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Every book John Grisham recommended on podcasts

4 books · 1 episode across 1 podcast

John Grisham appears on The Book Review to discuss his legal thriller novel The Whistler, offering insight into his writing process, research methods, and career as a prominent author. Throughout the podcast appearance, Grisham reflects on several of his own past works and the real-life inspirations behind them. He discusses his non-fiction book The Innocent Man, explaining how the story originated from an obituary he read in The New York Times in December 2004, and touches upon his childhood memoir A Painted House, which was published fifteen years prior to the interview. Grisham also talks about his humorous writing effort in the book Skipping Christmas, describing it as his first attempt to be purely funny. In addition to discussing his own bibliography, Grisham references outside literature during the conversation, mentioning Ian McEwan's novel The Children Act and noting how McEwan spent considerable time in Family Court to research the book prior to its publication, drawing a parallel to his own approach to legal and institutional research.