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Mentioned in 5 episodes
Joyride
Book • 2011
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when discussing the multiple times she read the entire book during the editing process.


Susan Orlean

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Susan Orlean: Award-Winning Writer Explains Her Entire Process | How I Write
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as a bracing and fabulous memoir about the writing life.

Julia Turner

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Knives Out Is Back with a New Hot Priest Edition
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as 

's new memoir, encouraging listeners to purchase it.

Bryan Curtis


Susan Orlean

15 snips
New News About Nuzzi, and Mamdani Goes to Washington. Plus: Susan Orlean on Breaking Into The New Yorker, Working for Tina Brown, and More.
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references Susan Orlean's description of two kinds of writers.


Tom Junod

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Tom Junod: How to Write Unapologetically Well | How I Write
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as a memoir by Susan Orlean that is about creativity.

Mallory O'Meara

Ep 427 - Most Anticipated Books for September and October!
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as an incredible memoir of Susan Orlean's writing life, resonating with his own experiences.


Michael Bamberger

1065: A Visit With Michael Bamberger
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as an example of an album that was commercially unsuccessful but critically acclaimed.


DJ Louie XIV

What Exactly is a "Flop"? (with Brittany Spanos & Chris Stedman)
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's new memoir that pulls back the curtain on why and how she writes.


Susan Orlean

Susan Orlean: Why being curious gives you a richer life
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in reference to Susan Orlean's ability to make seemingly uninteresting premises engaging through fantastic writing.


Anne Bogel

Ep 508: Anne's Best Books of 2025
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as a writing memoir by Susan Orlean.


Joumana Khatib

17 Nonfiction Books We’re Looking Forward to This Fall
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as her new memoir, reflecting on her career as a long-form journalism storyteller.


Susan Orlean

'Paper Girl' and 'Joyride' are memoirs by journalists who get close to their subjects


