From The New York Times Review of Books: "Columbine is an excellent work of media criticism, showing how legends become truths through continual citation; a sensitive guide to the patterns of public grief; and, at the end of the day, a fine example of old fashioned journalism . . . moving things along with agility and grace."

From the publisher: "Nineteen years ago, Dave Cullen was among the first to arrive at a Columbine High. He covered all the later tragedies from a distance, working with a cadre of experts cultivated from academia and the FBI, but swore he would never return to the scene of a ghastly crime. But in March 2018, Cullen went to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School because something radically different was happening. Refusing to allow adults and the media to shape their story, these remarkable adolescents took control. Deeply researched and beautifully told, an in-depth examination of this pivotal moment in American culture—and an up-close portrait that reveals what these extraordinary young people are like as kids."