Tucson Festival of Books

Meet Erik Larson


Bestselling author and master storyteller, Erik Larson is here for the first time to share his book "The Demon of Unrest," a gripping account of the chaotic months between Lincoln’s election and the Confederacy’s shelling of Fort Sumter.


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Erik Larson

Erik Larson is the author of seven national bestsellers: "The Demon of Unrest," "The Splendid and the Vile," "Dead Wake," "In the Garden of Beasts," "Thunderstruck,"  "The Devil in the White City," and "Isaac’s Storm....

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Book:
The Demon of Unrest
A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
Erik Larson
History / Biography
Random House
March 2026
ISBN 9780385348768
592 pages
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