Book of the Month: The Library Book by Susan Orlean (2018) Critical Evaluation "The most cinematic thing that’s ever occurred inside the Los Angeles Central Library appears to be this one fire, and even the fire wasn’t all that cinematic, as fires go. Afterward, the most compelling related dramas were the various efforts to dry the books. Really, no one should search this material for a movie. But — and here’s both the mystery and the charm of Susan Orlean — it has made for a lovely book. Or rather, two books. The first is about the fire itself — which [...]