Narrating the Edge of Disaster with Erik Larson

About this Event:

Best-selling nonfiction author Erik Larson presents his latest blockbuster, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War. In this masterfully written nonfiction, Larson zooms in on the five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the war–a time period full of betrayals, errors, and unchecked ambition. The Wall Street Journal calls the book “A feast of historical insight and narrative verve…This is Erik Larson at his best, enlivening even a thrice-told tale into an irresistible thriller.” Larson is also the author of wildly popular titles such as The Devil in the White City: M**der, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America and The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz, and Isaac’s Story: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History.

This event is part of the Fall for the Book Festival, which runs from October 7-11, 2025. To view the full schedule, visit https://fallforthebook.org/schedule/.

About the Author:

Erik Larson is the author of six previous national bestsellers—The Splendid and the Vile, Dead Wake, In the Garden of Beasts, Thunderstruck, The Devil in the White City, and Isaac’s Storm—which have collectively sold more than twelve million copies. His books have been published in nearly forty countries. His latest book, The Demon of Unrest, tells the story of the five months between Lincoln’s election and the start of the Civil War. Erik lives in Manhattan with his wife, who is a writer and retired neonatologist; they have three grown daughters.

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