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Dave Cullen
Author of COLUMBINE

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COLUMBINE: The Making of a Bestseller, with Dave Cullen

May.11.2010

COLUMBINE: The Making of a Bestseller, with Dave Cullen

Dave will tell the story behind the book--his journey from a graduate writing program to the Edgar award and the bestseller list. It's a fascinating, informative and inspiring tale.

With Professor Miles Harvey. A Q&A and book signing will follow.

NOTE: Dave will also appear on NPR station WBEZ's morning show Eight Forty-Eight, around 9 a.m., probably Friday.

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Columbine

In April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold left an indelible stamp on the American psyche. Their goal was simple: to blow up their school, Oklahoma City-style, and to leave "a lasting impression on the world." Their bombs failed, but the ensuing shooting defined a new era of school violence-irrevocably branding every subsequent shooting "another Columbine....

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Dave's Latest Blogs

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Jan.04.2012 - 3:55 pm

Who cares who Cranky McCain endorses

Regardless of what you think of that particular old crank clinging desperately to his senate seat, I roll my eyes every time I see a "news story" about some politician endorsing...

Dec.17.2011 - 11:29 am

Autographed Columbine books for Christmas

I just signed a dozen copies of Columbine at the Union Square Barnes & Noble in NYC. They will ship virtually anywhere domestic or international. Call this number...

Nov.13.2011 - 3:19 pm

New authors: How to break into publishing

A talentened friend of mine is wrapping up his phd in religious history. His dissertation has promise as a mainstream book, but he knows nothing about the publishing industry. He...

Nov.08.2011 - 10:44 am

Survey Says Library Users Are Our Best Customers

Finally, a study about libraries illustrating what most of us authors have learned from our readers. The PublishersWeekly piece: Survey Says Library Users Are Your Best Customers...

Comments from Dave

Aug.03.2011 - 10:40 am

In response to: My living room is nearly done--supposedly

well done. and yes, that's

well done. and yes, that's warren.

Mar.17.2011 - 7:57 pm

In response to: Hell's Kitchen: my new home

Thanks, Susan. I mentioned

Thanks, Susan. I mentioned to a friend that I didn't like the orange handles on Rachel Ray's pots and he asked what...

Feb.01.2011 - 8:48 am

In response to: Anarchy on Wikipedia, captured in pix

Eric was the mastermind. I

Eric was the mastermind. I haven't been there in awhile. I'm kind of shuddering at what it might say. The NY Times...

Jan.27.2011 - 9:57 am

In response to: New Year's Resolutionaries: Soon departing a gym near you

Thanks, Mary. I wouldn't

Thanks, Mary. I wouldn't advise anyone to start with a trainer, either, unless you're rolling in dough. You pay a...

Jan.20.2011 - 9:38 am

In response to: We interrupt this diet . . .

Yes, not having it in the

Yes, not having it in the house is key. But so is packing in the veggies. If I have a package of carrots or a banana to...

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Apr.05.2009

Columbine

Published by Los Angeles Times - Books

“It's a book that hits you like a crime scene photo, a reminder of what journalism at its best is all about. Cullen knows his material from the inside; he covered Columbine, for...

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Video: Why the Columbine massacre? Book trailer outlines killers' motives

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Glad u liked this. Took me a long time. RT @BookReadingClub: CHARACTERS in #COLUMBINE: Book Club & Classroom Series http://t.co/3sTbR5lQ — 7 hours 19 min ago

What Dave is saying on ...

My friend Bruce DeSilva's novel hits stores today. Great advance reviews in Pub Weekly & Booklist. & he's tonight he's appearing in Tribeca.
Cliff Walk: A Liam Mulligan Novel

Prostitution has been legal in Rhode Island for more than a decade; Liam Mulligan, an old-school investigative reporter at dying Providence newspaper, suspects the governor has been taking payoffs to keep it that way. But this isn’t the only story making headlines…a child...
Used to be so methodical removing slivers w tweezers. Today I grabbed a razorblade from the toolchest, sliced into my finger and dug it right out. Better now.
Big packet of thank you cards came. This is what keeps me writing. Thank u Berkeley Preparatory School students.

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It's never too late to have a happy childhood.”

—Tom Robbins, Still Life With Woodpecker

About Dave

Dave Cullen spent ten years writing and researching Columbine, a haunting portrait of two killers and eight victims. It became a break-out bestseller last spring and won several major awards. Cullen has been described as a cultural translator, writing about...

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Dave’s Favorite Books

Catcher In The Rye, Memory, Jesus' Son, Yanomamo the Fierce People, Fox & sox, As I Lay Dying, Wearing Dad's Head, The Sheltering Sky, Romeo and Juliet,...