Laurie Gwen Shapiro’s forthcoming nonfiction book, “The Aviator and the Showman,” about Amelia Earhart’s marriage to George Palmer Putnam, will be published by Viking next summer.
Laurie Gwen Shapiro
By Laurie Gwen Shapiro
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Culture The Man Who Can Make a Cheetah Jump
When inventor Dan Kainen opens the first page of his novelty book “Safari” for me at the bar of Greenwich Village’s Knickerbocker Grill, the cheetah on the first page springs to life. A woman nursing her drink leans over. Soon, a small crowd with cocktails in hand gathers around, mesmerized by the eight pages of…
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The Schmooze Into Wilderness of Errol
Because Errol Morris believes in the power of eye contact, he invented unpatented machines called the Interrotron and the Megatron that allow his documentary subjects to look directly at his face on a projected screen while he is in another room. This unusual method lends a startling intensity and intimacy to his mesmerizing films. It…
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The Schmooze Mr. Tropper’s Novels
Here’s a brief cheat sheet on Jonathan Tropper’s literary oeuvre. Plan B St. Martin’s Press (2000) Four New York City former college friends try to kidnap a drug-addicted friend and get his life back on track. The Book of Joe Delacorte Press (2004) A thinly veiled novel by a first-time author (based on a Connecticut…
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Culture Jonathan Tropper Never Gave Up on Dream
When I stepped into the living room of Jonathan Tropper’s large house in the unpretentious Westchester suburb of New Rochelle, I had a nervous pause: Had I caught him at a bad moment? It looked like he had just moved in, and most of his furniture hadn’t yet arrived. The walls were bare, and there…
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