Praise for When America Stopped Being Great

‘Nick Bryant writes like a dream, and is one of those very rare things on TV – a man who makes you want to turn up the sound. His eye for description is sublime, and he has a way of showing you what you’ve been missing from the whole story, whilst never leaving you feeling stupid.’

Emily Maitlis

‘There are all too many people who can opine about the United States but there are very few with Nick Bryant’s depth of knowledge, experience and empathy for the country and his ability to communicate intelligently, engagingly and entertainingly.’

Nick Robinson

‘Bryant is a genuine rarity –; a Brit who understands America.’

Washington Post

‘Bryant is the new Alistair Cooke.’

James Lansdale, BBC diplomatic correspondent

‘A scathing indictment of the polarization and degradation that has transformed the US … [A]n adroit political critique.’

Kirkus Reviews

‘A revealing outsider’s perspective on the roots of America’s current state of “disunion” … This well-informed portrait of American dysfunction hits home.’

Publishers Weekly

‘This is a master class from an outstanding chronicler of modern America. Nick Bryant applies his astute eye and fine pen to the nation and its fissures. He connects the dots from the celluloid presidency of Ronald Reagan to his reality TV successor Donald Trump – “a one-man particle collider”. If Nick was not reporting on American history he could be teaching it. Insightful, thoughtful, and beautifully written.’

Orla Guerin, BBC International Correspondent

‘Few outsiders explain America better than Nick Bryant or write about it as well. This is a must-read guide to an extraordinary time.’

Katty Kay, presenter BBC World News America

‘A historian with a deep understanding of what makes America tick. And When America Stopped Being Great is an absolutely belting achievement for a hack, and an Englishman to boot. It is, as the title suggests, an elegy for a lost nation and a lost cause.’

Justin Webb, Unherd

‘[Bryant] has a deeper understanding than many of the ebb and flow of history … [His] breezy prose displays a keen eye for good quotations and telling anecdotes.’

TLS