Bill Shapiro is an American writer and editor. He is best known for serving as the editor of ''

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'' magazine, and as the founding editor of LIFE.com. ''LIFE'' magazine had not been published as a weekly for 32 years until Shapiro revived it in 2004. It resumed publication as a weekend supplement to U.S. newspapers. This was the biggest launch in Time Inc. history, with a combined circulation of approximately 12 million. LIFE.com was launched on March 31, 2009, in partnership with

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. It won the

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for digital photography in 2011, and

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in 2010 and 2011. Shapiro collaborated with

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’ guitarist

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on a children's book called Gus & Me, which was published in 2014, and reached No.2 on ''

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'' for children's books. His previous book, ''Other People’s Love Letters'', was published in 2007. He graduated from

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