- Libraries, Los Angeles Public Library, Arson, History
The Library Book alternates between a true-crime work on the suspicion of arson in the 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Central Library; and a broader history of that library and Orlean's personal devotion to libraries in general, especially as the site of fond memories she shared with her mother.
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Grave, earnest, meticulous and nostalgic.
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- earnestironic
- rawmeticulous
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About the book
- Author
- Susan Orlean
- First published
- 2018
- Pages
- 336
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Audio, Atlantic Books, Atlantic
- Editions
- 11
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781982105532
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