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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


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


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


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


AJC Picks American Gun for fall reading list
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has picked American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15 for its recommended fall reading list. Prominent...
Aug 26, 2023


Oppenheimer on Invention
The first epigraph in our forthcoming American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15 is from J. Robert Oppenheimer. We had no idea a movie...
Aug 6, 2023


AR-15s: small ammunition, big impact
The bullet casing on the left is for a .223-caliber round fired from an AR-15 in South Georgia a few years ago. The casing on the right...
Jul 20, 2023


Orange County Register picks AMerican Gun for its must-Read List of 2023 summer and beyond.
The Orange County Register chose American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15 for its list of 15 must-read books for the Summer of 2023 and...
Jul 10, 2023


American Gun makes Lit Hub's Most Anticipated Books List of 2023
Literary Hub has put out its "Most Anticipated Books of 2023" and American Gun has made the list. A top staffer wrote: "I can’t tell you...
Jul 6, 2023
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