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Susan Orlean's "Joyride: A Memoir"

LA Review of Books by LA Review of Books

Jan 9, 202600:54:43Arts

Medaya Ocher is joined by writer and author Susan Orlean, whose latest book is "Joyride: A Memoir." In "Joyride," Orlean recounts how she became a writer: the strokes of luck, as well as the ambition and talent that led...

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