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Susan Orlean Dissects the Catastrophic LA Library Fire

RISING FROM THE ASHES

The Los Angeles Public Library was in bad shape when it burned in 1986. Was it arson or accident? Author Susan Orlean talks about how she became fascinated with the case.

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