The Coming Storm is Gabriel Gatehouse's brilliant exploration of how conspiracy theories are tearing America apart. It's a story that takes you down a rabbit hole - one that both the US as a nation and he as a journalist fell through - to unpack an epochal shift in political culture that starts in the earliest years of the Clinton administration and reached a crescendo on 6 January 2021 with the storming of the US Capitol. But that event wasn't the wild finale of a chaotic Trump presidency many hoped for - it was only the beginning.

A compelling mix of research and reportage, The Coming Storm gets under the skin of these conspiracy theories to show us a radical new kind of politics emerging, a movement that has coalesced around a loose alliance of tech bros, internet trolls and white supremacists. At a perilous moment in the history of American democracy, Gatehouse tells us some dark truths about our present, and provides clues about our future. The Coming Storm marks the debut of a major new voice in political journalism.

Review Quotes

An epic effort that brings together several disparate strands into an explanatory, thoroughly scary whole.--the Guardian

His reporting is meticulous, his storytelling is as compelling as it is chilling.--the New Statesman

An intelligent and beautifully made series.--the Telegraph

About the Author

GABRIEL GATEHOUSE is a journalist and broadcaster. The former International Editor of Newsnight and co-host of Ukrainecast on BBC Sounds, he has reported from almost every recent conflict around the world, from Ukraine to Syria, Libya to Iraq. He has won numerous awards for his journalism, most recently the 2023 Broadcasting Press Guild (for The Coming Storm podcast) and the 2020 Foreign Press Association award for his coverage of the Hong Kong protests. He has reported extensively from the United States on the rise and fall of Donald Trump. His podcast, The Coming Storm, which launched in January 2022 to critical acclaim, was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Journalism.

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Weight: .57 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 384

Genre: Political Science

Sub-Genre: Geopolitics

Publisher: BBC Books

Format: Paperback

Author: Gabriel Gatehouse

Language: English

Street Date: August 26, 2025

TCIN: 1005223801

UPC: 9781785948176

Item Number (DPCI): 247-04-6721

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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