Susan Orlean (born October 31, 1955) is an American journalist. She has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1992, and has contributed articles to Vogue, Rolling Stone, Esquire, and Outside. Read full biography of Susan Orlean →
I am dismayed to realize that much of the advice I used to parcel out to aspiring writers has passed its sell-by date.
I can imagine a future in which real books will exist but in a more limited, particular way.
I love writing traditional magazine pieces, and especially their breadth of reporting and the deliberateness of the writing.
It is hard to imagine Thomas Kinkade as anything less than supremely self-assured.
Knowledge is a beautiful thing, but there are a few things I wish I didn't know.
Oversized houses, like oversized cars, seem to be a particularly American fixation.
I heard a computer scientist the other day refer to playing with the Kinect as 'storytelling.' At first I thought that sounded a little... →
Sense of smell, of course, is only one of those dog qualities that can't be replicated or improved upon. I've been researching dogs in... →
I wonder what book signings will be like when most of the books we read are electronic. Will authors sign something else? A flyer, perhaps? A special... →
They will be given as gifts; books that are especially pretty or visual will be bought as hard copies; books that are collectible will continue to be... →
I had never considered using a hashtag anywhere other than on Twitter, but now I'm inspired. Text messages have always seemed a little flat to... →
I've noticed lately that it seems most intimate to not use any closing on your e-mail at all, because it seems to make it feel like you are... →
In an interesting inversion of status, the reigning breed in the dog park these days is the... →
Susan Orlean (born October 31, 1955) is an American journalist. She has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1992, and has contributed articles to Vogue, Rolling Stone, Esquire, and Outside.