Kelvin Smith Library will host April Lancaster from the Cleveland Public Library for a discussion on The Library Book by Susan Orlean Wednesday, April 10, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Dampeer Room.

Curiosity is what drives Susan Orlean, author of books on the trade in orchids (“The Orchid Thief”), the first canine movie star (“Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend”) and the nocturnal portion of ...

If you’ve ever read a Susan Orlean book — “The Orchid Thief,” “Rin Tin Tin” or “The Library Book,” say — and didn’t want it to end, here’s good news. There’s more. Her memoir, “Joyride,” a chronicle ...

On April 29, 1986, a fire raged through the Los Angeles Central Library. Nearly every firefighter in the city was there. It was the greatest loss to any public library in U.S. history -- more than a ...

Susan Orlean says the story of my life is the story of my stories. But she's put parts of her own life into a memoir of her career as an esteemed, long-form journalism storyteller - her decades at The ...

If you’ve ever read a Susan Orlean book — “The Orchid Thief,” “Rin Tin Tin” or “The Library Book,” say — and didn’t want it to end, here’s good news. There’s more. Her memoir, “Joyride,” a chronicle ...