Fight of the Century

“A finely edited almanac of lively, contextually grounded stories that read like the greatest hits of freedom … Provides insights that are both riveting and refreshingly diverse.” -Kirkus Reviews “A stunning collection of original and topical essays … [that] vividly brings consequential court cases to life.” -Booklist (starred review) “Moving … Entertaining … It’s enlightening to watch some of our most masterly literary portraitists restore the warts and wardrobes, the motivations and machinations to those whose stories have been stripped down to surnames or pseudonyms.” -Monica Youn, New York Times Book Review

“Vigorous, informative, and well-organized, this outstanding collection befits the ACLU’s substantial impact on American law and society.” -Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Compelling … [A] powerful, inspiring collection.” -The Christian Science Monitor

“Forceful, beautifully written and often humorous … The essays in Fight of the Century may be brief, but each packs a mighty wallop… . This is a book to read, share and keep.” -Associated Press

“Full of struggle, emotion, fear, resilience, hope, and triumph.” -Los Angeles Review of Books

Michael Chabon is the bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of many books, including The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, Gentlemen of the Road, Telegraph Avenue, Moonglow, Pops, and the picture book The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man. He is the editor, with Ayelet Waldman, of Kingdom of Olives and Ash: Writers Confront the Occupation.

Ayelet Waldman is the author of the memoir, A Really Good Day, as well as of novels including Love and Treasure, Red Hook Road, and Love and Other Impossible Pursuits. She is the editor of Inside This Place, Not of It: Narratives from Women’s Prisons, and with Michael Chabon, of Kingdom of Olives and Ash: Writers Confront the Occupation.

Other contributors include: Viet Thanh Nguyen, Jacqueline Woodson, Michael Chabon, Ann Patchett, Brit Bennett, Steven Okazaki, Daniel Handler, Geraldine Brooks, Yaa Gyasi, Sergio De La Pava, Dave Eggers, Timothy Egan, Yiyun Li, Meg Wolitzer, Hector Tobar, Aleksandar Hemon, Elizabeth Strout, Nicole Adrian LeBlanc, Rabih Alameddine, Moriel Rothman-Zecher, Jonathan Lethem, Salman Rushdie, Lauren Groff, Ayelet Waldman, Jennifer Egan, Scott Turow, Morgan Parker, Victor LaValle, Michael Cunningham, Neil Gaiman, Jesmyn Ward, George Saunders, Marlon James, William Finnegan, Anthony Doerr, Charlie Jane Anders, Brenda J. Childs, Andrew, Sean Greer, Francisco Goldman, and Louise Erdrich.