Climate news hasn’t been great in 2025. Global greenhouse-gas emissions hit record highs (again). This year is set to be either the second or third warmest on record. Climate-fueled disasters like wildfires in California and flooding in Indonesia and Pakistan devastated communities and caused billions in damage. In addition to these worrying indicators of our…
Award-winning non-fiction writer, “The New Yorker” staffer, and dog owner Susan Orlean talks about her creation process, her new memoir “Joy Ride,” and what it is like to be portrayed as a murderous criminal in a Nicolas Cage movie.