Susan Orlean

I just heard that Susan Orlean will be giving a craft lecture and nonfiction reading this Thursday, March 25th. Orlean is kind of like a big deal: she's a regular contributor to The New Yorker and the author of The Orchid Thief, among other books. Some of you cinephiles might recognize The Orchid Thief as the basis for Charlie Kaufman's screenplay for the movie Adaptation. Orlean's character was played by none other than Meryl Streep, so she has that going for her too. You can find Orlean's reaction to the movie, which strayed quite far from the book, here.

Her craft lecture will be from 12:10 to 1 pm at McGill Hall 210. The nonfiction reading will be in the Dell Brown Room of Turner Hall at 7 pm. Here's a campus map if you have no idea where those buildings are located.

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