bestselling author and New Yorker staff writer
Susan Orlean
bestselling author and New Yorker staff writer
About Susan
Susan Orlean, born on October 31, 1955, is an American journalist, television writer, and bestselling author. She is known for her books The Orchid Thief and The Library Book. Orlean has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1992, contributing articles to a variety of magazines including Vogue, Rolling Stone, Esquire, and Outside. In 2021, she joined the writing team of the HBO comedy series How To with John Wilson. Her book The Orchid Thief was adapted into the film Adaptation, released in 2002, in which Meryl Streep's performance as Orlean earned an Academy Award nomination.
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Latest interviews
Every podcast episode Susan Orlean has appeared on, newest first.
This Is the Author
S11 E16: 2026 National Library Week Special Compilation
Apr 17, 2026
Politics and Prose Presents
Susan Orlean — Joyride - with Marion Winik
Nov 23, 2025
This Is the Author
S10 E47: Susan Orlean, Ruchika T. Malhotra, and Natan Last
Nov 18, 2025
SongWriter turns stories into songs
Susan Orlean + Diana Gameros
Jul 2, 2024
SongWriter turns stories into songs
Season 6 Trailer
Jun 18, 2024
SongWriter turns stories into songs
Pre-Season Six Bonus Episode
May 4, 2024
Writers (Video)
A Conversation with Nick Hornby and Susan Orlean - Writer's Symposium by the Sea 2024
Apr 8, 2024
Writers (Audio)
A Conversation with Nick Hornby and Susan Orlean - Writer's Symposium by the Sea 2024
Apr 8, 2024
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Appeared On
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SongWriter turns stories into songs
3 episodes
Shows
3
This Is the Author
2 episodes
Shows
2
Politics and Prose Presents
1 episode
Shows
1
Writers (Video)
1 episode
Shows
1
Writers (Audio)
1 episode
Shows
1
Dialogue with Marcia Franklin
1 episode
Shows
1
Jordan, Jesse, GO!
1 episode
Shows
1
Beyond the Page: The Best of the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference
1 episode
Shows
1
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