The Floral Ghost is a one-of-a-kind collaboration between acclaimed author Susan Orlean and celebrated artist Philip Taaffe uniting the literary and the visual. One of her first botanically themed writings since The Orchid Thief, the book reflects on a poignant moment when she first visited the New York flower district in its resplendent heyday. Susan Orlean is the bestselling author of eight books, including The Orchid Thief, a narrative about orchid poachers in Florida, which was made into the Academy Award-winning film Adaptation, written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Spike Jonze. Her 2011 book, Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend, was a New York Times bestseller. Orlean has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1992. Ms. Orlean will speak at Tower Hill Botanic Garden on Sunday, July 17 from 2 – 3 with a book signing and reception to follow. Tower Hill member price $20, nonmembers $30. Register online at www.towerhillbg.org.