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Susan Orlean

American author Susan Orlean is best known for *The Orchid Thief*, her bestselling true-crime narrative, and her longform journalism for *The New Yorker*. Her books have sold millions of copies and inspired the film *Adaptation*. This page provides the Susan Orlean books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1987Red Sox and Bluefish and Other Things That Make New England New EnglandPOoHB · 1Buy ↗

1990Saturday NightPOoHB · 2Buy ↗

1992The American Man at Age 10POoHB · 3Buy ↗

1998The Orchid ThiefPOoSOGB · 1Buy ↗

2001The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup: My Encounters with Extraordinary PeoplePOoSOBB · 1Buy ↗

2003Sand in My Bra and Other Misadventures(By: Jennifer L. Leo,Jessica Maxwell)POoFWWftRB · 1Buy ↗

2004My Kind of Place: Travel Stories from a Woman Who's Been EverywherePOoSOBB · 2Buy ↗

2004Whose Panties Are These?(By: Jennifer L. Leo,James O'Reilly,Larry Habegger)POoFWWftRB · 2Buy ↗

2005The Thong Also Rises(With: Jill Conner Browne,Laurie Notaro,Jennifer L. Leo,Jennifer Cox,Ayun Halliday,Tamara Sheward,Ellen Sussman)POoFWWftRB · 3Buy ↗

2006What Color Is Your Jockstrap?(By: Jennifer L. Leo)POoFWWftRB · 4Buy ↗

2007More Sand in My Bra(By: Janna Cawrse Esarey,Julia Weiler,Jennifer L. Leo)POoFWWftRB · 5Buy ↗

2008Lazy Little LoafersPOoCB · 1Buy ↗

2011AnimalishPOoSOAB · 1Buy ↗

2011Rin Tin TinPOoSOAB · 2Buy ↗

2016The Floral GhostPOoSOGB · 2Buy ↗

2016A Gentle ReignPOoSOBB · 3Buy ↗

2018The Library BookPOoLSB · 1Buy ↗

2021You Are Ready For Takeoff: A Short TripPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

2021On AnimalsPOoSOAB · 3Buy ↗

2025The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2025(With: Jaime Green)POoNB · 1Buy ↗

2025JoyridePOoSOBB · 4Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books1 book · 2025

01The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2025(With: Jaime Green)2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Funny Women Write from the Road Books5 books · 2003–2007

01Sand in My Bra and Other Misadventures(By: Jennifer L. Leo,Jessica Maxwell)2003Buy ↗

02Whose Panties Are These?(By: Jennifer L. Leo,James O'Reilly,Larry Habegger)2004Buy ↗

03The Thong Also Rises(With: Jill Conner Browne,Laurie Notaro,Jennifer L. Leo,Jennifer Cox,Ayun Halliday,Tamara Sheward,Ellen Sussman)2005Buy ↗

04What Color Is Your Jockstrap?(By: Jennifer L. Leo)2006Buy ↗

05More Sand in My Bra(By: Janna Cawrse Esarey,Julia Weiler,Jennifer L. Leo)2007Buy ↗

Publication Order of Susan Orlean Gardening Books2 books · 1998–2016

01The Orchid Thief1998Buy ↗

02The Floral Ghost2016Buy ↗

Publication Order of Library Science Books1 book · 2018

01The Library Book2018Buy ↗

Publication Order of Susan Orlean Biographies Books4 books · 2001–2025

01The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup: My Encounters with Extraordinary People2001Buy ↗

02My Kind of Place: Travel Stories from a Woman Who's Been Everywhere2004Buy ↗

03A Gentle Reign2016Buy ↗

04Joyride2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas1 book · 2021

01You Are Ready For Takeoff: A Short Trip2021Buy ↗

Publication Order of Susan Orlean Animal Books3 books · 2011–2021

01Animalish2011Buy ↗

02Rin Tin Tin2011Buy ↗

03On Animals2021Buy ↗

Publication Order of Children's Books1 book · 2008

01Lazy Little Loafers2008Buy ↗

Publication Order of History Books3 books · 1987–1992

01Red Sox and Bluefish and Other Things That Make New England New England1987Buy ↗

02Saturday Night1990Buy ↗

03The American Man at Age 101992Buy ↗

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