The Library Book is a fabulous in-depth look at the unsolved mystery surrounding the single largest library fire in United States history, that of the Los Angeles Public Library in 1986. Though the book is nonfiction, it is packed full of interesting information, including the history of the very first libraries as well as both… Continue reading The Library Book by Susan Orlean
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The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman
After having seen the book-to-movie film preview for this novel, I purchased a copy, thinking it would be like so many of the historical fiction novels of WWII that I've read and enjoyed. Though it was very different, I still enjoyed it very much. It took me quite a bit longer to read it than others, but… Continue reading The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman
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