Washington’s restaurant welcomes author Dani Shapiro
WASHINGTON — New York Times bestselling novelist, memoirist, and host of the Family Secrets podcast, Dani Shapiro, will celebrate her highly anticipated new novel, Signal Fires, at 1 p.m. on October 16 at the Community Table restaurant in Washington.
The event is hosted by Hickory Stick Bookstore in partnership with Community Table.
“With his first work of fiction in 15 years, Shapiro returns to the form that launched his career with a gripping and deeply felt novel that examines the ties that bind families together – and the secrets that can tear them apart,” according to a statement. . “One summer night in 1985, the lives of three teenagers are turned upside down by a horrific car accident, resulting in the death of a young woman. For the Wilf family, this will become the deepest family secret, a secret so dangerous that it can never be spoken, until the past returns, setting off a spellbinding chain of events that will change their family forever.”
Signa Fires has been named the most anticipated book by the LA Times, Time Magazine, LitHub, BookPage, Library Journal, The Millions and She Reads.
Shapirio is the author of five novels, including Family History and Black & White, and best-selling memoirs Slow Motion, Devotion, Hourglass and Inheritance. His podcast, Family Secrets, has over 25 million downloads and is now in its seventh season. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Vogue and Time. She has taught at Columbia, Wesleyan and New York University and is a co-founder of the Sirenland Writers’ Conference. She lives in County Litchfield.
This event is free and open to the public. A cash bar will be available. Those unable to attend can reserve signed copies of Shapiro’s books by calling The Hickory Stick Bookshop at 860-868-0525, or visit hickorystickbookshop.com
