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John Grisham's Reading List

The author, most recently, of “The Racketeer” wishes President Obama would read “Fifty Shades of Grey”: “Maybe it would loosen him up a bit.”

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By the Book: John Grisham (2012)

NYT By the Book column (2012-10-25).

Source: www.nytimes.com

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Robert Penn Warren · Buy on Amazon
"I’m halfway through “All the King’s Men,” by Robert Penn Warren. I haven’t read it since college."
Damien Echols · Buy on Amazon
"The last book that kept me completely engrossed while delivering a powerful story was “Life After Death,” by Damien Echols. He spent 18 years on death row in Arkansas for crimes he didn’t commit, and was released last year."
Scott Turow · Buy on Amazon
"When “Presumed Innocent” was published in 1987, I was struggling to finish my first novel. Scott Turow re-energized the legal suspense genre with that book, and it inspired me to keep plugging along. Scott is still the best lawyer-novelist."
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John Steinbeck · 1939 · Buy on Amazon
"“The Grapes of Wrath,” by John Steinbeck. I read it when I was a senior in high school and was struck by its clarity and power. I’m not sure if it inspired me to write, but I do recall thinking, “I wish I could write as clearly as John Steinbeck.”"
Mark Twain · Buy on Amazon
"Then I discovered Mark Twain with Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. Tom Sawyer is still my all-time favorite literary hero."
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Mark Twain · Buy on Amazon
"Then I discovered Mark Twain with Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn."
Cover of A Time to Kill
John Grisham · Buy on Amazon
"My first book, “A Time to Kill,” is still my favorite, and Jake Brigance is still my favorite character."
Unknown · Buy on Amazon
"“To Kill a Mockingbird.”"
Cover of Bang the Drum Slowly
Mark Harris · Buy on Amazon
"“Bang the Drum Slowly,” by Mark Harris."

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