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Susan Orlean

American journalist and author · United States · On the map · Journalists · Born 1955 · age 71

Susan Orlean is an American journalist, television writer, and bestselling author of The Orchid Thief and The Library Book. She has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1992, and has contributed articles to many magazines including Vogue, Rolling Stone, Esquire, and Outside.

Susan Orlean is read about 204 times a day, in 13 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.

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In 2021, Orlean joined the writing team of HBO comedy series How To with John Wilson.

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Journalists
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Born 1955 · age 71

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