Erik Larson

Erik Larson

Erik Larson was born on January 3rd, 1954 and is currently 72 years old. Erik Larson was born in Brooklyn, NY, USA.

Erik Larson is known for writing in the Non-Fiction genre.

Erik Larson has written 9 Non-Fiction Books. The first was released in 1992 with the book The Naked Consumer. The most recently released was The Demon of Unrest which was released in 2024. There are no upcoming non-fiction books by Erik at this time.

Erik Larson: Awards & Accolades

Larson's books have won multiple awards, The Splendid and the Vile won the BookBrowse Awards, Best Nonfiction Book, in 2020. The Demon of Unrest won the Libby Book Awards, Best Adult Nonfiction, in 2025 as well as the Libby Book Awards - Best Audiobook in 2025.

Erik Larson books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Dead Wake was nominated for the Audie Award, Best Male Narrator, in 2016. No One Goes Alone was nominated for the Audie Award, Best Original Work, in 2022. The Demon of Unrest was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best History and Biography, in 2024.

Erik Larson: Lists & Other Mentions

• The Demon of Unrest was a USA Today: #1 Non-Fiction Best Seller in 2024 and a New York Times: #1 Nonfiction Best Seller in 2024.
• The Devil in the White City has made several lists including:
  1. New York Times: #1 Nonfiction Best Seller in 2003.
  2. Amazon US: 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime Selection in 2014.
  3. New York Public Library: 125 Books We Love for Adults Selection in 2020.
  4. Los Angeles Times: The 30 Best Non-Fiction Books of the Last 30 Years Selection in 2025.
  5. The Onion AV Club: The Best Books of the 2000s Selection in 2009.
  6. Gilmore Girls: The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge Selection in 2007.
• Dead Wake was a New York Times: #1 Nonfiction Best Seller in 2015.
• The Splendid and the Vile has made several lists including:
  1. New York Times: #1 Nonfiction Best Seller in 2020.
  2. Time Magazine: 100 Must-Read Books Selection in 2020.
  3. New York Times: 100 Notable Books Selection in 2020.
  4. President Obama: Favourite Books Selection in 2020.
• In the Garden of Beasts was a President Obama: Summer Reading List Selection in 2011.

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10. Bill Bryson, author of the Bill Bryson Travel Books.

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