Susan Orlean says the story of my life is the story of my stories. But she's put parts of her own life into a memoir of her career as an esteemed, long-form journalism storyteller - her decades at The ...

Susan Orlean's "Joyride: A Memoir" details her career as a nonfiction writer and her belief in following one's curiosity. The ...

If you’ve ever read a Susan Orlean book — “The Orchid Thief,” “Rin Tin Tin” or “The Library Book,” say — and didn’t want it to end, here’s good news. There’s more. Her memoir, “Joyride,” a chronicle ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The hardest part of her writing process, Orlean says, is “those first few sentences. They set the tone ...

Acclaimed writer Susan Orlean, seated left, prepares to sign one of her books for a reader during a book tour stop at the Cuyahoga County Public Library's Parma-Snow branch in Parma, Ohio on Oct. 23, ...

Kelvin Smith Library will host April Lancaster from the Cleveland Public Library for a discussion on The Library Book by Susan Orlean Wednesday, April 10, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Dampeer Room.

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