does anybody in here not know who erik larson is? you walk in saying that looks like an interesting name? he is, without argument and you can argue if you want to the finest non-fiction writer alive. [applause] >> he is also a terrific human being and you unfortunately have to listen to larson and kogan. this is the first time we are having a conversation without cocktails. you describe this as a floating village in steel. you get 15 minutes to ask specific questions so i will not focus too much on the book. my editor has specific questions. but i want to talk more about the process in a sense. you are now in what you call the dark country of no ideas. >> that is a term i didn't come up with. my good friend and publicist came up with it when i am looking for a period to describe my next book. when i finish a book i have no other idea on my plate and start from scratch. it is a long-ish process taking about a year before starting the next project during which i am unpleasant and snappish and pissy. >> that process -- do you sort of re

does anybody in here not know who erik larson is? that sounds like interesting name. without argument he is you can argue david mccullough if you want to as the best narrative nonfiction writer alive. [applause] he is also a terrific human being and you are unfortunately have to listen. the first time we have ever had a conversation that did not involve cocktails. >> that is true. >> so we may not be as normally fun as we normally are but we hope to be. right now does lusitania you describe as a floating villages and steel i will not concentrate much as you'll have 50 minutes to ask questions we have specific questions but to talk more of the process. you are now in what you call the dark country of the new ideas. >> that is not a term that i came up with but my good friend came up with that to describe the period with i am looking for my next book idea because i'd like other writers, when i finished a book i have nothing else on my plate so i start from scratch and that could be a long process typically it could be one year before start the next project that i am to

[applause] >> on behalf of the printer's row that fast 84 attending and erik larson will sign books outside in the lobby. >> the case is a landmark supreme court decision in the field of first demand rights and addresses the question of the journalism profession balance the impeding interest when refined day confrontation than the fifth amendment is a fair trial by the impartial jury these are too complex or to interest coming into conflict and have paid to do with that balancing act. >> that case originates traveling to western nebraska to be killed six members of a local family in the most heinous way. he killed henry and kelly in their son david did the three grandchildren ages 10, seven, and five. in the atmosphere and a geographic area that were relatively isolated late depopulated so his arrest and prosecution created as huge a whirlwind of press attention regional and local and national hundreds of journalists would descend upon north platte which is the county seat to cover the investigation and the prosecution. and old somali in order to control pretrial publicity about the case, t

erik larson is next. next on booktv from los angeles social welfare professor reports on the efforts of a group of men in the neighborhood to improve their personal lives and community. >> welcome everybody. i'm very honored to be at this wonderful bookstore and i'm thrilled that they are featuring the book here and i'm going to make some very brief remarks because i think the people that should share their stories are the fathers that are the focus of this book and i became part of this extraordinary group five years ago but actually predated my presence. this was an informal group that was organized by a group of men including andre christian who is going to be speaking a little leader on. johnny daly several other men in the community thought that it would be a good idea to try to involve some of the fathers and the community in trying to promote peace and they used to meet and picnic tables behind the community center and they would have barbecues and they would cut hair and they would talk to the man

. >> first, "dead wake," erik larson i've read all of his works.this is a great book, sort of almost a minute by minute description of what happened to the lusitania. is very dramatic and it goes back and forth between what's happening in europe and what's happening in washington with president wilson was happening to the passengers on the ship. their stories. it's really a great read well well written and i think really brings that piece of history in 1915 back to life. really really makes it very human. it's not cold history. these are real human beings we can relate to the often lost their lives sound on the lusitania. great story. the illustrious dead by stephan talty is all about how tight this actually really was responsible for destroying napoleon's army in the invasion of russia. a lot of the cold war with russia army to all those things to note that that the real killer was typhus. this entry conditions of the day simply didn't allow them to protect themselves against this bacterium and it was devastating. really devastating to napoleon lo

erik: we need to bring gary larson back from the far side to comic-con. matt: as long as mario draghi comes through with an extended ela they will be able to pay for the tickets. let's take a look at what is making news on bloomberg this morning. those greeksoon if proposals will be a tough sell in athens. nearly $60 billion bailout in exchange for tough economic reforms. alexis tsipras is calling for tax hikes and pension reforms. of those are the same measures the greek voters rejected overwhelmingly on i sunday referendum. support fromhave the president of france. greeks have shown a determination to stay in the euro zone. the program they are presenting a serious and credible, and because they are going to sum it to parliament, which shows power, commitment, and courage. matt: we don't yet have the german tape on the proposal. we will be hearing from janet yellen today. as she will discuss the u.s. economic outlook in a speech in cleveland. live coverage on the bloomberg market day at 12:30 p.m. this afternoon. erik: here's an update in the chinese st

erik: we need to bring gary larson

. >> erik larson you know how to write a narrative. dead weight the most recent. you know what his other books are. if they are not on the shelves you should not be at lit fest. thank you for coming. he will be signing outside. thank you. >> on behalf of the printers row lit fest we would like to thank the panel, thank you for