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Erik Larson (author)

Erik Larson (born January 3, 1954) is an American journalist and author of mostly nonfiction books. He has written a number of bestsellers,[1] including The Devil in the White City (2003), about the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago and a series of murders by H. H. Holmes that were committed in the city around the time of the Fair.[2] The Devil in the White City won the 2004 Edgar Award in the Best Fact Crime category, among other awards. Larson released his first fiction novel, in audiobook format only, titled No One Goes Alone on September 28, 2021.

Erik Larson
Larson in 2007
Born (1954-01-03) January 3, 1954 (age 69)
Brooklyn, New York
OccupationJournalist
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania,
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Genrenon-fiction/fiction

Early life and education

Larson was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Freeport, Long Island, New York.[3] He studied Russian history at the University of Pennsylvania and graduated summa cum laude in 1976. After a year off, he attended the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, graduating in 1978.[3][4] He was inspired to go into journalism after seeing the movie All the President's Men.[5]

Writing career

Larson's first newspaper job was with the Bucks County Courier Times in Levittown, Pennsylvania, where he wrote about murder, witches, environmental poisons, and other "equally pleasant" things. He later became a features writer for The Wall Street Journal and Time, where he is still a contributing writer. His magazine stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, and other publications.[5]

Books

Erik Larson talks about In The Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and An American Family in Hitler's Berlin on Bookbits radio.

Larson has written a number of books, mostly historical nonfiction. In a 2016 interview with the Knoxville Mercury, Larson stated he does all of his own research, asking, "why should I let anybody else have that fun?" He also rejected the idea of trying to imagine or take factual liberties with scenes and conversations from the past, stating that in his work, "anything that appears in quote is something that came from a historical document." He included among his literary inspirations David McCullough, Barbara Tuchman, David Halberstam, and Walter Lord.[5] Larson's 2006 book Thunderstruck intersperses the story of Hawley Harvey Crippen with that of Guglielmo Marconi and the invention of radio.[6]

Teaching and public speaking

Larson has taught non-fiction writing at San Francisco State University, the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars, and the University of Oregon, and he has spoken to audiences across the United States.[citation needed]

Personal life

Larson has lived in Philadelphia; Bristol, Pennsylvania; San Francisco; and Baltimore.[citation needed] He and his wife have three daughters. They reside in New York City and maintain a home in Seattle, Washington.[4]

Works

Title Year ISBN Publisher Subject matter Interviews, presentations, and reviews Comments
The Naked Consumer: How Our Private Lives Become Public Commodities 1992 ISBN 9780805017557 Henry Holt and Company Consumer privacy, Market research
Lethal Passage 1994 ISBN 9780517596777 Crown Publishers Gun culture in the U.S., Gun law in the U.S., Gun politics in the U.S., Gun violence in the U.S. The subtitle for the 1994 hardcover version is How the Travels of a Single Handgun Expose the Roots of America's Gun Crisis; The subtitle of the 1995 paperback version is The Story of a Gun.
Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History 1999 ISBN 9780609602331 Random House Isaac Cline, 1900 Galveston hurricane Presentation by Larson on Isaac's Storm, November 6, 1999, C-SPAN
Presentation by Larson on Isaac's Storm, August 22, 2000, C-SPAN
Book group discussion on Isaac's Storm, November 21, 2005, C-SPAN
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America 2002 ISBN 9780609608449 Crown Publishers World's Columbian Exposition, H. H. Holmes Presentation by Larson on The Devil in the White City, February 18, 2003, C-SPAN
Booknotes interview with Larson on The Devil in the White City, September 14, 2003, C-SPAN
Book group discussion on The Devil in the White City, October 13, 2005, C-SPAN
Thunderstruck 2006 ISBN 9781400080663 Crown Publishers Hawley Harvey Crippen, Guglielmo Marconi Presentation by Larson on Thunderstruck, June 9, 2007, C-SPAN
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin 2011 ISBN 9780307408846 Crown Publishers William Dodd, Nazification of Germany Fresh Air interview with Larson on In the Garden of the Beasts, May 2, 2011, National Public Radio
Presentation by Larson on In the Garden of the Beasts, May 23, 2011, C-SPAN
Q&A interview with Larson on In the Garden of the Beasts, July 24, 2011, C-SPAN
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania 2015 ISBN 9780307408860 Crown Publishers Sinking of the RMS Lusitania Q&A interview with Larson on Dead Wake, March 29, 2015, C-SPAN
Presentation by Larson on Dead Wake, March 27, 2015, C-SPAN
Presentation by Larson on Dead Wake, June 6, 2015, C-SPAN
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz 2020 ISBN 9780385348713 Penguin Random House The Blitz, Winston Churchill in the Second World War Interview with Larson on The Splendid and the Vile, May 5, 2020, C-SPAN
No One Goes Alone 2021 ISBN 9780593557945 Penguin Random House Fiction; Audiobook only.

