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Grisham kills time on anniversary visit

On the eve of the 20th anniversary of the publication of his first novel, “A Time To Kill,” John Grisham killed some time on former county prosecutor Bill Ballard’s front porch in Hernando. Ballard and his wife Brenda were the ones who hosted the very first official book signing party for Grisham.

Roy Williams's autobiography to get a foreword by Grisham

Roy Williams, head coach of the University of North Carolina men’s basketball team, is writing a book with Tim Crothers, former senior writer for Sports Illustrated and a UNC graduate, entitled Hard Work: My Life On and Off the Court. The autobiography will also include a foreword by John Grisham.

Grisham's "The Testament" to get movie adaption

After a decade of saying no, John Grisham has made a movie deal for his 1999 bestselling novel “The Testament.” Producers Mark Johnson and Hunt Lowry are teaming with 821 Entertainment Group to option the book, with 821’s Eric Geadelmann and Ben Horton taking exec producer credit.

John Grisham marks 20th anniversary of "A Time to Kill"

It has been two decades since the publication of A Time to Kill, Grisham’s first novel. On June 23, Dell released a 20th-anniversary edition, with a new introduction by the author. His second book, The Firm, made Grisham a star in 1991, but A Time to Kill remains his favorite legal thriller. It took three years to write and two years to get published.

Grisham is a strong supporter of Virginia's baseball

Prior to 2001, Virginia’s baseball attendance was basically family and friends and a few die-hards. Head coach O’Connor, the staff and the team have turned Charlottesville into a baseball town. None of that would have been possible without the assistance of Charlottesville resident and best-selling novelist John Grisham.

The Associate is the second most downloaded audiobook

OverDrive announced the ‘Most Downloaded Books from the Library’ for May 2009 where John Grisham’s “The Associate” remained close to the top in the No. 2 spot. James Patterson and Maxine Paetro’s “The 8th Confession” became the most downloaded fiction audiobook.

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