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Ford County review in the New York Times

Nov 02, 2009

John Grisham had some story ideas that he didn’t think could sustain full-length narrative. So he did what he customarily does: whatever he wants to. Mr. Grisham took seven of his unused plot ideas and turned each of them into a sharp, lean tale free of subplots and padding.

An exclusive excerpt from Ford County

Oct 27, 2009

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Read an exclusive excerpt from John Grisham’s debut collection, Ford County, a heartbreaking tale of one family’s visit to death row. The book itself will include 7 short stories, all set in Ford County which is the locale for A Time to Kill.

Video: John Grisham's opening speech at the 2009 National Book Festival

Oct 25, 2009

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Award winning and bestselling author John Grisham opened the 2009 National Book Festival talking about his first years as a book writer and about publishing A Time to Kill and The Firm.

Video: John Grisham and his Ford County stories - Part 2

Oct 25, 2009

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Part two of a series of conversations with John Grisham about his first collection of short stories, Ford County. Featuring a cast of characters you’ll never forget, these stories bring Ford County to vivid and colorful life. Often hilarious, frequently moving, and always entertaining, this collection makes it abundantly clear why John Grisham is our most popular storyteller.

Grisham to discuss U.S. prisons

Oct 17, 2009

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The state of the nation’s prison system will be the topic of the Legal Aid Justice Center’s annual fundraising event. The event will be held at 7 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Paramount Theater in Charlottesville, and John Grisham will act as master of ceremonies. “Incarceration Nation” will feature a panel discussion about the prison reform movement and an episode of the documentary series “30 Days” featuring filmmaker Morgan Spurlock’s month in jail.

Video: Grisham hosted an event for David Toscano

Oct 16, 2009

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Best-selling author and democratic check-writer John Grisham hosted an event on Charlottesville’s downtown mall on October 6, 2009 to raise money for David Toscano’s re-election campaign.
John Grisham appeared at Siips restaurant in Charlottesville, putting his name and money behind Delegate David Toscano.

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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.”

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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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