References

  1. ^ "Erik Larson: Best-selling Author of In the Garden of Beasts". Erik Larson: The Books. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  2. ^ Birnbaum, Robert (March 24, 2003). "Erik Larson". Identity Theory. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  3. ^ a b . NationalBook.org. 2003. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  4. ^ a b "About The Author - Erik Larson : Best-selling Author of In the Garden of Beasts". ErickLarsonbooks.com. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  5. ^ a b c Everett, Matthew. "Q&A: Author Erik Larson." Knoxville Mercury, 16 March 2016.
  6. ^ Baker, Kevin (November 5, 2006). "Thunderstruck. By Erik Larson - Books - Review". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 21, 2018.

External links

  • Official website  
  • Appearances on C-SPAN

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This article is about the non fiction author For the comic book creator see Erik Larsen For the Disney animator see Eric Larson Erik Larson born January 3 1954 is an American journalist and author of mostly nonfiction books He has written a number of bestsellers 1 including The Devil in the White City 2003 about the 1893 World s Columbian Exposition in Chicago and a series of murders by H H Holmes that were committed in the city around the time of the Fair 2 The Devil in the White City won the 2004 Edgar Award in the Best Fact Crime category among other awards Larson released his first fiction novel in audiobook format only titled No One Goes Alone on September 28 2021 Erik LarsonLarson in 2007Born 1954 01 03 January 3 1954 age 69 Brooklyn New YorkOccupationJournalistNationalityAmericanAlma materUniversity of Pennsylvania Columbia University Graduate School of JournalismGenrenon fiction fiction Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Writing career 2 1 Books 2 2 Teaching and public speaking 3 Personal life 4 Works 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and education EditLarson was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Freeport Long Island New York 3 He studied Russian history at the University of Pennsylvania and graduated summa cum laude in 1976 After a year off he attended the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism graduating in 1978 3 4 He was inspired to go into journalism after seeing the movie All the President s Men 5 Writing career EditLarson s first newspaper job was with the Bucks County Courier Times in Levittown Pennsylvania where he wrote about murder witches environmental poisons and other equally pleasant things He later became a features writer for The Wall Street Journal and Time where he is still a contributing writer His magazine stories have appeared in The New Yorker The Atlantic Monthly Harper s and other publications 5 Books Edit source source Erik Larson talks about In The Garden of Beasts Love Terror and An American Family in Hitler s Berlin on Bookbits radio Larson has written a number of books mostly historical nonfiction In a 2016 interview with the Knoxville Mercury Larson stated he does all of his own research asking why should I let anybody else have that fun He also rejected the idea of trying to imagine or take factual liberties with scenes and conversations from the past stating that in his work anything that appears in quote is something that came from a historical document He included among his literary inspirations David McCullough Barbara Tuchman David Halberstam and Walter Lord 5 Larson s 2006 book Thunderstruck intersperses the story of Hawley Harvey Crippen with that of Guglielmo Marconi and the invention of radio 6 Teaching and public speaking Edit Larson has taught non fiction writing at San Francisco State University the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars and the University