The Devil in the White City News

Photograph by Dan Honda Best-selling author Erik Larson will speak May 17 at the Los Gatos library, 100 Villa Ave.

NOTED AUTHOR VISITS: Best-selling author Erik Larson, whose books include "In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin" and "The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair that Changed America," will be guest speaker for the annual People of the Book lecture at 7:30 p.m. today at Congregation ... (more)

If you're having an active bachelorette party, chances are you would rather not replace all those calories burned with sugary cocktails.

Photo by Benjamin Benschneider Photography/NFS Writers on a New England Stage presents suthor Erik Larson at The Music Hall on May 8. Erik Larson writes true stories that read like fiction.

As I listen to pitches from entrepreneurs looking for investors or advice on expansion, I am often amazed at how many seem to believe that technology is what's holding their companies back.