The Trials of Lenny Bruce: The Fall and Rise of an American Icon by Ronald K.L. Collins and David M. Skover was published in the fall of 2002 to much acclaim.

"One of the best books of 2002," trumpeted the Los Angeles Times. “An exhaustive account of Bruce’s heroic and self-destructive free speech battles,” raved the San Francisco Chronicle. And the Baltimore Sun said, “It is entertaining, often exciting—but above all it is an immensely important record of a vital chapter.”

Not only did this landmark biography reveal a little known fact—that Bruce had died in 1966 a convicted man—but it also may serve to help pardon Bruce in the future. As we anticipate Governor Pataki’s response to the authors' petition for a posthumous pardon, the fall and rise of this American icon awaits its final chapter.

Comprehensively researched and written with engaging wit and penetrating analysis, The Trials of Lenny Bruce is a major contribution to the history of free speech in America.

The paperback version of the book—complete with the CD that accompanied the hardback—has been released, and can be purchased online or at your local bookstore.