<description>&lt;p&gt;Author Susan Orlean wrote a best-selling book years ago that you&amp;rsquo;ve probably heard of: &lt;em&gt;The Orchid Thief&lt;/em&gt;. It was made into a movie called Adaptation. Susan has now&amp;nbsp;written&amp;nbsp;another book&amp;mdash;this one about an unexpected crime that might not have been a crime at all. A fire in the LA Public Library destroyed more than 400,000 books in 1986. Did they find out what caused it? Or who? Susan tells me the story in her book,&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;The&amp;nbsp;Library Book.&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://bit.ly/4gF2K18"&gt;https://bit.ly/4gF2K18&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter) / @wickedwordspod (Facebook) / @tenfoldmorewicked (Instagram)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;2026 All Rights Reserved&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Susan Orlean: The Library Book

APR 6, 202659 MIN
Wicked Words - A True Crime Talk Show with Kate Winkler Dawson

Susan Orlean: The Library Book

APR 6, 202659 MIN

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Author Susan Orlean wrote a best-selling book years ago that you’ve probably heard of: The Orchid Thief. It was made into a movie called Adaptation. Susan has now written another book—this one about an unexpected crime that might not have been a crime at all. A fire in the LA Public Library destroyed more than 400,000 books in 1986. Did they find out what caused it? Or who? Susan tells me the story in her book, The Library Book.  Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18  See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com  Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter) / @wickedwordspod (Facebook) / @tenfoldmorewicked (Instagram)  2026 All Rights Reserved See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.