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Bookmark or Share- The Library Book - Susan OrleanAbout the Book. Susan Orlean re-opens the unsolved mystery of the most catastrophic library fire in American history, and delivers a dazzling homage to a beloved institution – our libraries. On the morning of April 29, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library.
- The Library Book | Book by Susan Orlean | Official Publisher ...In the “exquisitely written, consistently entertaining” (The New York Times) The Library Book, Orlean chronicles the LAPL fire and its aftermath to showcase the larger, crucial role that libraries play in our lives; delves into the evolution of libraries; brings each department of the library to vivid life; studies arson and attempts to ...
- The Library Book by Susan Orlean | GoodreadsThe Library Book. Susan Orlean. 3.89. 114,823 ratings18,363 reviews. Goodreads Choice Award. Nominee for Best Nonfiction (2018) On the morning of April 29, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. As the moments passed, the patrons and staff who had been cleared out of the building realized this was not the usual fire alarm.
- The Library Book: Orlean, Susan: 9781476740188: Amazon.com: BooksIn The Library Book, Orlean chronicles the LAPL fire and its aftermath to showcase the larger, crucial role that libraries play in our lives; delves into the evolution of libraries across the country and around the world, from their humble beginnings as a metropolitan charitable initiative to their current status as a cornerstone of national ...
- The Library Book - WikipediaThe Library Book is a 2018 non-fiction book by Susan Orlean about the 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Central Library. It received strongly favorable reviews and became a New York Times Best Seller. Development and publication.
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