Who wrote Just Mercy?

Bryan Stevenson wrote Just Mercy, first published in 2014. It is a work of biography & memoir and is rated 'Essential Read' in our catalogue.

Is there a book club guide for Just Mercy?

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Essential Read

Just Mercy

Name: Just Mercy
Author: Bryan Stevenson

by Bryan Stevenson · 2014

Biography & Memoir · ranked #8 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

Bryan Stevenson, a young lawyer who founded the Equal Justice Initiative, recounts his early career defending death row prisoners in Alabama — including Walter McMillian, a Black man sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit. Stevenson's memoir is one of the most important accounts of the American criminal justice system's treatment of the poor, the mentally ill and people of colour.

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The verdict

Category: Biography & Memoir
First published: 2014 · 2010s
Author: Bryan Stevenson
Standing: Essential Read

About Biography & Memoir

The best biography and memoir gives you both the person and their world. These are the books where the story of one life opens up into history, society or something essential about what it means to be human.