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BookExpo America has announced its star lineup for the main Author Breakfast of the trade show, to take place on Thursday, May 27. It will feature John Grisham, Condoleezza Rice and Mary Roach. Jon Stewart will be the Master of Ceremonies. BookExpo America will be held in New York from May 25-27, 2010.

When Barry Hannah died of a heart attack on the March 1, he left behind a literary legacy that included eight novels and four short story collections. For John Grisham, the first book-signing he ever attended was in 1988, for Hannah’s Hey Jack! Grisham recalls, “I discovered him through Airships, in law school, back when I wasn’t thinking about being a writer.”

Although John Grisham has sold rights to the first two children’s books to Penguin, Doubleday will still publish his forthcoming legal thriller for adults, an untitled work that will be released in October 2010. Grisham has said in the past that at some point, he would like to pick up where his 2001 novel A Painted House left off.

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John Grisham will add celebrity sparkle to “Justice Through Journalism” programming by the Innocence Institute of Point Park University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Grisham will speak briefly and answer questions during a March 24 gala that will benefit the Innocence Institute.

John Grisham is writing a new series for children centered on a precocious amateur lawyer. First book is called “Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer” and it will be published on May 25, 2010. It features the 13-year-old Theodore Boone, the son of two attorneys in a small Southern town.

A trio of former Mississippi State University baseball players that currently serve as professional baseball scouts will share the podium as guest speakers at the 13th annual “First Pitch/Meet the Team” baseball celebration Thursday, February 18 on the MSU campus. This year’s program lineup joins an impressive array of featured speakers, including best-selling author and MSU alumnus John Grisham.

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