Dani Shapiro is the bestselling author of the memoirs Devotion and Slow Motion, and five novels including Black & White and Family History. Her work has appeared in many publications including, The New Yorker, Elle, The New York Times Book Review, The Los Angeles Times, and has been widely anthologized. She has taught in the writing programs at Columbia, NYU, The New School and Wesleyan University, and she is co-founder of the Sirenland Writers Conference in Positano, Italy. She is a contributing editor at Travel + Leisure and has appeared on many TV shows, including Super Soul Sunday with Oprah. Her new book, Still Writing: The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life, was released in October 2013. Visit Dani's website at http://danishapiro.com Like America Meditating on Facebook