That’s something I won’t be reading with any gusto..
Axios
Justice Brett Kavanaugh is working on a legal memoir at a time when the Supreme Court is being increasingly scrutinized amid falling public trust.
Why it matters: Kavanaugh, 59, has been relatively quiet amid a host of controversies. Now he’s expected to give his point of view on everything from the fracas over his 2018 confirmation to the 2022 plot to kill him, a source familiar with the project tells Axios.
Driving the news: The book, which is not yet titled, is expected to be published in 2025 or 2026.
- Kavanaugh originally signed a contract with Regnery Publishing, a leading conservative house.
- But after Regnery was sold to Skyhorse Publishing in December, the project moved to the Center Street imprint at Hachette Book Group.
The big picture: Kavanaugh is the latest of several justices to write memoirs.
- Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s 2013 memoir, “My Beloved World,” debuted as a No. 1 New York Times bestseller. Justice Neil Gorsuch’s “A Republic, If You Can Keep It” was also a Times bestseller.
- A memoir by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, “Lovely One,” is due out in September.
- A book deal by Justice Amy Coney Barrett drew protests in publishing circles.
Between the lines: Kavanaugh knows there’s great interest in what he has to say — and wanted to tell his story himself, as other justices have, the source told us.
Reality check: The book is sure to be as polarizing as its author.
https://www.axios.com/2024/06/06/scotus-brett-kavanaugh-writing-book-memoir
