American author and journalist
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 historical nonfiction books. His books include Isaac's Storm (1999), The Devil in the White City (2003),[1] In the Garden of Beasts (2011), and Dead Wake (2015). The Devil in the White City won the 2004 Edgar Award in the Best Fact Crime category, among other awards .
Early life and education
Larson was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Freeport , Long Island , New York .[2] 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.[2] [3] He was inspired to go into journalism after seeing the movie All the President's Men .[4]
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 . His magazine stories have appeared in The New Yorker , The Atlantic Monthly , Harper's , and other publications.[4]
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 included among his literary inspirations David McCullough , Barbara Tuchman , David Halberstam , and Walter Lord .[4] Larson's 2006 book Thunderstruck intersperses the story of Hawley Harvey Crippen with that of Guglielmo Marconi and the invention of radio.[5]
Larson released his first novel in audiobook format only, titled No One Goes Alone , on September 28, 2021.
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, Dr. Christine Gleason,[6] have three daughters. They reside in New York City and maintain a home in Seattle , Washington .[3]
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 , Daniel Burnham , 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
William James
Fiction; Audiobook only.
The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
2024
ISBN 9780385348744
Crown Books
American Civil War
, NPR edit
^ 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&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 .
^ "Erik Larson: the devil is in the details" . www.bookpage.com . Retrieved February 10, 2024 .
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