RaveThe Aspen Daily News\"...an ode to books, to libraries and to public spaces; it is immersion journalism at its best. Orlean is a master of narrative non-fiction ... it portrays the fascinating history of a growing community and its library; it is a personal, observing account of the author’s love of books and her lifelong library visits; and it is a captivating true-crime narrative, trying to untangle the mystery of what (or who) caused the 1986 fire that devastated the Los Angeles Public Library.\
