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LynBarTri asked Erik Larson:

I read your response to the question about structuring your narrative and I have slightly different question. From reading THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY and THUNDERSTRUCK, I take it that you leave it up to the reader to make sort out the juxtaposition of good and evil and, more significantly, the implications. My question is which motivates you most in putting the narrative together, the evil or the good?

Erik Larson Ah. As E.B. White once wrote, and I paraphrase: I decline to answer for secret reasons.
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You've focused on late 19th/ early/mid 20th century era. Is there any chance you will write a book on any other period of history; or even the current era?

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In the age of "Googling" how do you find the primary sources for your books? As a school Media Specialist, I try to teach students to use the databases provided for them but they prefer to "Google" the question and get a one line answer, which may not be accurate. How would you tell students that research is important?

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