Living on the other side of the world as I do, it's safe to say that the United States Supreme Court doesn't spend a lot of time on my radar. I know of it, of course, and occasionally news stories regarding it percolate down to New Zealand, but even I've heard of the most famous of its justices. And she's a fascinating woman. It's good to know more about her (can't say I'm that interested in learning more about some of her colleagues, though. Bad opinions travel faster than good.)

This book's a great introduction. Developed from a blog, I think, and it retains the chatty tone. Definitely not an academic read, but - no offense to RBG herself - law, for those of us not involved in making, breaking, or enforcing it - can sometimes seem tedious beyond belief. (You have to admit, law isn't often written about in clear or interesting ways.) This is an accessible text, is what I'm saying, and when the authors focus on a particular ruling, there are notes next to the reproduced portions of text that make plain what's actually going on. Really immensely readable biography, and well worth reading.