Erik Larson
@exlarson.bsky.social
Author, tennis addict, lover of Hendrick's martinis, interesting restaurants, and long walks in Central Park. Website: eriklarsonbooks.com
Unfortunately.
Currently reading In the Garden of Beasts, and the parallels between Germany in the 1930s and the US today are unnerving.
January 24, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Unfortunately.
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Pictured: Someone who actually won a Nobel Peace Prize
January 16, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Pictured: Someone who actually won a Nobel Peace Prize
Delighted that the paperback edition of "Demon of Unrest" will launch on March 10, 2026, with a tour to follow:
January 15, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Delighted that the paperback edition of "Demon of Unrest" will launch on March 10, 2026, with a tour to follow:
For the record, Isaac's Storm is still my wife's favorite. As she keeps reminding me.
@exlarson.bsky.social Devil got me hooked on his books, gotta say tho, Isaac's Storm might (still) be my favorite
January 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
For the record, Isaac's Storm is still my wife's favorite. As she keeps reminding me.
Good morning, from eastern Long Island.
December 27, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Good morning, from eastern Long Island.
Lefse! Man that takes me back.
I woke up with ten pounds of mashed potatoes in my fridge because today is Lefse Day, a yearly labor of love, rolling out potato dough paper thin and cooking on a jumbo round electric grill for my Norwegian-leaning wife. Let the flour storm begin!
December 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Lefse! Man that takes me back.
My wife captured this image of a gust of wind stirring the newly snow-dressed trees outside our NYC apartment just a few moments ago.
December 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
My wife captured this image of a gust of wind stirring the newly snow-dressed trees outside our NYC apartment just a few moments ago.
"....we should do something about it." That's as clear a summons for his loyalists to do harm as any Trump has issued thus far.
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
December 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"....we should do something about it." That's as clear a summons for his loyalists to do harm as any Trump has issued thus far.
Nice story in today's NYT, p. 1, about the demise of the penny. Well done; written with a good deal of charm.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
The Penny Dies at 232
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Nice story in today's NYT, p. 1, about the demise of the penny. Well done; written with a good deal of charm.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
I wish someone would remind Hegseth and Trump that small conflicts have a way of becoming big and nasty wars very quickly. Can't imagine what would have happened if we'd had these amateurs in charge during the Cuban Missile Crisis. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Pentagon’s largest warship enters Latin American waters as US tensions with Venezuela rise
USS Gerald R Ford’s arrival marks the largest US military presence in the region since the invasion of Panama in 1989
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I wish someone would remind Hegseth and Trump that small conflicts have a way of becoming big and nasty wars very quickly. Can't imagine what would have happened if we'd had these amateurs in charge during the Cuban Missile Crisis. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump was right. New York City is a hellscape of criminal savagery. (Spotted today at Lexington Ave and E. 107th.)
October 31, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Trump was right. New York City is a hellscape of criminal savagery. (Spotted today at Lexington Ave and E. 107th.)
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Congratulations to all!
@katmezzacappa.bsky.social, @exlarson.bsky.social, @rachloudriscoll.bsky.social, @lissakevans.bsky.social, @christinebreen.bsky.social
@katmezzacappa.bsky.social, @exlarson.bsky.social, @rachloudriscoll.bsky.social, @lissakevans.bsky.social, @christinebreen.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Thanks for sending. People found remnants of the ship for years afterward, but for this jacket to reach the Delaware River? Remarkable.
A @nytimes.com report of the discovery of a life jacket from the Lusitania, five years after the liner was torpedoed off Ireland, on the other side of the Atlantic.
@exlarson.bsky.social #history #oddities #war
@exlarson.bsky.social #history #oddities #war
October 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Thanks for sending. People found remnants of the ship for years afterward, but for this jacket to reach the Delaware River? Remarkable.
Thank you!
@exlarson.bsky.social Just to say I’ve just finished reading The Splendid and the Vile - what a truly great read. An absolutely staggering amount of research! Had a mental pic of Churchill in some of those scenarios - perhaps best not to go there! Am going to read Colville’s Fringes of Power next.
