Orlean's

I can't wait until I get the new issue of the magazine, where Orlean's article "Pecking Order" appears.

Chicken Spaghetti: 2009

Orlean's experiences with poultry-keeping are uncannily similar to mine; her crowing "hen" is Laura, ours was Loretta.

Jan Brett's Weekend House 2009

Along with the usual hagiographies of literary giants, dead artists and politicians, this year's bios include Susan Orlean's portrait of the canine movie star Rin Tin Tin and Walter Isaacson's authorized biography of Steve Jobs, which is based on more than 40 interviews with the Apple co-founder.

The Race to Bring Over a Japanese Best Seller Alexandra Alter 2011

One of the first stills reproduced in "Rin Tin Tin," Susan Orlean's deeply moving biography of a dog and the man who loved him, is a shot of Lee Duncan in his doughboy's uniform.

The Dog Star Scott Eyman 2011

I can't believe New Orlean's would allow the GOP to set foot in their city after all the lack of response they got after Katrina.

2012 in the spotlight at GOP conference in New Orleans 2010

Ms. Gregory became aware of the Shaggs after reading Susan Orlean's 1999 feature on the band in the New Yorker—still the biggest boon to the band's legacy.

Sour Notes On Stage Andy Beta 2011

The Fair Grounds winner's circle in 2012 is a long way from the deck of Jimmy Buffet's boat the Last Mango II where in 2007, New Orlean's Saints' coach Sean Payton, the Saints' director of communications Greg Bensel and Buffet were chilling.

Liz O'Connell: Last Mango Racing, These Saints Go Running Liz O'Connell 2012

Ms. Gregory became aware of the Shaggs after reading Susan Orlean's 1999 feature on the band in the New Yorker—still the biggest boon to the band's legacy.

Sour Notes On Stage Andy Beta 2011

The Fair Grounds winner's circle in 2012 is a long way from the deck of Jimmy Buffet's boat the Last Mango II where in 2007, New Orlean's Saints' coach Sean Payton, the Saints' director of communications Greg Bensel and Buffet were chilling.

Liz O'Connell: Last Mango Racing, These Saints Go Running Liz O'Connell 2012

So Ms. Orlean's book is about a transcendent love affair, which is perhaps why it loses some momentum in its second half, as her story moves past the original dog to his descendants, both literal and cinematic.

The Dog Star Scott Eyman 2011