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Susan Orlean

Susan Orlean has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1992 and has also written for Outside, Esquire, Rolling Stone, and Vogue. She graduated from the University of Michigan and was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. Orlean now lives in Los Angeles and upstate New York with her husband and son.
My Kind of Place
The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup
The Orchid Thief

Books

My Kind of Place
The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup
The Orchid Thief

Books for LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

In June we celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual + (LGBTQIA+) Pride Month, which honors the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan. Pride Month is a time to both celebrate the accomplishments of those in the LGBTQ+ community and recognize the ongoing struggles faced by many across the world who wish to live

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