Author interview: Orlean’s open approach provides rich insight into storytelling world

'Joyride' is a hugely entertaining and engaging account of Orlean’s adventures in writing written in her own imitable and impeccable style

Susan Orlean: ‘The New Yorker’, between the print magazine and the website, has more readers than it ever did. That gives me hope. Picture: Noah Fecks

• Joyride 
• Susan Orlean
• Atlantic Books, £20.00