The Library Book
Libraries and society
Arson investigation
Arson
HISTORY / Social History
Library materials
Libraries, united states
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
Public libraries
Fires
Books
Libraries
New York Times bestseller
Social aspects
New York Times reviewed
Large type books
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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