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Glenn Shapiro

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Fiction, Historical Fiction, History

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Glenn Shapiro was born and raised in New England. He is a lifelong writer of poetry and short stories, but made the leap to novels as part of his "second act" after retirement.

His first novel, the gold rush era historical fiction Cold Spring, met with acclaim from both critics and readers. He is the son of a Jewish father and German-catholic mother who was born in Germany during the war and raised there, post-war, through her adolescence.

For his second novel, The Threads Remain, he tackled that tragic time in history through characters inside Germany before, during and after the war. ...more

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Average rating: 4.56 · 550 ratings · 83 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Threads Remain: War demands choices. What would you do to survive? 4.55 avg rating — 445 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cold Spring 4.58 avg rating — 103 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sarah Walked to School by Glenn Shapiro (Goodreads Author), Ben Quesnel (Illustrations) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Glenn Shapiro liked Cathy's review of The Threads Remain: War demands choices. What would you do to survive?: "Shapiro is an amazing storyteller. He captures your attention from the beginning, focusing on a young German 15 yr old teenager pulled into the German SS, a young child playing in the dirt in 1944, a Jewish man and woman meeting each other in 1928, a" Read more of this review »
Feb 02, 2026 04:16AM · see review
Glenn Shapiro made a comment on Mitzi’s review of The Threads Remain " Your review means a great deal to me - thank you. I fell in love with these characters as I wrote them, so thoughtful reviews like yours tell me that ...more "
Dec 05, 2025 05:48PM · see review
Glenn Shapiro and 1 other person liked Robin Rashcovsky's review of The Threads Remain: War demands choices. What would you do to survive?: "Great story The “threads” were nicely interwoven."
Dec 05, 2025 05:45PM · see review
Glenn Shapiro liked Amanda’s Booked Up's review of The Threads Remain: War demands choices. What would you do to survive?: "Incredibly moving story. Every story line was woven together perfectly. More in-depth review to come."
Oct 31, 2025 04:46PM · see review
Glenn Shapiro and 2 other people liked Mitzi's review of The Threads Remain: "Wow! I loved THE THREADS REMAIN by Glenn Shapiro. It is such a heartbreaking and touching story, and I could not put it down. Told through the perspectives of Max and Gerda, a young Jewish couple forced to make unimaginable choices, Josef, a teenage " Read more of this review »
Oct 09, 2025 02:10PM · see review
Glenn Shapiro made a comment on Kimberly Sharpe’s review of The Threads Remain: War demands choices. What would you do to survive? " Your comments are so meaningful to me. Thank you. I came to love these characters, so reading reviews like yours makes my day! "
Oct 08, 2025 03:21PM · see review
Glenn Shapiro made a comment on Beyond_thebindings’s review of The Threads Remain: War demands choices. What would you do to survive? " Thank you so much for your beautiful review. Your emotions are everything I hoped for in writing this book. "
Sep 25, 2025 02:49PM · see review
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