Bill Shapiro is an American writer and editor. He is best known for serving as the editor of LIFE magazine, ^[1] and as the founding editor of LIFE.com. ^[2]

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. ^[3] This was the biggest launch in Time Inc. history, ^{[4] [5]} with a combined circulation of approximately 12 million. ^[6]

LIFE.com was launched on March 31, 2009, in partnership with Getty Images. ^[7] It won the National Magazine Award for digital photography in 2011, ^[8] and Webby Awards in 2010 ^[9] and 2011. ^[10]

Shapiro collaborated with The Rolling Stones' guitarist Keith Richards on a children's book called Gus & Me, which was published in 2014, ^{[11] [12]} and reached No.2 on The New York Times Best Seller list for children's books. ^[13] His previous book, Other People's Love Letters, was published in 2007. ^{[14] [15]}

He graduated from Wesleyan University. ^[16]

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