#1599 – Susan Orlean

March 12, 2019 00:25:41
#1599 – Susan Orlean
The Book Show
#1599 – Susan Orlean

Mar 12 2019 | 00:25:41

/

Show Notes

Susan Orlean’s latest bestseller, “The Library Book,” is an investigation into a 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Central Library that consumed 400,000 volumes and damaged another 700,000. In addition to shedding light on what happened, it is a celebration for an institution she’s cherished since she was a kid. This conversation was recorded as […]

Other Episodes

Episode

April 09, 2020 00:29:55
Episode Cover

#1655: Rahm Emanuel’s “The Nation City: Why Mayors Are Now Running the World” | The Book Show

Rahm Emanuel is a former two-term mayor of Chicago and White House Chief of Staff for President Barack Obama. In his new book, “The...

Listen

Episode 0

May 30, 2023 00:27:25
Episode Cover

1819 - Ann Napolitano - Hello Beautiful | The Book Show

Ann Napolitano took the literary world by storm with her tear-jerker of a novel “Dear Edward.” Her latest, “Hello Beautiful,” is an homage to...

Listen

Episode

May 07, 2024 00:27:27
Episode Cover

The Book Show | Chris Bohjalian - The Princess of Las Vegas

In "The Princess of Las Vegas," by best-selling author Chris Bohjalian, a Princess Diana impersonator and her estranged sister find themselves drawn into a...

Listen