Columbine

April 20 of this year marked the 10th anniversary of the shootings at Columbine High School. Journalist Dave Cullen has recently published an account of the events of that day, Columbine, which has drawn wide critical acclaim. Publishers Weekly says "In this remarkable account of the Columbine High School shooting, Cullen not only dispels several of the prevailing myths about the event but tackles the hardest question of all: why did it happen? Drawing on extensive interviews, police reports and his own reporting, Cullen meticulously pieces together what happened when 18-year-old Eric Harris and 17-year-old Dylan Klebold killed 13 people before turning their guns on themselves. Readers will come away from Cullen's unflinching account with a deeper understanding of what drove these boys to kill, even if the answers aren't easy to stomach."