I'm going to keep updating this post as a clearinghouse for many of the best interviews, excerpts, media appearances and reviews. Also: Parkland book tour dates/info. Reviews: Washington Post: 'Why Parkland, a year later, is a story of hope.' This review is my favorite. Amazing. The Atlantic: Dave Cullen's New Book on the Parkland Shooting Is Surprisingly Illuminating Chicago Tribune: Parkland changed everything Meeting 9-year-old Matheo in Tucson: Arizona Daily Star: Lessons learned from Parkland inspire Tucson Festival of Books audience Excerpt: Buzzfeed News: 'Now You Have A Seven-Hour Rehearsal Where You Have To Sing and Cry.' Print Interviews: New York Magazine: Author Dave Cullen on Fi
The Washington Post somehow burrowed into my head, rooted around for all the things I was trying to accomplish in Parkland: Birth of a Movement, and published it as a review this weekend. And the writer, Jill Filipovic, did it in such gorgeous, eloquent prose, I was stunned. Her opening sentence: Here is a sentence you would not expect in a review of a book on one of the country’s most notorious school shootings: “Parkland” by Dave Cullen is one of the most uplifting books you will read all year. I wonder if I'd be skeptical about that, if I hadn't spent most of the year with the Parkland kids, and witnessed how uplifting and hopeful it was. This was my other favorite line: "You know this st
OK, first look at Parkland: Birth of a Movement. We chose Buzzfeed news the first exclusive Parkland excerpt and it's their lead story this weekend. Please share the link! Thank you. The book comes out Tuesday. I'm eager to hear what everyone thinks. Update: another post coming on all these, but links quickly: NPR Weekend Edition The Guardian (cover story of the book section, Review) BBC Radio 4, "Parkland: One Year On" (with me as "presenter")
