R. Jones asked Erik Larson:

Is there any chance you'll write a historical non-fiction book set during the Civil War?

Erik Larson Unlikely. The Civil War is pretty much overworked, in my view. Though I have to confess, I do find Gen. W. T. Sherman a compelling and fascinating character.

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What are you currently working on?

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What has been your favorite subject so far and what's next? Has there ever been a subject you've really wanted to pursue, but failed to capture?

Michael asked Erik Larson:

Alexander Vassiliev's NKVD archive notebooks show Martha Dodd as a Soviet spy gathering information from her father and her many Nazi lovers and giving that information to Boris. Why did you leave that important aspect of her character out of In the Garden of Beasts? Thanks!

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What are you currently working on?

What has been your favorite subject so far and what's next? Has there ever been a subject you've really wanted to pursue, but failed to capture?

Alexander Vassiliev's NKVD archive notebooks show Martha Dodd as a Soviet spy gathering information from her father and her many Nazi lovers and giving that information to Boris. Why did you leave that important aspect of her character out of In the Garden of Beasts? Thanks!

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