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Susan Orlean writes about taxidermists, bullfighters, hairdressers, clowns, animals, famous people and suburban 10-year-old kids. A staff writer for The New Yorker, Orlean is the author of The Orchid Thief, Saturday Night, her latest book, Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend. Susan and Kevin talk about recognizing story ideas, writing about animals and people with obsessions, and the best writing advice she's ever received.
Susan Orlean writes about taxidermists, bullfighters, hairdressers, clowns, animals, famous people and suburban 10-year-old kids. A staff writer for The New Yorker, Orlean is the author of The Orchid Thief, Saturday Night, her latest book, Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend. Susan and Kevin talk about recognizing story ideas, writing about animals and people with obsessions, and the best writing advice she's ever received.