September 30, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Thank you!
At last one of my books has made it to the big-ish screen! (Ethan Hawke in "The Lowdown;" see shelf behind.)
September 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
At last one of my books has made it to the big-ish screen! (Ethan Hawke in "The Lowdown;" see shelf behind.)
Not sure what "premise" you think I'm accepting. I agree completely, especially with your last line. Well put, by the way.
Please do not accept that premise. Soldiers do not, can not, have not, and will never provide safety. Not their purpose, not their training, and not the intent here. They are the last resort in the face of political/diplomatic failure.
August 27, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Not sure what "premise" you think I'm accepting. I agree completely, especially with your last line. Well put, by the way.
Just arrived at Union Station in Washington, DC. Troops on patrol in one of the safest spots in the city. At least they’re not wearing masks. Must be incredibly boring: aimlessly walking streets already patrolled by multiple federal police agencies, Amtrak police, and the DC metro cops.
August 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Just arrived at Union Station in Washington, DC. Troops on patrol in one of the safest spots in the city. At least they’re not wearing masks. Must be incredibly boring: aimlessly walking streets already patrolled by multiple federal police agencies, Amtrak police, and the DC metro cops.
I'm headed to DC today. Curious to see how the city feels under occupation.
It's starting to feel a lot like 1861 around here, am I right, @exlarson.bsky.social?
WASHINGTON (AP) — South Carolina, Ohio also sending National Guard troops to DC in further escalation of federal intervention in Dem city.
August 22, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I'm headed to DC today. Curious to see how the city feels under occupation.
Thank you.
August 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Thank you.
Wow. Are you re-reading it? If so you may not be able to sleep.
August 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Wow. Are you re-reading it? If so you may not be able to sleep.
Going to DC on Friday. Never been to an occupied city. I feel like William Shirer:
August 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Going to DC on Friday. Never been to an occupied city. I feel like William Shirer:
So often in my research I come across tiny little mysteries that have zero relevance to what I'm working on, but are compelling nonetheless. Eg this, from the London Times, Sept. 5, 1871.
July 31, 2025 at 9:18 PM
So often in my research I come across tiny little mysteries that have zero relevance to what I'm working on, but are compelling nonetheless. Eg this, from the London Times, Sept. 5, 1871.
Ha. Love it.
July 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Ha. Love it.
Good to know! I'm in good company. Bunch of my favorites here: Bryson, Mankell, Nesbo, Atkinson, and Maj S. and Per W. (Martin Beck remains my favorite detective.)
Ten writers by whom I've read more than five books:
1. Simon Winchester
2. @exlarson.bsky.social
3. @stephenking.bsky.social
4. Bill Bryson
5. Henning Mankell
6. Jo Nesbo
7. Maj Sjöwall / Per Wahlöö
8. P.D. James
9. Kate Atkinson
10. Émile Zola
1. Simon Winchester
2. @exlarson.bsky.social
3. @stephenking.bsky.social
4. Bill Bryson
5. Henning Mankell
6. Jo Nesbo
7. Maj Sjöwall / Per Wahlöö
8. P.D. James
9. Kate Atkinson
10. Émile Zola
Ten writers by whom I've read more than five books:
1. @robinhobb.bsky.social
2. Jane Austen
3. Tolkien
4. Brian Lumley
5. Terry Pratchett
6. Stephanie Barron
7. @graskeggur.bsky.social
8. @michaelridpath.bsky.social
9. @liljawriter.bsky.social
10. Arnaldur Indriðason
#books #fun #BookSky
1. @robinhobb.bsky.social
2. Jane Austen
3. Tolkien
4. Brian Lumley
5. Terry Pratchett
6. Stephanie Barron
7. @graskeggur.bsky.social
8. @michaelridpath.bsky.social
9. @liljawriter.bsky.social
10. Arnaldur Indriðason
#books #fun #BookSky
July 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Good to know! I'm in good company. Bunch of my favorites here: Bryson, Mankell, Nesbo, Atkinson, and Maj S. and Per W. (Martin Beck remains my favorite detective.)