Described by Desmond Tutu as "America's young Nelson Mandela," attorney and social justice advocate Bryan Stevenson authored "Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption" as a call for compassion in the pursuit of justice. The book is the 2015-16 Common Reading for first-year and other students at WSU. Stevenson's invited lecture is free and open to the public. CommonReading.wsu.edu