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Penguin Random House Audio’s 2026 GRAMMY® Nominees: Trevor Noah and Ketanji Brown Jackson

Penguin Random House Audio’s 2026 GRAMMY® Nominees!

Trevor Noah’s INTO THE UNCUT GRASS and Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s LOVELY ONE audiobooks have earned 2026 GRAMMY® Award nominations in the Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording category. Both recordings are read by the authors and published by Penguin Random House Audio.

The nominations were announced on November 7 by the Recording Academy®.  The 68th Annual GRAMMY Awards® will be broadcast live from Los Angeles on Sunday, February 1, 2026. Our titles have previously earned 19 GRAMMYs®, including the 2024 Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording winner, Michelle Obama’s THE LIGHT WE CARRY and 56 additional GRAMMY® nominations.

View the full 2026 GRAMMY® Award nominations list here.

About INTO THE UNCUT GRASS

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.

About LOVELY ONE

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 readers 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.

Congratulations to our nominees, their production teams, and the entire Penguin Random House Audio group!