Condoleezza Rice, Jon Stewart & John Grisham at Book Expo America (2/5) (2010)
May 27, 2010 www.amazon.com Watch the full program: thefilmarchived.blogspot.com John Ray Grisham, Jr. (born 8 February 1955) is an American author, best known for his popular legal thrillers. He's a Galaxy British Book Awards winner and one of only two authors to sell two million copies on a first printing, the other being JK Rowling. John Grisham graduated from Mississippi State University before attending the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1981 and practiced criminal law for about a decade. He also served in the House of Representatives in Mississippi from January 1984 to September 1990. Beginning writing in 1984, he had his first novel A Time To Kill published in June 1989. As of 2008, his books had sold over 250 million copies worldwide. Grisham's first best seller was The Firm. Released in 1991, it sold more than seven million copies. The book was adapted as a feature film. In addition, seven more of his novels: The Chamber, The Client, A Painted House, The Pelican Brief, The Rainmaker, The Runaway Jury, and A Time to Kill, were adapted as movies. His books have been translated into 29 languages and published worldwide. His other best-selling books include The Testament, The Summons and The Broker. The Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscript Division, maintains the John Grisham Room, an archive containing materials generated during the author's tenure as Mississippi State Representative and relating to his writings. Grisham's lifelong passion ...
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