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Ari Shapiro is the co-host of NPR's All Things Considered. Host of @npratc. NYT bestselling author of "The Best Strangers in the World." Singer with @pinkmartiniband & Alan Cumming. Repped by https://t.co/qdIb23U6hR He/him

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Book Cover for: The Writing Life, Annie Dillard

The Writing Life

Annie Dillard
Ari ShapiroAri Shapiro

A year ago, a friend gave me Annie Dillard’s, “The Writing Life.” I was deep in the “Can I do this?” phase of my manuscript at the time. Now, shockingly, my book is written! You can reserve your copy of “The Best Strangers in the World” here: https://t.co/9XxQ74pssG https://t.co/BrpmLxBxYE

Paperback, 2013

$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story, Paul Monette

Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story

Paul Monette
Ari ShapiroAri Shapiro

This is Wade. He heard my Paul Monette story on @nprfreshair and came to my Dallas book event. He was so moved by “Becoming a Man” that he wrote Paul a fan letter in the 90s and received this postcard in return. He has saved both for all these decades. https://t.co/srCdPOxibo

Paperback, 2004

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Book Cover for: The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World, Max Fisher

The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World

Max Fisher
Ari ShapiroAri Shapiro

I picked up "The Chaos Machine" thinking that as someone who covers the news, I pretty much knew what was in the book. Nope. After reading it, I've been recommending it to everyone I know. My conversation with @Max_Fisher from @npratc: https://t.co/9Ihmj8ksRD

Paperback, 2023

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Flying Solo, Linda Holmes

Flying Solo

Linda Holmes
Ari ShapiroAri Shapiro

If you missed my conversation with @lindaholmes on her book, FLYING SOLO, you can listen now on @sixthandi’s podcast: http://ow.ly/mnGh30sogbP

Paperback, 2023

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening, Ari Shapiro

The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening

Ari Shapiro
Ari ShapiroAri Shapiro

Thrilled to wake up to a @PublishersWkly review praising the "depth and empathy" of The Best Strangers in the World! "Longtime listeners and first-time callers alike will delight in this collection." Reserve your copy & get tickets for my tour here: https://t.co/PHo0KWkRoM

Hardcover, 2023

$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Bond King: How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost It All, Mary Childs

The Bond King: How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost It All

Mary Childs
Ari ShapiroAri Shapiro

These words could equally applied to the book @mdc has written! Check out our @npratc conversation about The Bond King, produced by @vacovino & edited by @patrickjaren: https://twitter.com/mdc/status/1504567207489155072

Hardcover, 2022

$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Twilight World, Werner Herzog

The Twilight World

Werner Herzog
Ari ShapiroAri Shapiro

Fans of Werner Herzog's films might not be surprised to learn that his debut novel centers on a solitary man pursuing a single-minded quixotic goal. On @npratc I talked with the legend himself about "The Twilight World." https://www.npr.org/2022/06/14/1105025454/werner-herzogs-new-novel-is-a-story-of-the-jungle-and-obsession-and-delusion

Paperback, 2023

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Build Your House Around My Body, Violet Kupersmith

Build Your House Around My Body

Violet Kupersmith
Ari ShapiroAri Shapiro

RT @randomhouse: Violet Kupersmith joined NPR's @arishapiro to discuss her new novel, BUILD YOUR HOUSE AROUND MY BODY. Out now! https://t.c…

Paperback, 2022

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Cleanness, Garth Greenwell

Cleanness

Garth Greenwell
Ari ShapiroAri Shapiro

I rarely get to read anything that isn't for work, but last weekend I inhaled @GarthGreenwell's "Cleanness," and now I'm reading as much about his work as I can. There's a section about Whitman that made me smile about how Uncle Walt would feel if he could read this book.

Paperback, 2021

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Man Who Could Move Clouds: A Memoir, Ingrid Rojas Contreras

The Man Who Could Move Clouds: A Memoir

Ingrid Rojas Contreras
Ari ShapiroAri Shapiro

As I interviewed @ingrid_rojas_c about her memoir “The Man Who Could Move Clouds” on @npratc today, I offered a memory of my own fortune teller Grandma Sylvia. Here’s a photo of her (the blonde), with my mom and aunt from about 1961: https://www.npr.org/2022/07/18/1112116286/ingrid-rojas-contreras-on-how-writing-her-memoir-helped-after-losing-her-memory https://t.co/jxx0FzfzvJ

Hardcover, 2022

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book