Repeating Islands

A new paperback edition of Antonia Felix’s Sonia Sotomayor: The True American Dream (2010) will be on the shelves in September 2011 (Berkley Books, Penguin Group). Described as “the definitive biography of the first Latina and third woman ever appointed to the Supreme Court,” Felix’s work reveals the circumstances that led Justice Sotomayor on her heroic trajectory.

Description: National bestselling biographer Antonia Felix delves behind the headlines to tell the compelling story of how the daughter of Puerto Rican immigrants living in the South Bronx became one of the greatest legal minds in the country. With insight and thoughtful analysis, Felix explores the tenacity that makes Sotomayor a sharp, fearless judge; the sense of compassion that drives her to seek justice for the underprivileged; and her strong community ties, which never let her forget where she came from.

Drawing on candid interviews with figures from Sotomayor’s personal and professional life—as well as speeches, interviews with Sotomayor, and published papers—Felix paints a revealing portrait of the woman who would come to meet President Obama’s rigorous criteria for a Supreme Court justice and whose appointment would make history.

Antonia Felix studied music at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Mannes College of Music in New York and holds an M.A. in English from Texas A&M University. She is the New York Times bestselling author of 15 nonfiction books including Condi: The Condoleezza Rice Story, Wesley K. Clark: A Biography and Laura: America’s First Lady, First Mother.

For purchasing information, see http://www.amazon.com/Sonia-Sotomayor-True-American-Dream/dp/0425242951