SongWriter

Season 1, Episode 1
Susan Orlean + Ben Arthur

Susan Orlean is a New Yorker staff writer and a bestselling author. Her book The Orchid Thief was made into the Oscar Award-winning movie Adaptation, starring  Meryl Streep and Nicholas Cage.

She recently published The Library Book, a deep dive into the history of America's libraries, and a re-examination of the disastrous Los Angeles Library fire 1986.

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Susan Orlean, photo by Larry Moore

Susan tells a true story, about a man who predicts she will meet the love of her life on New Year's Day.  SongWriter's host, Ben Arthur, talks with Rob Reinhart about the story and the series, and introduces a song he wrote in response to Susan's story called "New Year's Day."

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