Susan Orlean brings a fresh buzzword to the cultural conversation when she describes herself as “animalish” in her new collection of essays, “On Animals” (Avid Reader Press, 256 pp., ★★★★ out of four) ...

A more accurate title for Susan Orlean's collection of essays On Animals might be On Animals Used Or Exploited by Humans. Yet many of the 16 pieces that make up this book — all except the introduction ...

Back in journalism school, we studied an essay published in Esquire in 1966 titled “Frank Sinatra Has a Cold.” Frank Sinatra refused to be interviewed — so author Gay Talese instead relied exclusively ...

Orlean's descriptions of the animals on the Hudson Valley farm where she once lived may evoke a warm feeling — but those of donkeys in Fez and... A more accurate title for Susan Orlean's collection of ...