Lovely One (memoir)

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Lovely One
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Author Ketanji Brown Jackson
LanguageEnglish
GenreMemoir
Publisher Random House
Publication date
September 3, 2024
Pages405
ISBN 978-0-593-72990-8
OCLC 1452735147

Lovely One is the 2024 memoir by U.S. Supreme Court justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. The title stems from the justice's first and middle names, Ketanji Onyika, a suggestion from her aunt who was a Peace Corps volunteer in west Africa around the time Brown Jackson was born. [1]

Lovely One reached the top of the New York Times Bestseller List the week of September 22, 2024, [2] despite receiving criticism for not being as sharp of writing as some of her judicial writing. [3]

In addition to Brown Jackson's own stories and mentors, [4] the book tells the stories facing the greater Black population, such as a relative inability to swim due to their parents' lack of access to public pools and beaches. [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Lovely One: A Memoir". Booklist. USA TODAY. Archived from the original on September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction - Best Sellers - Books - Sept. 22, 2024 - The New York Times". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  3. ↑ Brooks, Rosa (September 3, 2024). "Review | Ketanji Brown Jackson gives readers a tour of her meteoric rise". Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 5, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  4. ↑ Mosley, Tonya (September 4, 2024). "Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson shares the poem she's kept in every one of her offices". NPR . Archived from the original on September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  5. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Read An Excerpt From Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's Memoir, 'Lovely One'". Essence. September 20, 2024. Archived from the original on September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  6. ↑ Jacobs, Alexandra (September 3, 2024). "In 'Lovely One,' Ketanji Brown Jackson Credits the Mentors Who Lifted Her Up". New York Times. Archived from the original on September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
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