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The Idaho Humanities Council is bringing acclaimed author and journalist Susan Orlean to Coeur d'Alene for the 3rd Annual North Idaho Distinguished Humanities Lecture and Dinner. The event will be held again at the Coeur d'Alene Resort on Friday, October 20 at 7:30 p.m. A special reception for Benefactors to meet with the author prior to the dinner will be held at a private home. Orlean's books will be available for sale at the event.
Orlean has contributed to The New Yorker since 1987 and she was a contributing editor at Rolling Stone and also at Vogue, where she wrote on numerous figures in both the music and fashion industries. Previously, she had been a columnist, first for the Boston Phoenix, and then for the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine. She has also written for The New York Times Magazine, Spy, Esquire, and Outside.
Orlean has written several books, including, The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup: My Encounters with Ordinary People, a collection of stories which was released in January 2001; Red Sox and Blue Fish (1989), a compilation of columns she wrote for the Globe Sunday Magazine; Saturday Night (1990), a journal of essays which chronicle the Saturday nights she spent in communities across the country; The Orchid Thief, (1999) a narrative about orchid poachers in Florida. The Orchid Thief has been made into the movie, Adaptation written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Spike Jonze.
Please call the IHC to make reservations at 1-888-345-5346. General Tickets are $40 and Benefactor Tickets are $100. Benefactors receive close-in seating and are able to attend a private reception with Susan Orlean.
