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

External Resources

Learn more about John Grisham through external resources including news feeds, articles, audio, and video, as well as book reviews and awards.

Visit John Grisham's official website External

For the latest news and discussion about John Grisham, check the following resources:

Selected Articles, Interviews, and Conversations

The following list includes news articles, interviews, and conversations featuring John Grisham, arranged in chronological order.

"Atwood, Grisham Among Contributors to Pandemic Novel" External
Associated Press. March 18, 2021.
"John Grisham Brings Back His Hero Jake Brigance for a Third Case" External
The New York Times. October 13, 2020.
"John Grisham Returns to Camino Island, This Time in Hurricane Season" External
The New York Times. April 27, 2020.
"Interview with John Grisham" External
The Strand Magazine. November 11, 2019.
"Wrongful Convictions: The Grisham Effect" External
The Crime Report. November 4, 2019.
"John Grisham on True Crime, Junk Science and His New Novel" External
Nashville Scene. October 16, 2019.
"When John Grisham Movies Were King" External
The New York Times. August 28, 2019.
"Op-Ed: John Grisham: Eight Reasons for America’s Shameful Number of Wrongful Convictions" External
The Los Angeles Times. March 11, 2018.
"Nobody Wanted John Grisham’s First Novel — But Now It’s Buried Treasure" External
The Washington Post. June 8, 2017.
"John Grisham’s Do’s and Don’ts for Writing Popular Fiction" External
The New York Times. May 31, 2017.
"For John Grisham, A Time to Reflect on Books and Politics" External
The Los Angeles Times. November 16, 2013.
"A Life in Writing: John Grisham" External
The Guardian. November 25, 2011.

A selection of radio programs featuring John Grisham, or in which Grisham and his work are discussed.

"Not My Job: Legal Thriller Author John Grisham Gets Quizzed On (Men's) Briefs" External
Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!, NPR. October 20, 2018.
"John Grisham On His Latest Heist Novel, 'Camino Island'" External
Weekend Edition Saturday, NPR. June 4, 2017.
"John Grisham Tackles Writing Suspense For Kids" External
All Things Considered, NPR. June 4, 2010.
"John Grisham" External
Open Book, BBC Radio 4. September 3, 2003.

Many videos of John Grisham reading and discussing his work can be found through YouTube:

YouTube - "John Grisham" search results External

A selection of videos available through YouTube and other sites appears below.

"Matthew McConaughey in Conversation with John Grisham at Live Talks Los Angeles" External
Live Talks LA [YouTube]. November 16, 2020.
"John Grisham on His New Sequel to 1989's 'A Time to Kill'" External
CBS This Morning, CBS News. October 13, 2020.
"An Evening With John Grisham (2019) - John Adams Institute" External
The John Adams Institute [YouTube]. March 9, 2020.
"John Grisham on His Regimented Writing Routine | Author Shorts" External
Penguin Random House [YouTube]. October 24, 2016.
"Bookends: John Grisham in Conversation with Stephen King" External
Manatee Educational Television METV [YouTube]. January 27, 2016.

Selected online reviews of John Grisham's books appear below.

A Time for Mercy (2020)

The Reckoning (2018)

The Associate (2009)

The Summons (2002)

The Runaway Jury (1996)

John Grisham has won numerous awards and honors for his writing, including the following: