David Laskin

In recent years, David Laskin has been writing suspense-driven narrative non-fiction about the lives of people caught up in events beyond their control, be it catastrophic weather, war, or genocide. His 2004 book The Children’s Blizzard, a national bestseller, won the Washington State Book Award and the Midwest Booksellers Choice Award, and was nominated for a Quill Award. The Family tells the story of the Jewish 20th century through the experience of one ordinary, extraordinary family.