Malcolm Gladwell in Conversation

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From New York Times bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell comes his most urgent book yet: a provocative investigation of America’s epidemic of gun violence. In The American Way of Killing, Gladwell explores the American “peculiarity”—how the world’s wealthiest country came to suffer from a problem typically only seen in the world’s poorest countries.

Drawing on original interviews, archival and social science research, and his trademark insight, Gladwell approaches the American paradox through a series of stories. In a sweeping narrative that travels across the United States, Gladwell paints a picture of a country that does not understand its most pressing social problem, and as result, does not understand how to fix it. A member of the Order of Canada and one of TIME’s 100 most influential people, Gladwell is widely recognized as one of our leading thinkers today. He speaks with CBC’s Stephen Quinn.

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Malcolm Gladwell

Malcolm Gladwell joins us at a post-Festival Special Event on November 24, 2026.

MALCOLM GLADWELL is the author of eight New York Times bestsellers: The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, What the Dog Saw, David and Goliath, Talking to Strangers, The Bomber Mafia, and Revenge of the Tipping Point. He is also the cofounder of Pushkin Industries, an audio-content company that produces Revisionist History, among other podcasts and audiobooks.

Stephen Quinn

STEPHEN QUINN is host of CBC Radio One’s popular morning show The Early Edition, a post he has often been quoted as saying is his “dream job.” Previously, Quinn was the long time host of afternoon radio show On The Coast, where he was known for featuring people from the community and covering the day’s local news. A multiple RTNDA (The Radio Television Digital News Association) award winner, Quinn has covered a multitude of stories that affects British Columbians, in addition to interviewing prolific individuals.