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Author David Vann speaks Tuesday night at Barnes and Noble, 2439
Sycamore Road. Vann took questions about his book, Last Day on
Earth, which released in October.

The value of truth: Author shares struggles of writing book on NIU’s Feb. 14, 2008 shooter

By Kyla Gardner | November 9, 2011

David Vann, author of Last Day on Earth, a portrait of Feb. 14, 2008 gunman Steven Kazmierczak, believes in the value of truth. In the aftermath of the NIU shooting that left six dead and more than 20 injured, the media got the story wrong, Vann said....