Susan Orlean

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Book Tour & Events

Book Tour & Events

I’ll be making a number of appearances across the country to discuss my newest book, Joyride, along with my other work. Check the links below for details and hope to see you soon!

2025 Dates

Oct
22
2025

Cleveland, OH

Cuyahoga Library

Author Event @ 7:00 PM

Oct
23
2025

Naperville, IL

Anderson’s Bookshop

Author Event @ 7:00 PM

Oct
24
2025

Chicago, IL

American Writers Museum

Author Event @ 6:00 PM

Oct
27
2025

Tulsa, OK

Magic City Books at All Souls Unitarian Church

Author Event @ 7:00 PM

Oct
28
2025

Los Angeles, CA

Library Foundation of Los Angeles

Author Event @ 7:00 PM

Oct
29
2025

La Jolla, CA

Warwick’s

Author Event @ 7:30 PM

Oct
30
2025

San Francisco, CA

Litquake Literary Festival

Festival @ 7:00 PM

Nov
7
2025

Seattle, WA

Elliott Bay Books at Town Hall

Author Event @ 7:30 PM

Nov
8
2025

Portland, OR

Portland Book Festival

Festival @ 10:00 AM

Nov
9
2025

Portland, OR

Live Wire Radio Program

Author Event @ 12:00 PM

Nov
12
2025

Los Angeles, CA

B&N The Grove

Poured Over Live Taping @ 7:00 PM

Nov
13
2025

Montecito, CA

Godmother’s

Author Event @ 6:00 PM

Nov
17
2025

Saratoga Springs, NY

Northshire Books at Skidmore College

Author Event @ 7:00 PM

Nov
18
2025

Maplewood, NJ

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Author Event @ 7:30 PM

Nov
19
2025

Nashville, TN

Parnassus Books

Author Event @ 6:30 PM

Nov
20
2025

St. Louis, MO

Left Bank Books at Schlafly Library

Author Event @ 6:00 PM

Dec
12
2025

Miami, FL

Books & Books

Author Event @ 7:00 PM

Past Events

April
19
2023

Lake Forest, CA

Lake Forest Community Center

A Slice of Literary Orange @ 6:30 PM

April
24
2023

Pittsford, NY

Pittsford Sutherland High School Auditorium

Pittsford Community Library @ 7:00 PM

April
29
2023

Grosse Pointe, MI

Grosse Pointe Yacht Club

Books On the Lake @ 12:00 PM

Jan
29
2020

Rancho Mirage, CA

Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory

Rancho Mirage Writers Festival @ Various (Sold Out)

Feb
19
2020

Bend, OR

Deschutes Public Library

Author! Author! Literary Series @ 7:00 PM PT

Feb
20
2020

Portland, OR

Arlene Schnitzer Music Hall

Portland Arts & Lectures @ 7:30 PM PT

Mar
8
2020

Denver, CO

Hilton Denver Inverness

Arapahoe Library District Meet the Author @ 2:00 PM MT

Mar
12
2020

POSTPONED Reedley, CA

Reedley College

One Book, One College @ 7:00 PM PT

Mar
14
2020

POSTPONED Sacramento, CA

Sacramento Public Library

Authors on the Move @ 8:00 PM PT

Mar
15
2020

POSTPONED Santa Rosa, CA

Central Santa Rosa Library

Sonoma Co Library Distinguished Authors Series @ 2:30 PM PT

May
6
2020

POSTPONED Seattle, WA

University of Washington

Libraries Unbound @ 6:00 PM PT

Sept
14
2020

Virtual Event (Charlotte, NC)

The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation

Carnegie Circle Annual Dinner @ 7:00 PM ET

Oct
1
2020

Virtual Event (Santa Cruz, CA)

Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries

Santa Cruz Public Library @ 4:00 PM PT

Oct
12
2020

POSTPONED Lawrence, KS

Liberty Hall

Lawrence Public Library @ 2:30 PM CT

Oct
22
2020

Virtual Event (Wellesley, MA)

Wellesley Country Club

Wellesley Free Library Foundation Gala @ 7:30 PM ET

Oct
28
2020

Virtual Event (Seattle, WA)

University of Washington

Maxine Cushing Gray Distinguished Writer Lecture @ 7:00 PM PT

Oct
29
2020

Virtual Event (Claremont, CA)

