John Grisham
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The View hosts stress 'it's all fiction' as John Grisham says he considered writing more Supreme Court assassinations
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Thomas Ward, The Innocent Man documentary subject, set to be released from prison
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Read an excerpt from John Grisham's new introduction to The Great Gatsby — and see the cover
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Every Tom Cruise film performance, ranked
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John Grisham tackles student debt crisis in The Rooster Bar: See the cover
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John Grisham's 'The Whistler' Chapter 5
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John Grisham's 'The Whistler' Chapter 4
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John Grisham's The Whistler Chapter 3
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John Grisham's The Whistler Chapter 2
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John Grisham's 'The Whistler' Chapter 1
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Mississippi authors protest HB1523, anti-LGBT law
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The Firm became a best-seller 25 years ago
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Books of My Life: John Grisham on le Carré, Mark Twain, and other favorites
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On the Books: Pulitzer-winning poet Galway Kinnell dies at 87
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This Week on Stage: Fantasia in Jazz Age, Neil Patrick Harris' magic
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'First Date,' 'A Time to Kill' slated to close on Broadway
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This Week on Stage: Grisham, Mary-Louise Parker and David Hyde Pierce
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'A Time to Kill': John Grisham novel comes to Broadway -- EXCLUSIVE
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This Week on Stage: Cirque du Soleil takes on Michael Jackson, plus new fall shows
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John Grisham-based 'A Time to Kill' to play Broadway this fall
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The kid lawyer returns: Exclusive cover reveal of John Grisham's 'Theodore Boone: The Activist'
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On the Books July 28: Bernie Madoff book (maybe) in the works; Grisham makes lawyers look cool, as per usual
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'The Lost Symbol' and 'Going Rogue' top 2009 best-seller list
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Lowbrow vs. highbrow literature: The debate continues!