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AMERICAN GUN
The True Story of the AR-15
“[A] magisterial work of narrative history and original reportage."
—The New York Times Book Review
“A riveting exploration of the cost of the nation’s fascination with an iconic weapon.”
— Kirkus starred review
“[R]iveting history....This book is not to be missed." —Esquire
“An indispensable read.”—THe Guardian
American Gun Blog


Esquire picks American Gun as one of the best books of Fall 2023: "This book is not to be missed."
Adrienne Westenfeld writes: "In this riveting history, two Wall Street Journal reporters trace the AR-15’s lethal path through our...
Sep 30, 2023


The Atlantic publishes an essay adapted from American Gun
The Atlantic published "The Creator of the AR-15 Didn’t See This Coming," an essay by Elinson and McWhirter adapted from American Gun:...
Sep 27, 2023


Washington Post declares the new Book American Gun "Deeply reported, engrossing."
Mark Follman, author of Trigger Points: Inside the Mission to Stop Mass Shootings in America, reviewed Amercian Gun for the Washington...
Sep 26, 2023


Bloomberg News picks American Gun for its "Fall's 10 most Anticipated New Books"
James Tarmy of Bloomberg News picked American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15 as the top nonfiction book on his list of "This Fall's 10...
Sep 25, 2023


Associated Press: American Gun "well-reported" and "vital"
Andrew DeMillo of the Associated Press reviews American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15 and declares, "The well-reported book is vital...
Sep 25, 2023


Elinson/McWhirter on WHYY's STudio 2 on American Gun pub day
Elinson and McWhirter will be in Philadelphia on WHYY's Studio 2 at noon, Sept. 26, the publication day of American Gun: The True Story...
Sep 25, 2023


New York Times Book Review calls American Gun "a magisterial work"
Mike Spies, a senior staff writer at the Trace reviewed American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15 for the NYTBR. He declared the book "a...
Sep 25, 2023


New York Times Book Review Q & A about American Gun
Benjamin P. Russell talked with Cameron McWhirter and Zusha Elinson about American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15. Zusha told Russell:...
Sep 25, 2023


Los Angeles Times Feature on American Gun
The Los Angeles Times has published a feature by Stuart Miller on the upcoming publication of American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15....
Sep 21, 2023


Thanks to the National Writers Series
Thanks to the hundreds of people who listened to McWhirter and Elinson's first public discussion about American Gun at the City Opera...
Sep 20, 2023


AJC Story on upcoming publication of American Gun
Phil Kloer wrote a thoughtful, well-done story for the AJC about our upcoming book American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15. FSG will...
Sep 19, 2023


The Strange saga of the AR-15 includes John Wayne
Who was the first person to ever shoot an AR15 that didn't work for the small California company that created it? How did the rifle...
Sep 19, 2023


American Gun talk in Traverse City, Mich. Tonight
McWhirter and Elinson will be speaking in Traverse City, Mich., about American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15 Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023,...
Sep 19, 2023


Next Big Idea Club picks American Gun
American Gun makes The Next Big Idea Club’s September 2023 list of "Must-Read Books."
Sep 15, 2023


Air Mail editors: American Gun "Masterful"
Editors at Graydon Carter's new venture Air Mail picked American Gun as a book not to miss. "The authors, who work for The Wall Street...
Sep 13, 2023


Chicago Tribune Picks American Gun for its Fall Reading list
The Chicago Tribune's list of top 75 books coming out this fall calls American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15 "an 'Oppenheimer' tragedy...
Sep 13, 2023


Harper's Magazine: American Gun's reporting "astonishes"
Harper's "New Books" editor Dan Piepenbring pens a thoughtful review/exploration of American Gun, writing that "the book's reporting...
Sep 7, 2023


New York Times picks American Gun for its Fall Nonfiction List of Must-reads
The New York Times Book Review has just released its "33 Nonfiction Books to Read This Fall" and American Gun: The True Story of the...
Sep 5, 2023


Los Angeles Times picks American Gun for its fall and September Reading lists
In its list of "30 books We can’t wait to read this fall," the Los Angeles Times says of American Gun: "The authors weave Stoner’s story...
Sep 1, 2023


Washington Post recommends American Gun on its select fall reading list
The Washington Post recommends American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15 for its "29 books to read this fall." The Post says, "This...
Sep 1, 2023
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