John Grisham at the Library

John Grisham was the recipient of the 2009 Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction. Learn more about John Grisham's life, writing, and activities through these Library of Congress resources and services.

Read a biography of John Grisham on the Library of Congress website

The following Library of Congress news releases provide more information about John Grisham's activities related to Library of Congress sponsored events.

"PBS to Broadcast Television Special Featuring Library of Congress National Book Festival"
Library of Congress News Release (August 12, 2020)
"Library of Congress Celebrates 'American Ingenuity' and Takes 2020 National Book Festival Online for Readers Everywhere"
Library of Congress News Release (May 28, 2020)
"John Grisham, John Irving, Jodi Picoult, Judy Blume Among Authors at 2009 National Book Festival"
Library of Congress News Release (July 7, 2009)

John Grisham has been featured on the National Book Festival blog and the Library's main blog. Those blog posts are linked below:

"2020 National Book Festival Highlights: John Grisham"
National Book Festival Blog. November 6, 2020.
"Best of the National Book Festival: John Grisham, 2009"
National Book Festival Blog. April 9, 2020.
"'Authorama' on the National Mall"
Library of Congress Blog. July 7, 2009.

The Library of Congress features videos of John Grisham discussing his work. These are listed below.

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John Grisham: National Book Festival 2020
The first winner of the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction (2009), John Grisham is America's most popular writer of legal thrillers. "The Guardians" (Doubleday) is his hair-raising thriller about wrongful convictions. "Camino Winds" (Doubleday) is a light-hearted novel about a murder investigation undertaken by a bookseller. September 26, 2020. 38 minutes, 2 seconds.
John Grisham Live Q&A: 2020 National Book Festival
John Grisham answers questions from the virtual audience about his work at the 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival. September 26, 2020. 29 minutes, 22 seconds.
John Grisham: 2009 National Book Festival
International best-selling author John Grisham appears at the 2009 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. September 26, 2009. 1 hour, 49 minutes.

John Grisham, Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction Winner

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John Grisham at the Library

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