Talk:Susan Orlean/Archive 1

Archive 1

Awkward start

Is it just me, or does this opening sentence: "Susan Orlean (born October 31, 1955) is an American journalist whose feature writing drolly but affectionately considers "softer" subjects than some of those covered by her colleagues." just seem awkward and cumbersome to read? Halogenated (talk) 16:28, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

I agree, it is very awkward to say the least. Will give it some thought and give a crack at correcting it. paul klenk ^talk 23:56, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

Photo added

I uploaded a photo of Orlean and included it in the article.

This photo (as I stated on the upload page) is completely okay to use; the author herself offers it on her Web site for anyone writing an article about her.

Just to be on the safe side, I have also written to her to make sure of the ownership of the photo.

paul klenk ^talk 23:58, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

On the distortions of her persona in Adaptation

I came here looking to see if there was something about her reaction to how she was portrayed in the movie. If somebody made a movie about me and the screenwriter/director had turned me into a drug addicted murderer, I'd be on the phone to my lawyer in a second. There must be some record of her reaction to the movie. Does no one have access to it to include it in the article? __209.179.0.121 (talk) 22:43, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

Hey, I just listened to a podcast interview with her where she talks fairly extensively about the movie and her reactions to it over time. Here's a link. http://overdrive.libsyn.com/ep-183-interview-with-susan-orlean-author-of-the-orchid-thief Incidentally or not, someone should probably add a blurb about the book she's working on now about libraries, titled "The Library Book." That's discussed in this podcast as well.