{"product_id":"the-library-book","title":"The Library Book: A Reese's Book Club Pick","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSusan Orlean’s bestseller, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Notable Book, and Reese’s Book Club Pick is “a sheer delight…as rich in insight and as varied as the treasures contained on the shelves in any local library” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e)—a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution and an investigation into one of its greatest mysteries. “Everybody who loves books should check out \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Library Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the morning of April 28, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. The fire was disastrous: it reached two thousand degrees and burned for more than seven hours. By the time it was extinguished, it had consumed four hundred thousand books and damaged seven hundred thousand more. Investigators descended on the scene, but more than thirty years later, the mystery remains: Did someone purposefully set fire to the library—and if so, who?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeaving her lifelong love of books and reading into an investigation of the fire, award-winning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew Yorker\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereporter and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebestselling author Susan Orlean delivers a “delightful…reflection on the past, present, and future of libraries in America” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emagazine) that manages to tell the broader story of libraries and librarians in a way that has never been done before.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the “exquisitely written, consistently entertaining” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Library Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 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 burn a copy of a book herself; and reexamines the case of Harry Peak, the blond-haired actor long suspected of setting fire to the LAPL more than thirty years ago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A book lover’s dream…an ambitiously researched, elegantly written book that serves as a portal into a place of history, drama, culture, and stories” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Minnesota\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), Susan Orlean’s thrilling journey through the stacks reveals how these beloved institutions provide much more than just books—and why they remain an essential part of the heart, mind, and soul of our country.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53846454436208,"sku":"9781476740195","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/1304\/3568\/files\/imageloader_d870e152-d5cd-41d0-97b3-acfdf330e4df.jpg?v=1780170725","url":"https:\/\/aveson.store\/products\/the-library-book","provider":"Aveson","version":"1.0","type":"link"}