Writers Center Stage presents: Erik Larson

WCS 24-25 Abraham Portrait Banner - Erik Larson
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Bestselling author Erik Larson’s critically acclaimed book, The Devil in the White City, intertwines the stories of the Chicago 1893 World’s Fair and one of America’s worst serial killers. It remained on the New York Times bestseller lists for a combined total of over six years, won an Edgar Award for nonfiction crime writing and was nominated for the National Book Award. His latest book, Demon of Unrest, offers a gripping account of the chaotic months between Abraham Lincoln’s election and the Confederacy’s shelling of Fort Sumter