Just Mercy

memoir by Bryan Stevenson
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Summary

Just Mercy is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,769 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Bryan Stevenson[3]
  • Award received: Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction[4], Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Non-Fiction[5], NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction[6], Carla Furstenberg Cohen Literary Prize for Nonfiction[7], The Stowe Prize for Writing to Advance Social Justice[8], ALA Notable Books for Adults[9]
  • Genre: memoir[10]
  • Language of work or name: English[11]
  • Country of origin: United States[12]
  • Inception: October 21, 2014[13]
  • Has edition or translation: Q141783270[14]
  • Official website: https://justmercy.eji.org/[15]
  • Main subject: criminal justice[16], mass incarceration[17]
  • Described at URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/books/review/just-mercy-by-bryan-stevenson.html[18]
  • Nominated for: Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction[19], Warwick Prize for Writing[20], Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest[21]
  • Title: Just Mercy[22]
  • Subtitle: A Story of Justice and Redemption[23]

Why It Matters

Just Mercy is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

What awards did Just Mercy receive?

Honors received include Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction[4], Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Non-Fiction[5], NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction[6], and Carla Furstenberg Cohen Literary Prize for Nonfiction[7].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . lccn.loc.gov. Retrieved . lccn.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . justmercy.eji.org. Retrieved . justmercy.eji.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . daytonliterarypeaceprize.org. daytonliterarypeaceprize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . apnews.com. apnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . publishersweekly.com. publishersweekly.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . mailchi.mp. mailchi.mp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . ala.org. ala.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . lccn.loc.gov. Retrieved . lccn.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . kirkusreviews.com. kirkusreviews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . warwick.ac.uk. warwick.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . latimes.com. latimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → Q141783270
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  2. 18d ago · Randomologist2000 · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction, Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Non-Fiction, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction +3
    Book marks id → just-mercy-a-story-of-justice-and-redemption
    Oclc work id (obsolete) → 1749415322
    Official website → https://justmercy.eji.org/
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