Ari Shapiro, THE BEST STRANGERS IN THE WORLD: Stories from a Life Spent Listening
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03/29/23
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Zibby speaks to Ari Shapiro, the award-winning cohost of the most listened-to radio news program in the US (NPR’s All Things Considered) and debut author of The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening, an utterly beautiful, humorous, and revelatory memoir-in-essays about his globe-trotting journalism and the people he met along the way. Ari reveals what he hopes readers will learn from his book. He also talks about his love of fiction, and his experiences performing at the Hollywood Bowl, singing in a college acapella group, reporting on the Pulse nightclub shooting, coming out at a young age, being the middle child, and more!
In April, you can see Ari at Café Carlyle in New York City, where he is scheduled to join Alan Cumming for a residency!
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