Laurie Gwen Shapiro

Shapiro is a graduate of Stuyvesant High School and Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Communications (1988).

Her 2001 documentary film Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale, which she co-produced and co-directed with her brother, the artist David Shapiro, received numerous awards,^[1] including:

• Best Documentary Feature; Hamptons International Film Festival, 2000
• Special Jury Award; International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, 2000
• Audience Award, Special Critics Award; Los Angeles Independent Film Festival, 2000
• Truer Than Fiction Award; IFP Independent Spirit Awards, 2001
• Best Documentary; Newport Beach Film Festival, 2001
• Nominated for 2010 Emmy for Finishing Heaven – Producer

Her semi-autobiographical first novel, The Unexpected Salami, was named an ALA Notable Book in 1998.^[2]

• (1998) The Unexpected Salami (Algonquin Books)
• (2004) The Anglophile (Red Dress Ink)
• (2005) The Matzo Ball Heiress (Red Dress Ink)
• (2006) Brand X: The Boyfriend Account (Random House)
• (2018) The Stowaway: A Young Man's Extraordinary Adventure to Antarctica (Simon & Schuster)^[3]
• (2019) Passager Clandestin, éditions Paulsen
• (2025) The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage that Made an American Icon published on July 15, 2025 (Random House)

• (1999) The McCourts of Limerick (Cinemax) (co-producer)
• (2000) The McCourts of New York (Cinemax) (co-producer)
• (2001) Keep The River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale (IFC) (co-producer/co-director)
• (2008) Finishing Heaven (HBO) (producer)
• (2013) The Manor (executive producer)