avenue
Free & open to the public

WRITING ABOUT LOVE & PASSION PANEL
Wednesday June 20 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm
with Nerve.com editor Peter Smith, NY Times Style writer
Devan Sipher (THE WEDDING BEAT), Beth Bernstein (MY CHARMED LIFE),
Babble editor Jack Murnighan (MUCH ADO ABOUT LOVING)
editor Andie Avila, agents Kim Perel & Wendy Sherman
(WEDDING CAKE FOR BREAKFAST anthology)
moderated by Susan Shapiro (FIVE MEN WHO BROKE MY HEART)
NYU Bookstore 726 Broadway - Free & Open to the Public

SELL YOUR FIRST BOOK SEMINAR
with NAL Executive editor Danielle Perez &
WME Literary agent Kirby Kim
Saturday June 23 from 2 to 6 pm
in Greenwich Village $175

INSTANT GRATIFICATION TAKES TOO LONG
5 week private essay writing classes
starting again June 26-July 24
meeting in Greenwich Village $500
for more info email: ProfSue123@aol.com

7TH ANNUAL SHRINKS ARE AWAY READING
Wednesday August 1 from 7 to 9 pm
McNally Jackson Booksellers 52 Prince Street
with Sue, Devan Sipher (THE WEDDING BEAT)
Beth Bernstein (MY CHARMED LIFE) &
Matt Hutson (7 LAWS OF MAGICAL THINKING)
A.J. Jacobs (DROP DEAD HEALTHY)

MICHIGAN/ROEPER CHARITY READING
with Sue Shapiro, Laura Barcella (ME & MADONNA)
Kristin Clark (THE FOREVER BOX)
Wendy Shanker (ARE YOU MY GURU?)
Thursday August 16 from 7 to 9 pm
West Bloomfield Barnes & Noble
6800 Orchard Lake Road
Free & Open to the Public

WRITING FOR NYC NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES CLASSES
15-week Fall New School classes start again Monday August 27
Section A: 6 to 7:50 pm, Section B: 8 to 9:50 pm.
To register: call 212-229-5690