Erik Larson

Erik Larson is a journalist and bestselling nonfiction author. Six of his books have been named on the New York Times bestseller list. The Devil in the White City was a National Book Award finalist and a Hulu series adaptation of the book is in the works. Previously, Larson was a staff writer for The Wall Street Journal. His work has also appeared in Time Magazine, The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, and Harper’s.

Larson has taught nonfiction writing at San Francisco State, the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars, and the University of Oregon. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania and earned a master’s in journalism from Columbia University. Larson lives in Manhattan with his wife and three daughters.