Join Goodreads

to see if your friends have read any of John Grisham’s books

John Grisham

Goodreads Author

89996 followers

John Grisham is the author of more than fifty consecutive #1 bestsellers, which have been translated into nearly fifty languages. His recent books include Framed, Camino Ghosts and The Exchange: After the Firm.

Grisham is a two-time winner of the Harper Lee PrMoreJohn Grisham is the author of more than fifty consecutive #1 bestsellers, which have been translated into nearly fifty languages. His recent books include Framed, Camino Ghosts and The Exchange: After the Firm.

Grisham is a two-time winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction and was honored with the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction.

When he's not writing, Grisham serves on the board of directors of the Innocence Project and of Centurion Ministries, two national organizations dedicated to exonerating those who have been wrongfully convicted. Much of his fiction explores deep-seated problems in our criminal justice system.

John lives on a farm in central Virginia. Less

John Grisham’s Books

Avg rating: 3.97 6,892,638 ratings 277,417 reviews

Similar authors

A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1)

4.12 825,897 ratings 7889 reviews

Published 1989 12 Editions
The Client

4.06 462,520 ratings 3705 reviews

Published 1993 11 Editions
The Pelican Brief

4.06 446,808 ratings 4081 reviews

Published 1992 259 Editions
The Runaway Jury

4.03 314,631 ratings 3067 reviews

Published 1996 217 Editions
The Rainmaker

4.02 207,599 ratings 3079 reviews

Published 1995 208 Editions

More books by John Grisham

Series

Jake Brigance

3 primary works • 4 total works

Series

Camino Island

4 primary works • 4 total works

Series

The Whistler

2 primary works • 3 total works

All series by John Grisham

Author Details

Born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, The United States on February 08, 1955.

Official Website: http://www.jgrisham.com/
Twitter: JohnGrisham
Genre: Thriller, Nonfiction, Young Adult
Influences: William Faulkner, John Steinbeck William Faulkner, John Steinbeck ...more
Member Since: April 2012

Quotes

Don't compromise yourself - you're all you have.

John Grisham, The Rainmaker

Tags: be-yourself, courtroom-drama, crime

In life, finding a voice is speaking and living the truth. Each of you is an original. Each of you has a distinctive voice. When you find it, your story will be told. You will be heard.

John Grisham

Tags: inspirational-life