"Everyday commonalities and the anomalies burrowing within them are like catnip to best-selling writer Susan Orlean. The author of 12 award-winning books (among them, The Orchid Thief, The Library Book, Saturday Night and her new memoir Joyride) is a regular columnist for The New Yorker. Embarking on a fall 2025 book tour with the memoir she says was driven by time for reflection during COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns and upon realizing Orchid Thief had reached its 25th anniversary,"
"Born and raised in a suburb of Cleveland and now based in Los Angeles, Orlean's prolific output of narrative nonfiction has led to writing for Time magazine, Esquire, Outside, Village Voice, Boston Globe, HBO's How to With John Wilson and more. She once served as an editor at Rolling Stone, worked as a rock critic for the alt-weekly Willamette Week in Portland,"
"I've always been drawn to topics like Saturday night that are common denominators. It begins with something (to which) everybody can say, Oh, of course! That's meaningful to me. There's curiosity on my part in what we share and our interpretations of those commonalities. Curiosity, she states emphatically, has never let her down. Although some subjects pursued do not turn into good stories, one"
Susan Orlean has produced 12 award-winning books, including The Orchid Thief, The Library Book, Saturday Night and the memoir Joyride. The Joyride tour was prompted by pandemic lockdown reflections and the 25th anniversary of The Orchid Thief. Curiosity has driven her life since childhood and shapes her focus on everyday commonalities and embedded anomalies. Orlean contributes regularly to The New Yorker and has contributed to Time, Esquire, Outside, Village Voice, Boston Globe and HBO projects. She previously edited at Rolling Stone and worked as a rock critic. Her work has inspired film adaptations, including Adaptation, in which Meryl Streep portrayed her.
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