Susan Spellman
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Erik Larson:
I teach several college-level history survey courses and struggle to find good books that highlight the kind of human choices and consequences your works highlight. While I love a long, meaty book, my students (and class constraints) require shorter reads. Have you considered producing condensed versions of your bestsellers for classroom use, or composing a few shorter accounts?
Erik Larson
Nope. It would kill me to condense one of my books. It'd be like giving up one of my children for adoption. Though there was a time when each of my daughters might not have minded that option!
As books go, mine are pretty short, frankly.
As books go, mine are pretty short, frankly.
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Erik Larson:
What was the most surprising fact you learned about the sinking of the Lusitania?
Michael Bowler
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Erik Larson:
I am really looking forward to reading your new book. The Lusitania has always fascinated me, though not as much as Titanic. One of my favorite books ever is The Devil in the White City. Did you spend time Chicago visiting the sites and locations when you did research, and where did you find all the minute details about the creation of the White City and the series of murders that transpired during the fair?
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