John Grisham

Books by John Grisham

Calico Joe

by John Grisham
- Hardcover, 198 pages
The Pelican Brief

by John Grisham
- Paperback, 387 pages
The Litigators

by John Grisham
- Hardcover, 385 pages
Theodore Boone, Kid Lawyer

by John Grisham
- Hardcover, 263 pages
The Associate

by John Grisham
- Paperback, 373 pages
The Appeal

by John Grisham
- Hardcover, 358 pages
The Racketeer

by John Grisham
- Hardcover, 343 pages
The Innocent Man

Murder and Injustice in a Small Town

by John Grisham
- Hardcover, 360 pages
The Confession

by John Grisham
- Hardcover, 418 pages
Playing for Pizza

by John Grisham
- Hardcover, 262 pages

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New In Paperback

Game And Fame: The Lives Of Mickey Mantle, Roy Williams And Kay Thompson

November 23, 201111:17 AM

Biographer Jane Leavy strips baseball hero Mickey Mantle of his glamour, while basketball coach Roy Williams looks back on his career, and filmmaker Sam Irvin celebrates the resilient gleam of performer and writer Kay Thompson. Also, C.J. Chivers explores the AK-47 and its impact on warfare.

New In Paperback

On The Lookout: For Love, For Thanks, For Horror And Wall Street

May 25, 2011 2:02 PM

Summer reading picks are on the way: the movie tie-in edition of David Nicholl's U.K. sensation One Day and the latest from John Grisham and Stephen King. In nonfiction, it's time to get superfreaky about economics, and comedian Jimmy Fallon offers a little thanks.

Best Books Of 2010

Murder, They Wrote: The Year In Mysteries

by Maureen Corrigan

December 15, 2010 7:00 AM

The topics of murder, theft and wartime made for some thrilling fiction this year. Critic Maureen Corrigan of Fresh Air picks the best mystery and suspense novels of 2010, in which the past comes back to haunt.

Author Interviews

John Grisham Tackles Writing Suspense For Kids

by NPR Staff

June 04, 2010 3:00 AM

In Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer, the best-selling author writes about a 13-year-old amateur attorney. Grisham says writing his first book for young readers was a challenge because he didn't want to talk down to his audience. He tells NPR's Michele Norris that kids are "a tougher crowd" than adults.

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Grisham's 'Appeal' Tackles Down-and-Dirty Politics

January 27, 2008 7:15 PM

In his first legal thriller in three years, John Grisham explores a tainted Mississippi judicial system where Supreme Court justices are bought and sold. The Appeal serves as a cautionary tale about political corruption.

Book Reviews

Melodrama, Terror Propel New Grisham, King Books

by Alan Cheuse

January 15, 2008 3:01 PM

Alan Cheuse makes a prediction for forthcoming novels from John Grisham and Stephen King. Grisham's The Appeal centers on a $41 million jury award to a Mississippi woman whose family died at the hands of a chemical company; King's Duma Key features an evil genie who goes after a man in the Florida Keys.

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Grisham Traces Exoneration of an 'Innocent Man'

by Michele Norris

October 11, 2006 2:55 PM

John Grisham says he could never have come up with the story that's chronicled in his first work of nonfiction, The Innocent Man. It's the tragic tale of Ron Williamson, a small-town sports hero from Oklahoma wrongly convicted of murder.

Primary of Ron Williamson and Dennis Fritz

Book Reviews

Black In America: A Story Rendered In Gray Scale

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Christine Ha: From MasterChef To Home Kitchen

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Book News: J.K. Rowling Tells 'Harry Potter' Backstories

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May 20-26: A Coup, An Ancient Battle And One Steamy Diary

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John Grisham

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