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Laurie Gwen Shapiro @lauriestories.bsky.social · 5d

🚨 Registration is open!
Date: Thursday, Oct 9.
Time: 6:00–8:00pm EDT
Location: 20 Cooper Square, Room 7C

I'll be at Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at NYU for a lively conversation between me & Daniel Zalewski, esteemed Features Director of The New Yorker. He is the best in the business.

In Conversation: The New Yorker’s Daniel Zalewski with Laurie Gwen Shapiro

Join us for a special evening as The New Yorker’s Features Director Daniel Zalewski (NYU Journalism alum) sits down with narrative nonfiction aut...

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Peter Steinberg @peter23.bsky.social · 5d

Amazing read.

Laurie Gwen Shapiro @lauriestories.bsky.social · 6d

My very first piece for @theatlantic.com

My first piece for @theatlantic.com

“…Earhart’s 1937 disappearance has been fertile ground for speculation: pulp stories, Hollywood films, and best-selling books that turned a tragic...”

#theaviatorandtheahowman #ameliaearhart @vikingbooks.bsky.social

The Truth About Amelia Earhart

Conspiracy theories about her disappearance do a disservice to the pilot’s remarkable, flawed legacy.

www.theatlantic.com

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Laurie Gwen Shapiro @lauriestories.bsky.social · 6d

My very first piece for @theatlantic.com

My first piece for @theatlantic.com

“…Earhart’s 1937 disappearance has been fertile ground for speculation: pulp stories, Hollywood films, and best-selling books that turned a tragic...”

#theaviatorandtheahowman #ameliaearhart @vikingbooks.bsky.social

The Truth About Amelia Earhart

Conspiracy theories about her disappearance do a disservice to the pilot’s remarkable, flawed legacy.

www.theatlantic.com

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Laurie Gwen Shapiro @lauriestories.bsky.social · 18d

Excited! Well seeing this piece inspired by my book on the front page of the Sunday Times Real Sstate section made my morning! Nothing like print.

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Laurie Gwen Shapiro @lauriestories.bsky.social · 21d

I loved this new piece on my Amelia Earhart book, The Aviator and the Showman by Jennifer Ouelette at @arstechnica.com

New Amelia Earhart bio delves into her unconventional marriage

Author Laurie Gwen Shapiro chats with Ars about her latest book, The Aviator and the Showman.

arstechnica.com

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Frank Van Haste @vanhaste.com · 23d

Shoutout to @lauriestories.bsky.social as I've recently read her very fine "The Aviator and the Showman" which covers the marriage of Amelia Earhart & George Putnam in great depth. Ms. Shapiro, your work gives me some new tour points as a docent at NASM. Thanks for your thorough research. 1/3

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Laurie Gwen Shapiro @lauriestories.bsky.social · 29d

“The Aviator and the Showman,” Ms. Shapiro’s intriguing new double biography of Earhart and George Palmer Putnam..."
The New York Times story, inspired by my book, will eventually be in print in the Streetscapes section in the Real Estate section - but here's an early online version!

The New York City Buildings Amelia Earhart Left Behind

www.nytimes.com

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Laurie Gwen Shapiro @lauriestories.bsky.social · Sep 7

PICK FLICK!

Boston! Sept 25, 6 PM at East End Books Seaport. I’ll be talking Amelia Erhat and The Aviator and the Showman with Tom Perrotta (Election, Little Children, The Leftovers, Mrs. Fletcher, Tracy Flick Can’t Win).

Come by!It'll be smart, funny, maybe a little uncomfortable!

Laurie Gwen Shapiro "The Aviator and the Showman" in conv. w/Tom Perrotta

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Frank Van Haste @vanhaste.com · Sep 5

Ahoy, @lauriestories.bsky.social, my esteemed county librarian has just lent this to me. The queue is pretty active (3 copies in circulation, 14 folks waiting.) I'll get into it tonight & check back in a few days.

Cover of Laurie Gwen Shapiro's "The Aviator and The Showman". Subtitle: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the marriage that made an American icon. Vertically formatted grayscale images showing Amelia on the left, George on the right.

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Laurie Gwen Shapiro @lauriestories.bsky.social · Sep 5

I owe a few people books! Just sent a copy of The Aviator and the Showman to Franklin Delano Roosevelt III — grandson of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and one of my sources.

Grateful for voices like his that helped bring this story to life.

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Laurie Gwen Shapiro @lauriestories.bsky.social · Sep 2

🚨 EVENT STATUS UPDATE 🚨

The free event I posted earlier—me chatting with the incredible journalist & author Patrick Radden Keefe—just flipped from Going Fast to FEW TICKETS LEFT.
The National Arts Club, NYC * Tues, Sept 30
* 6:30 PM
@praddenkeefe.bsky.social

www.eventbrite.com/e/author-lau...

Author Laurie Gwen Shapiro in conversation with Patrick Radden Keefe

Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage that Made an American Icon

www.eventbrite.com

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Luke Epplin @lukeepplin.bsky.social · Aug 29

Just finished @lauriestories.bsky.social's "The Aviator and the Showman," a vivid and beautifully told account of Amelia Earhart, her book publisher husband, and her groundbreaking flights. Loved it. Highly recommended.

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Laurie Gwen Shapiro @lauriestories.bsky.social · Aug 30

My latest read- first time for @airmail.news

airmail.news/issues/2025-...

Don’t Believe Everything You Read About Amelia Earhart

Silk slippers, a fake license, and the branding of an American icon.

airmail.news

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Laurie Gwen Shapiro @lauriestories.bsky.social · Aug 30

Thank you so much @lukeepplin.bsky.social - means a lot.

