Trevor Noah and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson are GRAMMY® Award Nominees
Trevor Noah’s Into the Uncut Grass and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Lovely One, both read by the authors and published by Penguin Random House Audio, have earned 2026 Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording GRAMMY® Award nominations. Learn more about these outstanding audiobooks, listen to clips below, and prepare for GRAMMY® winners to be announced on Sunday, February 1, 2026.
Into the Uncut Grass by Trevor Noah
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Born a Crime, Trevor Noah’s Into the Uncut Grass is a timeless story inviting people of all ages to connect with one another in a world brought to life with imagination. It’s a fable about a young child’s journey into the world beyond the shadow of home, a magical landscape where he discovers the secrets of sharing, connection, and finding peace with the people we love. Infused with the author’s signature wit and imagination, it’s a tale for listeners of all ages.
Noah has received three previous GRAMMY® nominations in the Best Comedy Album category. Into the Uncut Grass was produced on audio by Kelly Gildea and Denise Lee and is also available in print from One World.
Listen to a clip from Into the Uncut Grass:
Lovely One by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
Justice Jackson’s #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Lovely One chronicles her extraordinary life story as the first Black woman to ever be appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States. With this unflinching account, Ketanji Brown Jackson invites listeners into her life and world, tracing her family’s ascent from segregation to her confirmation on America’s highest court within the span of one generation. She reveals what it takes to advance in the legal profession when most people in power don’t look like you, and to reconcile a demanding career with the joys and sacrifices of marriage and motherhood.
This is Jackson’s first nomination. Lovely One was produced on audio by Nithya Rajendran and is also available in print from Random House. A forthcoming young readers edition of her memoir will be published in January 2026 by Bright Matter Books.
Listen to a clip from Lovely One:
