Dave Cullen – författare

An epic work of multi-decade reporting immersed in the lives of two gay soldiers before, during, and after Don't Ask, Don't Tell, from the author of the bestselling contemporary classic, Columbine.

Years before he became a celebrated author, Dave Cullen, in denial about his own sexuality, enlisted in the Army infantry praying it would teach him to be a ';real man.' His own experience informs this sweeping yet intimate account of two career soldiers who between them have served in three wars. Cullen first meets Steve and Todd, two army buddies caught in the same predicament, in the year 2000, in a gay bar in Colorado, on assignment to report on the impact of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Todd is a Southern charmer following in his Special Ops older brother's footsteps; Steve is the dutiful son of Korean immigrants who were determined he attend West Point and find a suitable bride. Reported over 25 years, this sprawling saga takes us from barracks to gay chat rooms and clubs to foreign lands, conflict zones and senior Pentagon meetings. Seen from the eyes of two brave soldiers locked in battle with an insidious foe, this is the quintessential story of closeted military service men and women and the societal pressures and political policies that to this day limit and constrain their lives.

Written with the ambition, narrative power and deep human understanding that made Columbine one of the most celebrated works of nonfiction books of the century, Don't Fall in Love is the story of two unforgettable warriors who faithfully served our country while being denied the most basic human value: the right to love.

The deeply moving account of the extraordinary teenage survivors of the Parkland shooting.Emma Gonzalez called BS. David Hogg called out Adult America. Cameron Kasky recruited a colorful band of teenagers. Four days after escaping Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, they announced the audacious March for Our Lives. A month later, it was the fourth largest protest in American history.Dave Cullen takes us on the students'' odyssey. With unrivaled access to their friends and families, meetings, homes and tour bus through gun country, he reveals the quirky, playful organizers that have taken the United States by storm. We see the students cope with shattered friendships and PTSD, along with the normal struggles of exams and college acceptances. We see victims refusing victimhood. This spell-binding book is a testament to change and an examination of a pivotal moment in American culture, a generational struggle to save every kids of every color from the ravages of gun violence. Parkland is a story of staggering empowerment and hope, told through the wildly creative and wickedly funny voices of a group of remarkable campaigners.

**THE GROUNDBREAKING BESTSELLER AND CLASSIC**

''Excellent . . . amazing how much still comes as a surprise'' New York Times Book Review

''Like Capote''s In Cold Blood, this tour de force gets below the who and the what of a horrifying incident to lay bare the devastating why'' People

''A staggering work of journalism'' Washington Post

''The tragedies keep coming. As we reel from the latest horror...'' So begins the epilogue, illustrating how Columbine has become the template for nearly two decades of "spectacle murders." It makes the imperative to understand the crime that sparked this flame more urgent than ever.

What really happened on April 20th, 1999? The horror left an indelible stamp on the American psyche, but most of what we thought we knew was wrong. It wasn''t about jocks, Goths or the Trench Coast Mafia. Dave Cullen was one of the first reporters on the scene, and he spent ten years on this book, the definitive account. With a keen investigative eye and psychological acumen, he draws on mountains of evidence, insight from the world''s leading forensic psychologists , and the killers'' own words and drawings - several reproduced in a new appendix. Cullen paints raw portraits of two polar opposite killers. They contrast starkly with the flashes of resilience and redemption among the survivors.