Listen "#11: Dani Shapiro & Catherine Wolff 2016"
Episode Synopsis
Episode #11 of Rewrite Radio features Dani Shapiro interviewed by Catherine Wolff about spirituality and creative practice at the 2016 Festival of Faith & Writing. Dani Shapiro is the author of several books including STILL WRITING: THE PLEASURES AND PERILS OF THE CREATIVE LIFE. Her most recent memoir HOURGLASS: TIME, MEMORY, MARRIAGE was released on April 11 and the Boston Globe says it’s “A gorgeous, poetic stay against loss and confusion. Shapiro has never written anything as raw, dark, or brave as HOURGLASS.” Dani has also written for magazines including The New Yorker; O, The Oprah Magazine; Vogue; and Elle. Catherine Wolff is the author of NOT LESS THAN EVERYTHING: CATHOLIC WRITERS ON HEROES OF CONSCIENCE, FROM JOAN OF ARC TO OSCAR ROMERO and the former director of the Arrupe Center for Community-Based Learning at Santa Clara University. Journalist Barbara Mahany helps introduce the recording. A former pediatric oncology nurse, Mahany spent nearly three decades as a reporter and writer at the Chicago Tribune. Her two collections of essays include SLOWING TIME: SEEING THE SACRED OUTSIDE YOUR KITCHEN DOOR, and MOTHERPRAYER: LESSONS IN LOVING JUST RELEASED LAST WEEK.Many thanks to Dani Shaprio and Catherine Wolff. You can learn more about Dani Shapiro’s work at danishapiro.com. Thanks also to Barbara Mahany, who can be followed at barbaramahany.com.
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