Scribe authors shortlisted for L.A. Times Book Prize

Congratulations to Scribe authors Bryan Stevenson and Matt Taibbi, who have both been announced as finalists for the L.A. Times Book Prize in the Current Affairs category.

Bryan Stevenson has been called ‘America’s young Nelson Mandela’ by Desmond Tutu. His book, Just Mercy, examines the cracks in the US judicial system. It is at once an unforgettable account of an idealistic, gifted lawyer’s coming of age, a moving portrait of the lives of those he has defended, and an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of justice.

Matt Taibbi is the scourge of America’s financial plutocrats. In The Divide, he explores the unprecedented wealth gap that is not just challenging the US’s economic life but transforming the meaning of rights, justice, and basic citizenship.