Friends of the Claremont Library

Claremont: On the Same Page @ 7:00 PM PT

Nov
7
2020

POSTPONED Harrisburg, PA

Dauphin County Library System

Dauphin County Library System @ 1:00 PM ET

Nov
19
2020

Virtual Event (New York, NY)

Susan Orlean moderates | Steve Martin and Harry Bliss: A Wealth of Pigeons

The Strand Bookstore Events @ 8:00 PM ET

Jan
13
2021

Virtual Event (Durham, NC)

Durham County Library

Durham County Library @ 7:00 PM ET

Feb
9
2021

Virtual Event (Sarasota, FL)

Library Foundation for Sarasota County

Library Foundation for Sarasota County @ 1:00 PM ET

Apr
27
2021

Virtual Event (Columbus, OH)

Bexley Public Library

Bexley Community Author Series @ 7:00 PM ET

May
8
2021

Harrisburg, PA

Dauphin County Library System

Author of the Year Series @ 7:00 PM ET

July
15
2021

Sun Valley, ID

Sun Valley Community Library

Summer Speaker Series @ 7:00 PM MT

July
18
2021

Sun Valley, ID

Sun Valley Writers Conference

Susan Orlean’s Extraordinary Ordinary @ 11:00 AM MT

Sept
14
2021

Syracuse, NY

John H. Mulroy Civic Center

Friends of the Central Library,
Rosamond Gifford Lecture Series @ 7:30 PM ET

Oct
3
2021

Lawrence, KS

Liberty Hall

Lawrence Public Library event @ 7:00 PM CT

Oct
5
2021

Virtual Event (New York)

Long Island Literary Festival

Author Reading @ 1:00 PM ET

Oct
11
2021

Virtual Event (Portland, OR)

Powell’s Books

In Conversation with Meg Wolitzer @ 5:00 PM PT

Oct
12
2021

Los Angeles, CA

Philosophical Research Society

Skylight Books Presents SUSAN ORLEAN @ 7:00 PM PT

Oct
14
2021

Virtual Event (San Francisco, CA)

CommonWealth Club

CommonWealth Club Event @ 12:00 PM PT

Oct
15
2021

Virtual Event (Seattle, WA)

Town Hall Seattle

Town Hall Seattle Event @ 7:30 PM PT

Oct
18
2021

Virtual Event (New Orleans, LA)

Octavia Books

Octavia Books Event @ 7:00 PM CT

Oct
19
2021

Virtual Event (Oxford, MS)

Square Books

Square Books Event @ 6:00 PM CT

Oct
20
2021

Virtual Event (Nashville, TN)

Parnassus Books

With Ann Patchett, Elizabeth Strout @ 6:15 PM CT

Oct
25
2021

New York, NY

92Y | Christopher Lightfoot Walker Reading Series

In Conversation with Maud Newton @ 7:30 PM ET

Oct
26
2021

Virtual Event (Cambridge, MA)

Harvard Bookstore

Harvard Bookstore Event @ 7:00 PM ET

Oct
27
2021

Virtual Event (Austin, TX)

BookPeople Bookstore

BookPeople Event @ 6:00 PM CT

Oct
29
2021

Virtual Event

A Mighty Blaze

A Mighty Blaze Event @ 1:00 PM PT

Oct
28
2021

Virtual Event (Washington, DC)

Politics & Prose Bookstore

P&P Live! Event @ 7:00 PM ET

Nov
3
2021

Virtual Event (Chicago, IL)

University Club of Chicago

University Club of Chicago Luncheon @ 12:00 PM CT

Nov
4
2021

Virtual Event (Ann Arbor, MI)

Literati Bookstore

Literati Bookstore Event @ 7:00 PM ET

Nov
9
2021

Virtual Event (Toronto, Canada)

Hot Docs Curious Minds Festival

Curious Minds Author Talk @ 7:30 PM ET

Nov
14
2021

Fayetteville, AR

Fayetteville Public Library

An Afternoon with Susan Orlean @ 2:00 PM CT

Nov
15
2021

Denver, CO

The Newman Center for the Performing Arts

The Denver Post Pen & Podium Series @ 7:30 PM MT

Nov
17
2021

Santa Barbara, CA

Chaucer’s

Chaucer’s event @ 5:00 PM PT

Nov
18
2021

La Jolla, CA

Warwick’s

Warwick’s event @ 6:00 PM PT

Apr
7
2022

Tulsa, OK

University of Tulsa

McFarlin Library @ 6:30 PM CT