of Oregon and he has spoken to audiences across the United States citation needed Personal life EditLarson has lived in Philadelphia Bristol Pennsylvania San Francisco and Baltimore citation needed He and his wife have three daughters They reside in New York City and maintain a home in Seattle Washington 4 Works EditTitle Year ISBN Publisher Subject matter Interviews presentations and reviews CommentsThe Naked Consumer How Our Private Lives Become Public Commodities 1992 ISBN 9780805017557 Henry Holt and Company Consumer privacy Market researchLethal Passage 1994 ISBN 9780517596777 Crown Publishers Gun culture in the U S Gun law in the U S Gun politics in the U S Gun violence in the U S The subtitle for the 1994 hardcover version is How the Travels of a Single Handgun Expose the Roots of America s Gun Crisis The subtitle of the 1995 paperback version is The Story of a Gun Isaac s Storm A Man a Time and the Deadliest Hurricane in History 1999 ISBN 9780609602331 Random House Isaac Cline 1900 Galveston hurricane Presentation by Larson on Isaac s Storm November 6 1999 C SPANPresentation by Larson on Isaac s Storm August 22 2000 C SPANBook group discussion on Isaac s Storm November 21 2005 C SPANThe Devil in the White City Murder Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America 2002 ISBN 9780609608449 Crown Publishers World s Columbian Exposition H H Holmes Presentation by Larson on The Devil in the White City February 18 2003 C SPANBooknotes interview with Larson on The Devil in the White City September 14 2003 C SPANBook group discussion on The Devil in the White City October 13 2005 C SPANThunderstruck 2006 ISBN 9781400080663 Crown Publishers Hawley Harvey Crippen Guglielmo Marconi Presentation by Larson on Thunderstruck June 9 2007 C SPANIn the Garden of Beasts Love Terror and an American Family in Hitler s Berlin 2011 ISBN 9780307408846 Crown Publishers William Dodd Nazification of Germany Fresh Air interview with Larson on In the Garden of the Beasts May 2 2011 National Public RadioPresentation by Larson on In the Garden of the Beasts May 23 2011 C SPANQ amp A interview with Larson on In the Garden of the Beasts July 24 2011 C SPANDead Wake The Last Crossing of the Lusitania 2015 ISBN 9780307408860 Crown Publishers Sinking of the RMS Lusitania Q amp A interview with Larson on Dead Wake March 29 2015 C SPANPresentation by Larson on Dead Wake March 27 2015 C SPANPresentation by Larson on Dead Wake June 6 2015 C SPANThe Splendid and the Vile A Saga of Churchill Family and Defiance During the Blitz 2020 ISBN 9780385348713 Penguin Random House The Blitz Winston Churchill in the Second World War Interview with Larson on The Splendid and the Vile May 5 2020 C SPANNo One Goes Alone 2021 ISBN 9780593557945 Penguin Random House Fiction Audiobook only References Edit Erik Larson Best selling Author of In the Garden of Beasts Erik Larson The Books Retrieved May 25 2012 Birnbaum Robert March 24 2003 Erik Larson Identity Theory Retrieved December 3 2022 a b Erik Larson 2003 National Book Award Finalist Nonfiction The National Book Foundation NationalBook org 2003 Archived from the original on February 13 2012 Retrieved May 25 2012 a b About The Author Erik Larson Best selling Author of In the Garden of Beasts ErickLarsonbooks com Retrieved May 25 2012 a b c Everett Matthew Q amp A Author Erik Larson Knoxville Mercury 16 March 2016 Baker Kevin November 5 2006 Thunderstruck By Erik Larson Books Review The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved February 21 2018 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Erik Larson author Official website Appearances on C SPAN Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Erik Larson author amp oldid 1125422137, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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