John Grisham

About this episode

John Grisham discusses his life as a lawyer and author, sharing insights about his writing and favorite novels.

All rise for the honorable John Grisham on Books, Beach, & Beyond this week. The G.O.A.T of the legal thriller and the author of A Time To Kill, The Firm, The Confession, and publishing this October 21st from DoubleDay, The Widow. John tells us about his life as a lawyer, how he got his start writing, his most memorable reading experiences throughout his life, and some of his favorites of his own novels. The three dig in about The Widow, Grisham’s first legal whodunnit, his writing ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Elin Hilderbrand, Tim Talks Books

Guest: John Grisham

Topics covered

• legal thriller
• writing process
• author experiences
• book discussion
• John Grisham

Keywords

• John Grisham
• legal thriller
• The Widow
• writing
• A Time To Kill
• The Firm
• book discussion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DoubleDay

Books & works: A Time To Kill, The Firm, The Confession, The Widow

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