Susan Orlean's bestseller and New York Times Notable Book is "a sheer delight…as rich in insight and as varied as the treasures contained on the shelves in any local library" (USA TODAY)?a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution...

The Library Book von Orlean, Susan

Library Book von Orlean, Susan

Susan Orlean has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1992. She is the author of seven books, including Rin Tin Tin, Saturday Night and The Orchid Thief, which was made into the Academy Award-winning film Adaptation. She lives...

Every essay in this book is magnificent... Mesmerizing.' New York Times'How we interact with animals has preoccupied philosophers, poets, and naturalists for ages,' writes Susan Orlean. Since the age of six, when Orlean wrote and...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A modern classic of personal journalism, The Orchid Thief is Susan Orlean's wickedly funny, elegant, and captivating tale of an amazing obsession. Determined to clone an...