Susanna Hoffs in conversation with Susan Orlean at Live Talks Los Angeles

Susanna Hoffs in conversation with Susan Orlean
discussing her debut novel, "This Bird Has Flown". Event was taped on April 10, 2023.
A delightfully funny and steamy novel about music, fate, redemption, and love, from a beloved songwriter and the co-founder of The Bangles.
The fabulous Susanna Hoffs has written a novel! If you love The Bangles, you’ll love This Bird Has Flown. Hoffs tapped into the musical world she knows well to craft this story. It’s about a thirty-something pop star who’s hit rock bottom and, thanks to a chance encounter on a plane, revives her life and career. Music, fate, redemption, love: The book’s already been optioned by Universal Pictures, with Hoffs writing the screenplay.
One of pop’s most beloved voices, Susanna Hoffs graduated from U.C. Berkeley with a degree in Art. In 1981 she co-founded The Bangles, with whom she recorded and released a string of chart-topping singles including Manic Monday, Walk Like an Egyptian, Hazy Shade of Winter, and Eternal Flame before embarking on a critically acclaimed solo career. She also wrote, recorded music for, and appeared in the Austin Powers movies, and played herself on Season 1 of “The Gilmore Girls.” She recently completed a solo album of new music produced by Peter Asher, set for release in early 2023. This Bird Has Flown is her first novel. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, filmmaker Jay Roach.
“In this sexy, page-turning treat, Susanna Hoffs writes as engagingly as she sings.” -Helen Fielding, author of the bestselling sensation Bridget Jones’s Diary
“What a treat, and a pleasure, to find out that Susanna Hoffs can tell a story filled with characters as engaging as her song lyrics… with all the confidence you would expect from a seasoned explorer of the depths of love, music, and life.”―writer Ayelet Waldman
Susan Orlean is the author of nine books, including The Library Book, The Orchid Thief, and Rin Tin Tin. She has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1992, covering a range of subjects including pigeon racing, Tonya Harding, teen surfing, taxidermy, and basketball. She is currently working on a memoir and adapting The Library Book for television. She lives in Los Angeles with her family.

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[@hannurajatie2463]

Susanna,the most beautiful creature on our planet!

[@zerothree332]

Susanna still looks beautiful now as she did then. 😍

[@Raelven]

Susanna is two years older than I am. I want to cry lol. She looks amazing.

[@jimskeuh]

her neck does tell the story.

[@christinacampbell5952]

​@jimskeuh It's not bad for 64. She looks pretty natural even though she's probably done a little more cosmetically than the average lady. I judge less harshly since I'll probably look like her when I'm 50.

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Susanna très grande artiste !!!!!

[@adtonotoni8059]

Susanna Hoffs ❤❤❤

[@johnpeterson3299]

Questions begin at 44:45 and are a lot of fun to listen to.

[@juliobosco4241]

Congratulations Susanna.
You don't need makeup.
You look beautyfull withou it.
Your face is unique.
My golden dream is to see You some time.
I'm sorry .I realice ,My English is aufull.
I hope yo see You .

[@robertbolding4182]

If she told me she was 45 I would believe it. Because she looks over the hill. Me being 66 I think she looks hot.

[@michaelkurkowaski1718]

Over the hill. ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha bro no way . The other one Susanna is talking to Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

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Kel KELL HELL

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She's aging in beauty.

[@philippesauvie639]

You lost me at ‘thought leader’

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Susanna Hoffs,,,, Still is, always has been and will continue to be the ultimate female forever !

[@michaelkurkowaski1718]

You better down right believe it.