Meg Marlowe
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Erik Larson:
I basically wrote a laudatory review, but Goodreads said, "UM...no" so here is my question: Will you continue to write parallel stories, as in "Devil" & "Thunderstruck", or do you not plan that? I guess what I am saying is, do you choose your stories, or do they choose you? & do you think we will see more books from you with concurrent stories? (but I love all your stories. You are my favorite contemporary writer).
Erik Larson
I don't really try to tell parallel stories--the two books you mention just happened to demand that kind of structure. Parallel stories require a whole lot more work, by the way. It's like writing two books, instead of just one.
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Ivy
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Erik Larson:
Mr. Larson, I recently saw the film Imitation Game after finishing your latest book, Dead Wake. I may be misinterpreting the information, but in your book you credit the British with having a code book that allowed them to intercept and decode German communications. In the film about Alan Turing, it seems like his invention was what provided the means for cracking German codes. How do these two pieces fit together?
Bailey Poolman
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Erik Larson:
I've read several of your books, and I thoroughly enjoy your writing style and the stories you're able to weave. How did you discover you like writing about history, and what is it about history writing that kept you hooked? Have you considered writing fiction, or breaking into any other genres?
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