Book · 2003 · Social life and customs
The Devil In The White City
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The Devil in the White City which I still haven't read but everyone said it's just amazing. It's by Eric Larson and it's on the list as far as popular histories go. It is easily in the top five.
Questions about The Devil In The White City by Erik Larson
Who recommends The Devil In The White City by Erik Larson on podcasts?
Josh Clark (2 episodes) has recommended The Devil In The White City by Erik Larson on podcasts. In all, 5 people brought it up across 4 podcasts (1 person recommended it).
Which podcasts mention The Devil In The White City the most?
Stuff You Should Know (2 episodes), The Megyn Kelly Show (2 episodes), How I Write (1 episode) and The Book Review (1 episode).
Is The Devil In The White City recommended, or only discussed?
The Devil In The White City by Erik Larson was recommended in 2 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 4 episodes, as of 2026-09-18.
What do people say about The Devil In The White City?
Josh Clark on Stuff You Should Know (2026-03-05): "The Devil in the White City which I still haven't read but everyone said it's just amazing. It's by Eric Larson and it's on the list as far as popular histories go. It is easily in the top five."
When was The Devil In The White City last mentioned on a podcast?
The Devil In The White City by Erik Larson was last recommended on Stuff You Should Know by Josh Clark on 2026-09-18.
What they say about it
- Mentions the author Eric Larson4
- Has not read it yet“still haven't read”2
The best things said about it
One of the things that the book does is it reproduces menus from these dinners that they had when they were planning the expo.
The Devil in the White City which is a book that goes into the 1893 Worlds Fair in Chicago but it also talks about the murderer the serial killer Dr HH Holmes.
I read Devil in the White City by Eric Larson and which was kind of like I was reading it somewhat to prep myself to write it was the first book that I'd written in kind of historical narrative mode.
Eric Larson is sort of the king of narrative nonfiction these days with books like Devil in the White City and dead wake.
Where and when it comes up
Most episodes, by podcast
5 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
The Devil In The White City by Erik Larson is a celebrated work of popular narrative nonfiction that chronicles the 1893 Chicago World's Fair alongside the chilling simultaneous crimes of serial killer Dr. H. H. Holmes. Josh Clark recommended the book on Stuff You Should Know, praising its gripping historical detail and noting that it even reproduces authentic menus from the planning dinners of the era, placing it easily in the top tier of popular histories. Gilbert Cruz mentioned Larson's famous book on The Book Review to highlight the author's broader literary contributions and unmade film adaptations. Steven Johnson shared on How I Write that he read Larson's book as a direct preparation and influence before writing his own historical narrative non-fiction. Megyn Kelly and Doug Brunt discussed the book on The Megyn Kelly Show, where Brunt praised Erik Larson as a master of narrative nonfiction who established the stylistic standard for modern historical storytelling through works like Devil in the White City and Dead Wake, which other writers look to when shaping their own historical narratives.
Every mention
Josh Clark Have you ever read Devil in the White City? No, man. I still have not read that. You should read it. It's p… 2
“Have you ever read Devil in the White City? No, man. I still have not read that. You should read it. It's pretty good. But one of the things that the book does is it reproduces menus from these dinners that they had when they were planning the expo.”
“and there was a great great book called The Devil in the White City which I still haven't read but everyone said it's just amazing. It's by Eric Larson and it's on the list as far as popular histories go. It is easily in the top five.”
Doug Brunt the way Eric Larson is sort of the king of narrative nonfiction these days with books like Devil in the Whi… 1
“the way Eric Larson is sort of the king of narrative nonfiction these days with books like Devil in the White City and dead wake”
Gilbert Cruz most people probably know him for one of his more famous books which is the Devil in the White City which i… 1
“most people probably know him for one of his more famous books which is the Devil in the White City which is a book that goes into the 1893 Worlds Fair in Chicago but it also talks about the murderer the serial killer Dr HH Holmes”
Megyn Kelly I know you love that Eric Larson book, right? The Devil in the White City, is that what it was? 1
“I know you love that Eric Larson book, right? The Devil in the White City, is that what it was?”
Steven Johnson and so I remember thinking that I remember um before I wrote ghost map I read uh Devil in the White City by… 1
“and so I remember thinking that I remember um before I wrote ghost map I read uh Devil in the White City by Eric Larson and which was kind of like I was reading it somewhat to prep myself to write it was the first book that I'd written in kind of historical narrative mode”
Other mentions (6: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I read Devil in the White City recently. I'm on an Eric Larson kick which is about the World's Fair in Chicago in 1893 I believe.”
“And he goes, so, um, the—the man and wife who—funny, crazy story—the guy who bought this house, he built this dream house with his wife, and then like a year later he gets hit by a streetcar at the World Fair in Chicago and never like dies; never lives in the house; like, like The Devil in the White City,”
“like like the Devil in the White City World Fair”
“Eric larsson's new book Dead wake which is a look back at the Lucitania sinking and Eric Larson of course famous for the Devil in the White City and other kind of historical narratives”
“so the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago the White City where The Devil in the White City is set um that was a huge um kind of like uh introduction of women inventures in the United States to the world”
“He's a guy who's written, he wrote like Devil in the White City and a couple of other books that people have probably read.”