In 1991 after publishing an article about the Feldenkrais method in "Family Circle," Shapiro Kramer was a guest on "The Oprah Winfrey Show". In 1995 Shapiro Kramer published the memoir "Uncommon Voyage" about her experiences parenting a child with special needs. The book had a second edition in 2002. Laura reworked the story of raising her son into a guidebook for other parents and in 2017 it was published digitally. This new edition, titled Uncommon Voyage: Parenting Children with Special Needs, A Guidebook, received high praise in Publishers Weekly and other reviews.