The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater has announced that it will be hosting author Erik Larson who will discuss his bestselling book, titled: “The Devil in the White City.”

The event will be held on the UW-Whitewater campus, at the Young Auditorium, Wednesday, Nov. 29, at 7 p.m.

The event is free and open to the public.

A live-streaming option also will be made available, according to information released by the university.

According to the release, during the event, Larson will be focusing on “the leadership needed to create the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair even as evil loomed in the underbelly of the city in the form of H.H. Holmes, America’s first serial killer. The book won an Edgar Award for best fact-crime writing, and was a finalist for a National Book Award.”  

As noted in the release, the event is presented by the Tommy Thompson Center on Public Leadership and co-sponsored by UW-Whitewater and the Whitewater Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the national History Honors Society.

In addition to the presentation, on Thursday, Nov. 30, Larson will be the keynote speaker at the 39th annual Creative Writing Festival on campus. The festival, the release noted, allows more than 500 high school students the opportunity to connect with peers and writing professionals, and attend workshops, keynote speeches and competitions in a college setting.

For more information about the upcoming presentation, visit the event website: https://thompsoncenter.wisc.edu/event/keeping-up-with-the-devil-the-chicago-worlds-fair-130-years-on/.