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Susan Orlean Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Susan Orlean in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 21 books / 9 series

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.

Books by Susan Orlean in Publication Order

1987 Red Sox and Bluefish and Other Things That Make New England New England POoHB / 1 Buy
1990 Saturday Night POoHB / 2 Buy
1992 The American Man at Age 10 POoHB / 3 Buy
1998 The Orchid Thief POoSOGB / 1 Buy
2001 The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup: My Encounters with Extraordinary People POoSOBB / 1 Buy
2003 Sand in My Bra and Other Misadventures(By: Jennifer L. Leo,Jessica Maxwell) POoFWWftRB / 1 Buy
2004 My Kind of Place: Travel Stories from a Woman Who's Been Everywhere POoSOBB / 2 Buy
2004 Whose Panties Are These?(By: Jennifer L. Leo,James O'Reilly,Larry Habegger) POoFWWftRB / 2 Buy
2005 The Thong Also Rises(With: Jill Conner Browne,Laurie Notaro,Jennifer L. Leo,Jennifer Cox,Ayun Halliday,Tamara Sheward,Ellen Sussman) POoFWWftRB / 3 Buy
2006 What Color Is Your Jockstrap?(By: Jennifer L. Leo) POoFWWftRB / 4 Buy
2007 More Sand in My Bra(By: Janna Cawrse Esarey,Julia Weiler,Jennifer L. Leo) POoFWWftRB / 5 Buy
2008 Lazy Little Loafers POoCB / 1 Buy
2011 Animalish POoSOAB / 1 Buy
2011 Rin Tin Tin POoSOAB / 2 Buy
2016 The Floral Ghost POoSOGB / 2 Buy
2016 A Gentle Reign POoSOBB / 3 Buy
2018 The Library Book POoLSB / 1 Buy
2021 You Are Ready For Takeoff: A Short Trip POoSS / 1 Buy
2021 On Animals POoSOAB / 3 Buy
2025 The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2025(With: Jaime Green) POoNB / 1 Buy
2025 Joyride POoSOBB / 4 Buy

Complete Susan Orlean Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2025(With: Jaime Green) 2025 Buy
01 Sand in My Bra and Other Misadventures(By: Jennifer L. Leo,Jessica Maxwell) 2003 Buy
02 Whose Panties Are These?(By: Jennifer L. Leo,James O'Reilly,Larry Habegger) 2004 Buy
03 The Thong Also Rises(With: Jill Conner Browne,Laurie Notaro,Jennifer L. Leo,Jennifer Cox,Ayun Halliday,Tamara Sheward,Ellen Sussman) 2005 Buy
04 What Color Is Your Jockstrap?(By: Jennifer L. Leo) 2006 Buy
05 More Sand in My Bra(By: Janna Cawrse Esarey,Julia Weiler,Jennifer L. Leo) 2007 Buy
01 The Orchid Thief 1998 Buy
02 The Floral Ghost 2016 Buy
01 The Library Book 2018 Buy
01 The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup: My Encounters with Extraordinary People 2001 Buy
02 My Kind of Place: Travel Stories from a Woman Who's Been Everywhere 2004 Buy
03 A Gentle Reign 2016 Buy
04 Joyride 2025 Buy
01 You Are Ready For Takeoff: A Short Trip 2021 Buy
Susan Orlean Animal Reading Order 3 books / 2011-2021
01 Animalish 2011 Buy
02 Rin Tin Tin 2011 Buy
03 On Animals 2021 Buy
Children's Reading Order 1 book / 2008
01 Lazy Little Loafers 2008 Buy
History Reading Order 3 books / 1987-1992
01 Red Sox and Bluefish and Other Things That Make New England New England 1987 Buy
02 Saturday Night 1990 Buy
03 The American Man at Age 10 1992 Buy

Where to start with Susan Orlean

What is the best order to read Susan Orlean books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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