The Library Book by Susan Orlean. "I cried several times when I read this book which tells the story of the great LA Library fire in 1986 which reduced nearly the entire collection to ashes. Orlean weaves the story of how the collection was built with how they found the perpetrator with such clarity - you know exactly how the things that burned had found their way to the library, which makes their loss even more sharp and painful. If you love libraries, and books, you will love this book. It's also designed to feel like a library book in your hand, which I appreciated greatly."
