Susan Orlean has a lifetime of stories to tell. Her writing credentials include The New Yorker (22 years as staff writer), Vogue, Rolling Stone, Esquire and numerous nonfiction books. Shaped by a relentless curiosity and uncanny ability to dive deeply into any topic, Orlean now brings her immense writing talents to her own memoir, Joyride: …
If you are a lover of animals this one is for you! Every chapter dives into a peak of the life of some specific animal or type of animal. Learn how Keiko the Orca Whale (Free Willy) actually became free thanks to the efforts of many people. Or how pigeon races are run and what …
From Willamette Week May 18, 2016 The Strange and Beautiful Life of Katherine Dunn, Portland’s Beloved Geek She tended bar, sliced up sanctimony, and maybe even breathed fire. BY AARON MESH, MATTHEW KORFHAGE and BETH SLOVIC Katherine Dunn saw broken and twisted things, wrapped them in her words, and made them beautiful. A boxer’s bleeding …
“Yes, another dog book, but this is by Susan Orlean and is about World War I (Did you know 50,000 dogs were used in the battlefields, and that’s where Rinty was found as a pup?) and the glitzy days of Hollywood and one loner’s devotion to his dog. Quite a tale, and, as always, the …
