“I think asking the question ‘who cares?’ is part of any writing project,” Susan Orlean says over coffee on the Valley side of the Hollywood Hills. In her delightfully written new memoir, “Joyride” — ...

New Yorker writer Susan Orlean's new book is the story of heroic canine actor Rin Tin Tin—and the people who spent their lives grooming his legacy. She tells Adam Auriemma how she fell for a German ...

Once you’ve interviewed as many people as Susan Orlean has, you start to crave what she calls “counterprogramming.” Every magazine profile has its setting; every setting suggests activities that a ...

Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. I’ve called Susan Orlean to discuss creativity, but I can’t stop staring at the ...

Susan Orlean had recently moved to Los Angeles and was taking a tour of the main branch of that city’s public library when the man guiding her around took a book off a shelf, cracked it open, and ...

And now, the game where we ask interesting people about things that do not interest them at all. (SOUNDBITE OF LAUGHTER) SAGAL: Susan Orlean is one of the most successful nonfiction authors in America ...

This week in the magazine, Susan Orlean writes about raising chickens in a back yard. Today, Orlean answered readers’ questions in a live chat. A transcript of the discussion follows. THE NEW YORKER: ...

Orlean, who has long been an admirer of our four-legged friends, reflects on the relationships between humans, pets, wild creatures, and even the animals we eat. The stories cover topics from ...

If you want to get Susan Orlean riled up, just ask her about the economist who suggested the government could eliminate public libraries and “save taxpayers lots of money” now that we have Amazon for ...

As a reporter, Susan Orlean doesn’t wear her love for animals on her sleeve. Who could afford to get overly attached in this cruel world? Baby tigers can be procured over the internet, the northern ...