![]() ![]() ![]() I thought, someone should write a book about that.” “There is something about libraries-something about books-that is connected so much more deeply than I ever imagined. Orlean shares how she stumbled upon this remarkable story and reads a selection from the book. ![]() The Library Book explores this heartbreaking story and, more broadly, the deep, meaningful impact that libraries have on societies and humanity as a whole. 400,000 books were destroyed in the blaze, 700,000 more were damaged, and the library shut down for seven years. On April 29, 1986, Los Angeles’s Central Library burned in a mysterious fire. The Library Book combines both of these qualities. Orlean shares the two kinds of stories that she is drawn to as a writer: Stories of new discoveries, and stories that are hiding in plain sight. In this episode of The Archive Project, journalist and bestselling author, Susan Orlean, talks about what kinds of topics spark her interest and her process of researching and writing The Library Book. ![]()
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