{"product_id":"joyride-by-susan-orlean","title":"Joyride by Susan Orlean","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTIME\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eOPRAH DAILY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, GOODREADS, AND MORE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“Brilliant…A high-spirited, exhilarating memoir.” —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e • “In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eJoyride\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, the takeaway often has as much to do with the art of living as the art of writing.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e —Elle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e • “Wise and exuberant…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIt’s funny, as well. Just masterful.” —David Sedaris •\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e “Superbly good…Ebullient, frank, moving, and inspiring.” —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrom Susan Orlean, the beloved\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew Yorker\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ewriter and bestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Orchid Thief\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Library Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewho has been hailed as “a national treasure” by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, comes a masterful memoir of finding her creative calling and purpose that invites us to approach life with wonder, curiosity, and an irrepressible sense of delight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJoyride\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a magic carpet ride through Orlean’s life and career, where every day is an opportunity for discovery and every moment holds the potential for wonder. Throughout her storied career, her curiosity has drawn her to explore the most ordinary and extraordinary of places, from going deep inside the head of a regular ten-year-old boy for a legendary profile (“The American Man Age Ten”) to reporting on a woman who owns twenty-seven tigers, from capturing the routine magic of Saturday night to climbing Mt. Fuji.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot only does Orlean’s account of a writing life offer a trove of indispensable gleanings for writers, it’s also an essential and practical “master class” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) to embracing any creative path. She takes us through her process of dreaming up ideas, managing deadlines, connecting with sources, chasing every possible lead, confronting writer’s block and self-doubt, and crafting the perfect lede—a Susan specialty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile Orlean has always written her way into other people’s lives in order to understand the human experience, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJoyride\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis 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-heels in love again, becoming a mother while mourning the decline of her own mother, sojourning to Hollywood for films based on her work including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAdaptation\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBlue Crush\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and confronting mortality. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJoyride\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is also a time machine to a bygone era of journalism, from Orlean’s bright start in the golden age of alt-weeklies to her career-making days working alongside icons such as Robert Gottlieb, Tina Brown, David Remnick, Anna Wintour, Sonny Mehta, and Jonathan Karp—forces who shaped the media industry as we know it today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInfused with Orlean’s signature warmth and wit, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJoyride\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a must-read for anyone who hungers to start, build, and sustain a creative life. Orlean inspires us to seek out daily inspiration and rediscover the marvels that surround us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Woolly Bear Books and Gifts","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":57750880026790,"sku":"9781982135171","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/4637\/7638\/files\/71WsSP3tHsL._SL1500.jpg?v=1792689284","url":"https:\/\/woollybearbooks.com\/products\/joyride-by-susan-orlean","provider":"Woolly Bear Books and Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}