Joyride
A Memoir
$39.99
- Hardcover
368 pages
- Release Date
18 November 2025
Summary
‘The story of my life is the story of my stories,’ writes Susan Orlean in this extraordinary, era-defining memoir from one of the greatest practitioners of narrative nonfiction of our time.
While Orlean has always written her way into other people’s lives in order to understand the human experience, Joyride is her most personal book ever - a searching journey through finding her feet as a journalist, recovering from the excruciating collapse of her first marriage, falling head-over-he…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781838955496 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1838955496 |
| Author: | Susan Orlean |
| Publisher: | Atlantic Books |
| Imprint: | Atlantic Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 18 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 576g |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 234mm |
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Critics Review
An exuberant, inspiring memoir…Orlean rises to the challenge of writing about her own life with grace * Guardian *
For anyone who’s asked - and haven’t we all - “How does she write like that?,” this wise and exuberant book is the answer. It’s funny, as well. Just masterful – David Sedaris
A spry, entertaining memoir/writing workshop by a nonfiction artist at the top of her game * Kirkus Reviews (starred review) *
Delightfully chatty and engaging…If you are a newcomer to all things Orlean, this inspiring memoir is a great place to start * Oprah Daily *
Orlean is always superbly good literary company, here she deepens the intimacy, welcoming readers into the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of an exemplary and empathetic writer who revels in life’s oddities, mysteries, and splendour * Booklist (starred review) *
Orlean (The Library Book) offers a master class in nonfiction writing and an indelible portrait of a bygone era of magazine journalism in this excellent personal history * Publishers Weekly (starred review) *
Enthralling and inspirational…[a] fine and heartfelt saga * Observer on THE LIBRARY BOOK *
Orlean, a longtime New Yorker writer, has been captivating us with human stories for decades, and her latest book is a wide-ranging, deeply personal and terrifically engaging investigation * Washington Post on THE LIBRARY BOOK *
An exemplary work of creative non-fiction… I can’t recommend this book highly enough * Scotland on Sunday on THE LIBRARY BOOK *
Susan Orlean has long been one of our finest storytellers – David Grann
Susan Orlean
Susan Orlean has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1992. She is the New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including The Library Book, Rin Tin Tin, Saturday Night and The Orchid Thief, which was made into the Academy Award-winning film Adaptation. She lives with her family and her animals in Los Angeles.
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