PositiveLos Angeles Review of BooksTo read Conversations with RBG is to listen in on a dialogue between Rosen and Justice Ginsburg. The conversation is an engaging rapport, evidencing years of friendship between the two. Their first conversation occurred in an elevator in the US Court of Appeals courthouse in 1991, when Justice Ginsburg was Judge Ginsburg, a Circuit Court judge, and Rosen was a law clerk. Rosen asked Justice Ginsburg — whom he describes as a formidable presence who maintained a sphinxlike silence — about the opera. That conversation was the first of many about the opera, and as the title of the book promises, life, love, liberty, the law ... Rosen’s warm friendship with Justice Ginsburg emanates from the pages. That he has conducted a series of interviews with her — in addition to his friendship with the Justice — in contrast to a single, stand-alone interview provides a unique insight to his questioning as the interviewer.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
RaveThe Los Angeles Review of BooksThe book is an RBG reader, culling her essential, important, and oft-personal writing into one contained volume, each piece framed by relevant background information ... the book’s thoughtful organization provides a clear lineation. Many of the essays are also condensed for clarity and context further enhancing the volume’s readability. Adding to the experience are photos of Justice Ginsburg from her early childhood to present day ... For ardent Notorious RBG fan-girls (present company included), the essays will strike as classic Justice Ginsburg reading. For newer devotees, the collection provides an accessible and engaging introduction to a formidable feminist icon.
