Background

Lisa Shapiro was born on January 11, 1962, in Detroit, Michigan, United States. She is a daughter of Sanford and Naomi Shapiro.

Education

Lisa Shapiro studied at the University of California, Berkeley where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in anatomy and physiology in 1984. She also attended Antioch College and received a Master of Science degree in organization and management in 1989.

Career

Lisa Shapiro published her first book The Color of Winter in 1996. Later she wrote such books as Sea to Shining Sea published in 1997 and Endless Love published in 1998. Shapiro was also a contributor to anthologies, including Dancing in the Dark, Lady Be Good, The Touch of Your Hand, and The Very Thought of You. She wrote articles Sojourner and Lesbian Review of Books. In addition to her writing obligations, Shapiro worked as a part-time parish secretary at her Episcopal church.

Achievements

• Lisa Shapiro is an American writer who is famous for her books The Color of Winter and Endless Love. In 1995, she received the Second Prize in Fiction.

Works

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  • The Color of Winter 1996
  • Endless Love 1998
  • Sea to Shining Sea 1997

Views

Lisa Shapiro writes her books in a genre of lesbian fiction. In her books, lesbian women serve as main characters.

Quotations: “I wrote two of my first three novels while working at a church, which may explain why I equate writing with spirituality. But my life as a writer was shaped first and foremost by romance. The actions and motives of my characters are infused by my own compulsion to establish abiding connections.”

Interests

• Walking, reading

Connections

Shapiro has been living with Lynne D’Orsay, her life-partner, since 1986.

Father:

Sanford Shapiro

Mother:

Naomi Shapiro