Luke Epplin @lukeepplin.bsky.social · Aug 29

Just finished @lauriestories.bsky.social's "The Aviator and the Showman," a vivid and beautifully told account of Amelia Earhart, her book publisher husband, and her groundbreaking flights. Loved it. Highly recommended.

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Laurie Gwen Shapiro @lauriestories.bsky.social · Aug 24

🚨 This one’s going fast. 🚨

Posted a few days ago & already marked GOING FAST (& not even promoted yet to NAC members).

Sept 30 • 6:30 PM
Free!
National Arts Club, NYC
In conversation w/ Patrick Radden Keefe
@praddenkeefe.bsky.social @vikingbooks.bsky.social

www.eventbrite.com/e/author-lau...

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Laurie Gwen Shapiro @lauriestories.bsky.social · Aug 20

Frank McCourt would have been 95 today. My mentor, my high school English teacher, my friend. I first met him at 15. I was lucky enough to travel to Ireland with him and the McCourt brothers on films — a memory I’ll hold forever. It only takes one teacher to believe in you. He changed my life.

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Laurie Gwen Shapiro @lauriestories.bsky.social · Aug 2

This is a fabulous podcast~ Loved being a guest.
"One of the books of the year! - Laurie gives you the whole story." @historynerdsunite.bsky.social

Amelia Earhart | George Putnam | The Aviator and the Showman | Laurie Gwen Shapiro | 1920s Aviation

YouTube video by HISTORY NERDS UNITED

www.youtube.com

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Laurie Gwen Shapiro @lauriestories.bsky.social · Jul 29

Thrilled to have my first piece for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social
Amelia Earhart Vega is back in DC at the Air & Space Museum! Go! Also in story is a cameo by a historic votive copy of the Vega long forgotten & in a very small off the beaten path museum.

www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-...

Amelia Earhart Made History in a Plane She Called Her ‘Little Red Bus.’ Here’s How It Became a Revered Museum Artifact and Hallowed Symbol

As the Smithsonian presents the aviator’s restored Vega in Washington, a special replica of the aircraft quietly re-emerges after decades in obscurity

www.smithsonianmag.com

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Laurie Gwen Shapiro @lauriestories.bsky.social · Jul 28

Southern California—you made me an indie bestseller!

The book just landed on the SCIBA bestseller list. I’m beyond grateful to every bookseller who’s put it into a reader’s hands.

#IndieBestseller #SCIBA #TheAviatorAndTheShowman #ThankYouBooksellers #NarrativeNonfiction #AmeliaEarhart

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🎃🎃🎃Mark Yarm🎃🎃🎃 @markyarm.bsky.social · Jul 15

Happy pub day to @lauriestories.bsky.social! Picking up my copy at Books Are Magic today.

Amelia Earhart’s Complicated Legacy and Horrible Husband

www.nytimes.com

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Laurie Gwen Shapiro @lauriestories.bsky.social · Jul 15

“Shapiro reveals in painstaking detail... reckless and publicity-seeking adventures... thanks to the near-depraved ambitions of her husband.” —NYT Book Review

Thrilled to see The Aviator and the Showman so positively featured.

📖 And yeah book out today!
🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/b...

Amelia Earhart’s Complicated Legacy and Horrible Husband

www.nytimes.com

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The Aviation Show @theaviation.show · Jul 15

Happy publication day to @lauriestories.bsky.social for The Aviator and the Showman! Laurie's look at Amelia Earhart and George Putnam is getting rave reviews, and it was a delight to chat about the book. Check out our chat on our YouTube channel or where you get your podcasts.

youtu.be/VJWrnjvzW98

The cover of Larie Gwen Shaporo's new book, The Aviator and the Showman about Amelia Earhart and George Putnam. The book is released in the USA today.

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Raquel Laneri @raquellaneri.bsky.social · Jul 14

This biography of Amelia Earhart was complex, scintillating and delicious. Loved it!

Laurie Gwen Shapiro @lauriestories.bsky.social · Jul 12

he Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage that Made and America Icon in a fine story by
@raquellaneri.bsky.social
in the New York Post
@newyorkpost.bsky.social
- will go to my corner bodega and get a copy.
@vikingbooks.bsky.social
nypost.com/2025/07/12/l...

The high-flying life, and love of ‘it’ girl adventurer Amelia Earhart

As Laurie Gwen Shapiro reveals in a new biography, there’s a lot about her that we don’t know.

nypost.com

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Laurie Gwen Shapiro @lauriestories.bsky.social · Jul 12

he Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage that Made and America Icon in a fine story by
@raquellaneri.bsky.social
in the New York Post
@newyorkpost.bsky.social
- will go to my corner bodega and get a copy.
@vikingbooks.bsky.social
nypost.com/2025/07/12/l...

The high-flying life, and love of ‘it’ girl adventurer Amelia Earhart

As Laurie Gwen Shapiro reveals in a new biography, there’s a lot about her that we don’t know.

nypost.com

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Laurie Gwen Shapiro @lauriestories.bsky.social · Jul 11

so grateful for this glowing review from @hamiltoncain.bsky.social at @latimes.com

Hamilton Cain @hamiltoncain.bsky.social · Jul 11

I fell hard for @lauriestories.bsky.social's "The Aviator and the Showman" and you will, too: it's a glorious work of narrative nonfiction. Out next week from @vikingbooks.bsky.social. Here's my review for @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Review: 'The Aviator and the Showman' untangles Amelia Earhart's fateful marriage — and thrill-seeking ambition

'The Aviator and the Showman,' Laurie Gwen Shapiro's vibrant account of Amelia Earhart's union with a publicity-seeking publisher, unpacks the mystery surrounding her final flight.

www.latimes.com

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