Notorious RBG

“The authors make this unassuming, most studious woman come pulsing to life…‘Notorious RBG’ may be a playful project, but it asks to be read seriously…That I responded so personally to it is a testimony to [its] storytelling and panache.” – Jennifer Senior, New York Times Carmon and Knizhnik write powerfully about the progression of Ginsburg’s legal career. In particular, they make vivid the development of her trademark arguments … In her fierce honesty, resolute realness, and, yes, innate sense of style (those collars!), Ginsburg emerges as a cultural icon worthy of her own fanbase – Kate Tuttle, The Boston Globe “What a wonderful book: The annotated dissents! The knockout photos! Why she likes to write through the night! The litany of big cases she won as a lawyer, and how she picked them! How she made Bill Clinton cry! Notorious RBG is a laugh-out-loud joy to read.” – Rachel Maddow “A deeply original mashup of pop culture and serious scholarship. I plan to give a copy to both of my daughters.” – Gilbert King, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Devil in the Grove “This breezy, fun and thoughtful take on the life of the Justice explains exactly why a new generation created and embraced the Cult of Ginsburg.” – Jeffrey Toobin, author of The Oath and The Nine “This rigorously reported book shines a new light on the groundbreaking cases Ginsburg litigated challenging gender stereotypes.” – Louise Melling, Deputy Legal Director, ACLU “If you admired RBG before, Carmon and Knizhnik will make you fall in love with her, not only as a feminist hero but a human being.” – Vogue “Clark Kent had Superman. Ruth Bader Ginsburg has Notorious R.B.G… Carmon and Knizhnik have turned R.B.G’s robe into a cape.” – New York Times Book Review

Irin Carmon is a journalist covering gender, politics, and law. She’s a columnist for the Washington Post’s Outlook section and a distinguished fellow at the Athena Center for Leadership Studies at Barnard. She has been a national reporter at MSNBC, Salon, and Jezebel.

Shana Knizhnik is a civil rights attorney. While a student at NYU law school, she created the Notorious RBG Tumblr, a feminist website dedicated to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her lifelong fight for equality and social justice.

Kathleen Krull is the award-winning author of many books for children and young adults. She lives in San Diego, California, with her husband, a children’s book illustrator.