Rebecca Shapiro
Managing Editor
Rebecca joined Columbia Magazine in 2011, after spending five years as an editor in the Random House Publishing Group. She has also worked as a high school writing instructor and college counselor, and has published over 300 articles and book reviews. She holds a B.A. in English from Brown University and an M.Ed in Higher Education from Harvard University.
Articles by Rebecca Shapiro
Book Review: "The Parking Lot Attendant"
Nafkote Tamirat's debut novel is at once an immigrant narrative, a coming-of-age story, a dystopian fantasy, and a political thriller
Book Review: “Speak No Evil”
Uzodinma Iweala's new novel showcases the author's adeptness at weaving vivid, emotional stories about coming of age in a world often unsafe for young Black men
The Politics Of Eating Well
Mark Bittman, a leader in the progressive food movement and a lecturer at the Mailman School of Public Health, explains why he thinks our food system is flawed and how he recommends fixing it
Super Freak
Stephen Dubner ’90SOA, coauthor of the popular Freakonomics series, wants to tell you a few things you don’t know
Book Review: “The King Is Always Above the People”
Daniel Alarcón ’99CC has a gorgeous new collection of short stories