No topic is more hotly debated in book circles at the moment than the timing, pricing and ultimate impact of e-books on the financial health of publishers and retailers. According to John Grisham’s agent, David Gernert, Mr. Grisham has not resolved how his publisher, Doubleday, should release a digital version of “Ford County,” a short story collection set for hardcover release on Nov. 3.
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John Grisham to attend 2009 National Book Festival
Bestselling authors John Grisham, David Baldacci, John Irving, Julia Alvarez, Judy Blume, Ken Burns, Gwen Ifill and Jodi Picoult will be on hand to make presentations at the 9th annual 2009 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. The popular event will be held on Saturday, September 26 at the National Mall.
Continue readingGrisham writing movie script about Norfolk murder
John Grisham says he is writing a screenplay about one of the Norfolk’s most notorious murder cases – the rape and slaying of young Navy wife Michelle Moore-Bosko. He believes the men convicted are innocent. “I strongly believe they were wrongfully convicted,” he said.
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