W.T.
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Erik Larson:
I am history buff and a working journalist, so I'm itching to know about your writing process. Can you tell us about how you and where you gather your information? You did a beautiful job weaving your narrative with such rich historical detail and fact. Do you have to take a sabbatical from life to get to that level of detail in your research?
Erik Larson
I have the great luxury of being able to do what I do full time. I always travel to visit archives, because that's half the fun. There's no substitute for going to the scene of the crime, if you will. Which in the case of Dead Wake meant going to London, Cambridge, Liverpool, the north coast of Denmark, and to various archives in the U.S.
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James Poch
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Erik Larson:
Erik: I am a big fan of your work and look forward to reading Dead Wake. A few years ago the UKs Daily Mail reported that divers had explored the Lusitania wreck and found that the ship was carrying secret war material as the Germans had alleged all the time. Carrying the war material lead some to believe that it was a valid target. Does your book address this find and opinion? Thank you again for your work.
R.J. Heller
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Erik Larson:
I am new to your writing, but must say I am moving rather quickly through your latest, Dead Wake. Enjoying it so much, I have now bought your previous two books. The detail you provide, and the fluidity with which you then lay down the information is very comfortable, as a reader. Where do you find your subject or topic to write about? Do you seek a time period first or a specific incident in history?...RJ Heller
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