John Grisham

John Grisham is a bestselling novelist identified primarily with legal thrillers.
Fast Facts:
1. February 8, 1955: Born in Jonesboro, Arkansas
2. Spouse: Renée Jones Grisham
3. 1989: Publishes first novel, A Time to Kill

John Grisham Interview

John Grisham talks about his inspirations, his writing process, and his latest legal thriller, The Appeal.

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John Grisham Blogs
- Life with the Hewitt Family: Ford County Stories - John Grisham
  
  Over the weekend I finished reading Ford County Stories by John Grisham. This book is a collection of 7 short stories all written by John Grisham. Some are what you might expect from his usual writing but others are much diffe... (November 24, 2009)
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  Upload a Profile Picture — And Be Entered to Win John Grisham's New Book. To make our community a little friendlier, join us for some facetime here at DailyLit. Help us out by uploading a personalized profile picture. ... (November 22, 2009)
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- John Grisham to speak at UNC graduation - Lifeline Live - USATODAY.com
  
  Just in: John Grisham will deliver the spring Commencement address at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on May 9. Grisham, who has long been associated with the University of Virginia - where his son, Ty, went t... (November 17, 2009)
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- A Time to Kill by John Grisham - Review - BookCrossing
  
  This addictive tale of a young lawyer defending a black Vietnam war hero who kills the white druggies who raped his child in tiny Clanton, Mississippi, is John Grisham's first novel, and his favorite of his first six. ... (November 23, 2009)
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John Grisham Timeline
- February 8, 1955: Born in Jonesboro, Arkansas
- 1981: Graduated from University of Mississippi School of Law
- 1983: Elected to Mississippi House of Representatives
- 1989: A Time to Kill
- 1991: The Firm
- 1993: The Pelican Brief
- 1995: The Rainmaker
- 1996: The Runaway Jury
- 1998: The Street Lawyer
- 2000: A Painted House
- 2003: The King of Torts
- 2005: The Broker
- 2006: The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
- 2007: Playing for Pizza
- 2008: The Appeal
- 2009: The Associate
- 2009: Ford Country
John Grisham Films
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups
- 1993: The Firm | Trailer
- 1993: The Pelican Brief | Trailer
- 1994: The Client | Trailer
- 1996: A Time to Kill | Trailer
- 1996: The Chamber
- 1997: The Rainmaker | Trailer
- 1998: The Gingerbread Man | Trailer
- 2003: A Painted House
- 2003: Runaway Jury
- 2004: Christmas with the Kranks
- 2012: The Associate
John Grisham News
- Grisham's 'Ford County' familiar to desoto residents
  
  By ROBERT LEE LONG SOUTHAVEN - This past weekend when best-selling novelist John Grisham returned home to desoto County, his latest book, "Ford County," had ... (November 23, 2009)
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- Short stories show a valiant effort from John Grisham
  
  By Lisa W. Buser via Bloomberg By John Grisham By Deirdre Donahue, USA TODAY Give the king of the legal thriller credit for expanding his literary range. ... (November 02, 2009)
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- Price moves up and down for new Grisham book
  
  The cost of John Grisham's "Ford County," officially released Tuesday, moved up and down like stock market shares as rivals Amazon.com and Walmart.com ... (November 03, 2009)
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- John Grisham to speak at UNC graduation
  
  By Gregory Childress CHAPEL HILL — UNC Chapel Hill has chosen best-selling author John Grisham to speak at its spring commencement. Grisham, the author of ... (November 17, 2009)
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John Grisham on Amazon
- John Grisham's The Rainmaker (Special Collector's Edition) - $12.98
  
  Francis Ford Coppola directs and scripts an exciting, star-packed adaptation of John Grisham's novel about an idealistic young attorney who takes on the case of a lifetime. Matt Da...
  
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- The Last Juror - $14.00
  
  In 1970, one of Mississippi s more colorful weekly newspapers, The Ford County Times, went bankrupt. To the surprise and dismay of many, ownership was assumed ...
  
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- John Grisham: A Critical Companion - $46.95
  
  With his seven legal thrillers, all published since 1989, John Grisham has won a huge following of readers and set a standard few contributors to the genre can match. Because of th...
  
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- John Grisham Courtroom Collection - $39.98
  
  THE PELICAN BRIEF Who killed two Supreme Court judges? A clever law student (Julia Roberts) may know, an investigative reporter (Denzel Washington) wants her story – and everyone e...
  
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- The Associate - $27.95
  
  If you thought Mitch McDeere was in trouble in The Firm, waituntil you meet Kyle McAvoy, The AssociateKyle McAvoy grew up in his father’s sma...
  
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John Grisham Questions

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Some authors that I like that you might like too: 1) Ellis Peters, real name Edith Pargeter. Especially her Cadfael novels, which are delightful tales of crime-... read more

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