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John Grisham to deliver a keynote address at the North Carolina Literary Festival

Aug 02, 2009

John Grisham, Elizabeth Edwards and Pulitzer Prize winners Douglas Blackmon, Rick Bragg and Elizabeth Strout are among authors to be featured at the North Carolina Literary Festival September 10-13. On this free public festival, to be held at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Grisham is going to deliver a keynote address.

"Ford County" to be released as a digital version?

Jul 16, 2009

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No topic is more hotly debated in book circles at the moment than the timing, pricing and ultimate impact of e-books on the financial health of publishers and retailers. According to John Grisham’s agent, David Gernert, Mr. Grisham has not resolved how his publisher, Doubleday, should release a digital version of “Ford County,” a short story collection set for hardcover release on Nov. 3.

John Grisham to attend 2009 National Book Festival

Jul 16, 2009

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Bestselling authors John Grisham, David Baldacci, John Irving, Julia Alvarez, Judy Blume, Ken Burns, Gwen Ifill and Jodi Picoult will be on hand to make presentations at the 9th annual 2009 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. The popular event will be held on Saturday, September 26 at the National Mall.

Grisham writing movie script about Norfolk murder

Jul 09, 2009

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John Grisham says he is writing a screenplay about one of the Norfolk’s most notorious murder cases – the rape and slaying of young Navy wife Michelle Moore-Bosko. He believes the men convicted are innocent. “I strongly believe they were wrongfully convicted,” he said.

Grisham kills time on anniversary visit

Jun 30, 2009

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On the eve of the 20th anniversary of the publication of his first novel, “A Time To Kill,” John Grisham killed some time on former county prosecutor Bill Ballard’s front porch in Hernando. Ballard and his wife Brenda were the ones who hosted the very first official book signing party for Grisham.

Roy Williams's autobiography to get a foreword by Grisham

Jun 28, 2009

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Roy Williams, head coach of the University of North Carolina men’s basketball team, is writing a book with Tim Crothers, former senior writer for Sports Illustrated and a UNC graduate, entitled Hard Work: My Life On and Off the Court. The autobiography will also include a foreword by John Grisham.

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An Evening with John Grisham and Stephen L. Carter. Photo by Ashley Twiggs

Grisham will be speaking at a fundraising event in Princeton, NJ (1)

John Grisham will be speaking at a fund raising event in Princeton, NJ at Nassau Presbyterian Church on April 13. Centurion Ministries, a secular, non-profit organization, has been working to free the wrongfully convicted since 1983.

Grisham's "A Time to Kill" heads for Broadway (2)

A stage adaptation of John Grisham’s first novel, “A Time to Kill,” will have its world premiere in 2011 in Washington in what is being billed as a “pre-Broadway” production. Arena Stage’s artistic director Molly Smith said on March 11 that the play will run May 6, 2011, through June 19, 2011. “A Time to Kill” concerns the murder trial of a father who takes the law into his own hands after his daughter is raped.

Grisham among the speakers at BookExpo America (0)

BookExpo America has announced its star lineup for the main Author Breakfast of the trade show, to take place on Thursday, May 27. It will feature John Grisham, Condoleezza Rice and Mary Roach. Jon Stewart will be the Master of Ceremonies. BookExpo America will be held in New York from May 25-27, 2010.

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John Grisham remembers Barry Hannah (0)

When Barry Hannah died of a heart attack on the March 1, he left behind a literary legacy that included eight novels and four short story collections. For John Grisham, the first book-signing he ever attended was in 1988, for Hannah’s Hey Jack! Grisham recalls, “I discovered him through Airships, in law school, back when I wasn’t thinking about being a writer.”

John Grisham. Photo by Maryanne Ventrice

Grisham's next legal thriller for adults to be released in October (0)

Although John Grisham has sold rights to the first two children’s books to Penguin, Doubleday will still publish his forthcoming legal thriller for adults, an untitled work that will be released in October 2010. Grisham has said in the past that at some point, he would like to pick up where his 2001 novel A Painted House left off.

Grisham to attend 'Justice' program (0)

John Grisham will add celebrity sparkle to “Justice Through Journalism” programming by the Innocence Institute of Point Park University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Grisham will speak briefly and answer questions during a March 24 gala that will benefit the Innocence Institute.

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