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Companies expand partnership to introduce flour made from sustainable wheat into more loaves

“That toothsome meal arguably saved the Republic,” says the journalist, whose new book is “Dinner With the President: Food, Politics, and a History of Breaking Bread at the White House,” of Thomas Jefferson’s so-called Dinner Table Bargain. “The debate at Jefferson’s reverberates today.”

The Library Book by Susan Orlean is a gripping piece of nonfiction. Using the 1986 Los Angeles Library Fire as a framing device, Orlean explores the mystery of how and by whom the fire was started as well as the history of the Los Angeles Public Library and how libraries today are changing to meet modern needs. Orlean goes into detail about the fire itself, which makes for agonizing, informative, and emotionally gripping reading. The story of the lead suspect, Harry Peal, is also sad, and conta...

She should know. Her 2018 bestseller, “The Library Book,” focused on the unthinkable: the 1986 fire that destroyed much of the collection of the Los Angeles Central Library. In the course of researching the book, Orlean, a library patron since childhood, discovered the long and rich history of libraries in the United States and around the world. Orlean will be “in town” for a virtual discussion with retired Herald-Tribune journalist Charlie Huisking on Feb. 9 in a free event sponsored ...