Andrew Mostert

Andrew Mostert asked Lawrence Wright:

Your book Remembering Satan is my favorite piece of nonfiction writing ever. Have any suggestions for similar writing about the surreality of moral panics, folklore, fringe cultural niches?

Lawrence Wright I loved writing that book. I couldn't believe my good fortune to find such an amazing story. There's an interesting book by Frederick Crews, "The Memory Wars," which examines Freud's legacy--the basis of so much misinformation. Richard Ofshe and Ethan Watters wrote "Making Monsters," which examines other cases, as well as the Ingram case.

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Todd Kempel

Todd Kempel asked Lawrence Wright:

Your books cover quite a wide range of topics and genres. How do you decide what to write about?

Granny Weatherwax

Granny Weatherwax asked Lawrence Wright:

Remembering Satan is a book that will always remain on my shelves and will not find itself in the second hand bookshop. The satanic panic epidemic depresses and frustrates me terribly. How do you cope with coming across events in your research that are obviously unjust but which you can do nothing about?

Sandi

Sandi asked Lawrence Wright:

I really liked your book Looming tower it was interesting and now what will I learn from your new book?

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