Chris

Chris asked Erik Larson:

I recieved an advance copy of Dead Wake through Read It Forward and have been preparing a review, when for a different reason I picked up Edgar Rice Burroughs' The Land That Time Forgot. I was struck by the similarities between the U-33 sinking the ship and the U-20 sinking the Lusitania, and wondered if you have ever read this particular Burroughs novel, which was published in 1918?

Erik Larson I have not. But now I think I will.

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David Orphal

David Orphal asked Erik Larson:

I happily binge-read Dead Wake in just two days. Like many of your fans, my questions is: What's next? :-)

Meg Marlowe

Meg Marlowe asked Erik Larson:

I basically wrote a laudatory review, but Goodreads said, "UM...no" so here is my question: Will you continue to write parallel stories, as in "Devil" & "Thunderstruck", or do you not plan that? I guess what I am saying is, do you choose your stories, or do they choose you? & do you think we will see more books from you with concurrent stories? (but I love all your stories. You are my favorite contemporary writer).

John

John asked Erik Larson:

I've read Devil, Beasts and Isaac's and really enjoyed and recommend all the time. I forgot about Thunderstruck and will add to list along with Lusitania. How do you come up with your topics? They seem pretty diverse. Do you stumble across a news item or other writing and decide to dig in further? A history buff? And how long is your current list of books to write? Keep them coming, please.

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