Susan Orlean has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1992. She is the New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including The Library Book, Rin Tin Tin, Saturday Night, and The Orchid Thief, which was made into the Academy Award-winning film Adaptation. She lives with her family and her animals in Los Angeles and may be reached at SusanOrlean.com and on Substack at SusanOrlean.Substack.com.
"Rin Tin Tin is a tale of devotion . . . [and] an eloquent,
powerful inquiry into 'how we create heroes and what we want from
them, ' and about what endures in our culture. . . . Orlean's book
runs much deeper than Baby Boomer nostalgia. . . . Orlean manages
to surprise us repeatedly."--Heller McAlpin "The Christian Science
Monitor"
"I adored this book. It weaves history, war, show business,
humanity, wit, and grace into an incredible story about America,
the human-animal bond, and the countless ways we would be lost
without dogs by our sides, on our screens, and in our books. This
is the story Susan Orlean was born to tell--it's filled with
amazing characters, reporting, and writing."--Rebecca Skloot,
author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
"Move over Seabiscuit, Rin Tin Tin will be the most-talked-about
animal hero of the year and beyond. . . A spectacularly compelling
portrait . . . Engrossing, dynamic, and affecting." -- "Booklist
(starred review)"
"Stunning . . . Truly exceptional . . . A book so moving it melted
the heart of at least this one dogged Lassie lover . . . . Calling
Rin Tin Tin the story of a dog is like calling Moby-Dick the story
of a whale."--Meredith Maran "The Boston Globe"
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