Susan Orlean
9 SeriesSusan Orlean is an American journalist and author. She is renowned for her works, The Orchid Thief and The Library Book.
Susan Orlean's *The Library Book*, a New York Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club pick, investigates the devastating fire at the Los Angeles Public Library on April 29, 1986. The blaze lasted over seven hours and destroyed more than four hundred thousand books. Thirty years later, questions persist about whether the fire was arson and, if so, who was responsible. Orlean explores these mysteries while also examining the vital role libraries play in society and the life of the prime suspect.
