While Justice Sleeps

While Justice Sleeps is a legal thriller novel authored by American politician and writer Stacey Abrams, published on May 11, 2021.^[1]

While Justice Sleeps

First edition cover
Author	Stacey Abrams
Language	English
Genre	Legal thriller
Set in	Washington, D.C.
Publisher	Doubleday
Publication date	May 11, 2021
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print, e-book, audiobook
Pages	384
ISBN	978-0-385-54657-7 (hardcover)
OCLC	1248723801
Dewey Decimal	813/.6
LC Class	PS3601.B746 W45 2021

Background

The book centers around a law clerk for an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. After the justice becomes gravely ill, the law clerk becomes his legal guardian. Abrams commented the inspiration for the book came from a conversation with her mother, in which her mother noted Article Three of the United States Constitution allows for a lifetime appointment for justices, but "has no failsafe for a person being physically unable to do the job."^[2]

Publication

The novel is the first one published with Abrams' name, as her previous novels have all been written under the pen name Selena Montgomery.^[3]

Immediately following its release, the book was the #1 on The New York Times Best Seller list for fiction novels.^[4][5]

Television adaptation

The novel is currently being produced as a television series by Working Title Films, a subsidiary of Universal Pictures.^[6][7]

References

1. "While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams". Penguin Random House Canada. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
2. Garcia-Navarro, Lulu (May 9, 2021). "A Constitutional Quirk Inspired Stacey Abrams' New Thriller, 'While Justice Sleeps'". Weekend Edition Sunday. NPR. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
3. Lyall, Sarah (5 May 2021). "Stacey Abrams Contains Multitudes". The New York Times. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
4. "Combined Print & E-Book Fiction". Best Sellers. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
5. Durkee, Alison (May 20, 2021). "Stacey Abrams' 'While Justice Sleeps' Tops Times' Fiction Bestseller List". Forbes. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
6. White, Peter (11 May 2021). "Stacey Abrams' Novel 'While Justice Sleeps' Set For TV Adaptation From Working Title". Deadline. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
7. Hibberd, James (11 May 2021). "Stacey Abrams' Legal Thriller Sells for TV Adaptation After Bidding War". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 13, 2021.