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The Library BookSusan Orlean

The Library Book

Susan Orlean
2018336 pages
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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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11 editions
  • Hardcover · English · 2019
    Library Book
    Atlantic Books · 9781782392255
  • Paperback · English · 2019
    Atlantic · 9781782392262
  • Paperback · English · 2019
    Simon & Schuster · 9781476740195
  • Audiobook · English · 2018
    Simon & Schuster Audio · 9781508266471
  • Other · English · 2019
    Library Book
    Atlantic Books, Limited · 9781782392279
  • Other · English · 2019
    Library Book
    Atlantic Books, Limited · 9781782392286
LibrariesLos Angeles Public LibraryArsonHistoryLibraries and societyLibraries, united statesLos angeles (calif.), historyNew York Times bestseller