5/27/2023 0 Comments Susan orleans the library book![]() ![]() ![]() Only then does she learn of the fire and the bizarre story of the man suspected of arson, named Harry Peak. As he opens a book he inhales deeply and says that he could still smell the smoke. Orlean discovers the story of the fire while talking to one of the librarians from LA’s Central Library. The fire took place in April 1986 and Orlean, who lived in NY at the time – didn’t even know about it happening then, even though she admits that as a bibliophile she should’ve remembered a story like that. Orlean originally set out to write a book about “a year in the life of a library” until she discovered the story of the fire in the Central Library in Los Angeles. The writer Susan Orlean has a distinct knack for taking topics that don’t sound that interesting on their own but she manages to make them gripping and engaging and her latest The Library Book is no exception. ![]()
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