Lau­rie Gwen Shapiro is a direc­tor and pro­duc­er. She is also the author of ALA Notable Book The Unex­pect­ed Sala­mi and The Mat­zo Ball Heiress and oth­er books for adults. She has also writ­ten two books for young adults, most recent­ly for Ran­dom House. Shapiro is also a win­ner of an Inde­pen­dent Spir­it Award for co-direct­ing the IFC doc­u­men­tary Keep the Riv­er on Your Right. She is cur­rent­ly work­ing on YA nov­el The O’Leary Bat Mitz­vah, and pro­duc­ing a doc­u­men­tary about Iggy Pop. Lau​rieG​wen​Shapiro​.com