John Grisham

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A library room at the University of Mississippi is named for this mega-bestselling author & graduate of the class of 1977 John Grisham $1,200 DJ AUTHORS' ALMA MATERS 2025-04-11 #9310
He studied accounting at Mississippi St., law at Ole Miss, then changed careers & wrote 49 straight No. 1 bestsellers John Grisham $400 J ABOUT THE AUTHOR 2024-09-17 #9162
Admitted to the Mississippi bar in 1981, he was inspired to write his first novel by a trial he observed in 1984 John Grisham $400 DJ MALE AUTHORS 2018-05-30 #7773
"The King of Torts"(2003) John Grisham $600 J BESTSELLERS BY AUTHOR 2016-11-07 #7396
In 1990 he said, "I would like to do what Faulkner did; carve out a little piece of Mississippi territory & claim it for my own" John Grisham FJ AUTHORS 2015-11-27 #7180
"Pelican"(1992) John Grisham $200 J BESTSELLING AUTHORS BY PARTIAL TITLE 2014-07-04 #6875
Oh, the courtroom drama:HORNS JAG HIM John Grisham $1,200 DJ THAT AUTHOR'S MIXED UP! 2013-11-28 #6719
This novelist served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1984 to 1990 John Grisham DD $1,000 J AUTHORS' FORMER JOBS 2012-12-20 #6504
He had the year's bestselling novel a record 7 years in a row with 7 different titles, ending in 2000 John Grisham FJ BESTSELLING AUTHORS 2007-03-23 #5195
In 2000 he published "The Brethren" about 3 imprisoned ex-judges John Grisham $200 DJ ATTORNEY AUTHORS 2000-12-21 #3754
In 1997 this author of "The Firm" & "The Rainmaker" published a new legal thriller, "The Partner" John Grisham $200 DJ CONTEMPORARY AUTHORS 1997-09-26 #3005
From 1984 to 1990, this bestselling author served in the Mississippi legislature John Grisham $800 DJ AUTHORS 1997-01-08 #2848
In 1996, 7 years after giving up law, he returned to a Mississippi courtroom & won a case for an old client John Grisham FJ AUTHORS 1997-01-01 #2843
He sold the film rights to "The Firm" before he sold the publishing rights John Grisham $200 DJ LAWYER—AUTHORS 1996-09-23 #2771
His 1st novel, "A Time to Kill", didn't sell very well originally; his 2nd, "The Firm", did better John Grisham $200 DJ AUTHORS 1996-06-18 #2732
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