John Ray Grisham Jr. (/ˈɡrɪʃəm/; born February 8, 1955) is an American novelist, lawyer, and former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, known for his best-selling legal thrillers.

Dallas Morning News exclusive: A month out from his third execution date, Robert Roberson is not ready to die John Grisham is embarking on his next legal thriller — and he’s leaving its ending up to ...

When it comes to writing high-stakes legal battles and compelling characters, nobody does it better than John Grisham. The Rainmaker, premiering August 15 on USA Network, provides a reminder that ...

Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. Robert Roberson was handcuffed behind his back when he ...

Dr. Phil McGraw of TV fame and best-selling author John Grisham on Monday testified before Texas lawmakers who brought a death row inmate’s execution to a sudden halt last week. The inmate, Robert ...

On a rack at the front of Burke’s Book Store in Memphis is a postcard showing the store in an earlier era, overhung by a billboard that’s no longer there. “Grisham is coming,” the billboard says in ...

Robert Roberson photographed at the TDCJ Polunsky Unit in Livingston, Texas. Texas lawmakers probing the validity of evidence used to convict Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson heard testimony ...

John Grisham is embarking on his next legal thriller — and he’s leaving its ending up to the state of Texas to decide. In what will be the third nonfiction project of Grisham’s decadeslong career, ...

John Grisham and Jim McCloskey, who co-wrote a book called "Framed" about wrongful convictions, spoke to "CBS Mornings" amid a Texas death penalty case. As Robert Roberson's execution is halted by the ...

John Grisham, who is working on a book about Robert Roberson, poses for a photo at Onalaska First United Methodist Church in Onalaska, Texas, on Sept. 3, 2025. (Juan Figueroa/The Dallas Morning ...