About Barbara Shapiro
Born 1951. Barbara Shapiro is a novelist.
Barbara Shapiro, or B.A., or Xixi Shapiro, is an American author.
Works She has written novels, screenplays, and a non-fiction self-help book.
Novels The Muralist The Art Forger The book is based on the unsolved Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft of thirteen works of art.
Awards Shapiro received the 2013 New England Book Award for Fiction, a 2013 Massachusetts Must-Read Book award, and a 2012 Boston Globe Best Crime Book award. She was nominated for a 2013 Massachusetts Book Award.
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American author
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Barbara Shapiro was born on 28 August 1951.
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Barbara Shapiro is a novelist.
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