Interview: On Secrets with Dani Shapiro

"Beneath every secret, there is shame. Shame is why we are silent. Shame is why we keep the secret."

This post is excerpted from a conversation I had in January with the one and only Dani Shapiro. She’s the author of five novels and five memoirs, most recently the instant New York Times-bestseller Inheritance. She’s also the host of the podcast Family Secrets, which has been one of my favorite pandemic podcasts.

Dani is a beloved writing teacher, and sh…