Malcolm Gladwell

Author Malcolm Gladwell has released 'The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic', a new book examining gun violence in the United States. The book investigates the origins and scale of America's gun epidemic, continuing Gladwell's practice of applying narrative nonfiction to major social questions. Coverage is circulating as readers and commentators respond to his treatment of one of the country's most contentious policy debates.

Malcolm Gladwell is out promoting his new book, 'The American Way of Killing', speaking about it in interviews including on TODAY. The book's title points to themes of American violence and warfare, consistent with Gladwell's pattern of provocative nonfiction. Details of the book's arguments and reception remain limited, but the author's profile is drawing attention to the release.