Susan Orlean

The It Bird

Susan Orlean chronicles the return of the back-yard chicken, whose popularity has grown in part because of the locavore movement.

Thinking in the Rain

An artist takes on the umbrella.

Life’s Swell

To be a surfer girl in Maui is to be the luckiest of creatures. It means you’re beautiful and tan and ready to rip. It means you’ve caught the perfect dappled wave and are on a ride that can’t possibly end.

The Congo Sound

“The Congo Sound” by Susan Orlean was published in the print edition of the October 14 & 21, 2002, issue of The New Yorker.

I Want This Apartment

The Origami Lab

Meet The Shaggs

Shoot the Moon

Animal Action

Where's Willy?

Orchid Fever