Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is an undeniably talented writer — which is why the announcement of her forthcoming memoir “Lovely One” sparked major literary buzz. Now, the first Black woman Supreme Court Justice is sharing some new details about her memoir.
Justice Jackson announced that the book will be released by Penguin Random House on September 3rd, 2024. For everyone dying to get their hands on a copy as soon as humanly possible, the book is available for pre-order through several different book retailers, including — Barnes & Nobles, Hudson Booksellers, Powell’s, and Books A Million.
“Mine has been an unlikely journey,” Jackson said in a statement, obtained by People Magazine. “But the path was paved by courageous women and men in whose footsteps I placed my own, road warriors like my own parents, and also luminaries in the law, whose brilliance and fortitude lit my way. This memoir marries the public record of my life with what is less known.”
Books from Supreme Court Justices are par for the course at this point. Justice Jackson was only a few months into her term when she announced he new book deal, which is worth an estimated $3 million, according to the New York Times. It’s worth noting that book deals fall outside of the cap on outside pay for Supreme Court Justices, which makes them a popular source of supplemental income for members of the court.
Justices Neil M. Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett, Clarence Thomas, and Sonia Sotomayor also recently inked lucrative book deals. Justice Sotomayor’s book was the source of controversy last year, in the midst of a much larger conversation about the lack of transparency around all of the Justices’ finances.