Author
John Grisham
b. February 8, 1955 · United States
Writer, Lawyer, Novelist, Politician, Screenwriter, Film producer, Actor, Television producer, Children's writer, Missionary, Jurist
Titles on list
44
Total weeks
956
Peak rank
#1
Weeks at #1
200
Biography
- Born
- February 8, 1955 · Jonesboro
- Nationality
- United States
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- English
- Education
- Mississippi State University, University of Mississippi, University of Mississippi School of Law, Northwest Mississippi Community College, Delta State University, Southaven High School
Awards & Honours
- 1994Bancarella Literary Prize
- 2005Helmerich Award
- 2009Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction
- 2011Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction
- 2014Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction
- 2018Lucien Barrière Literary Award
On the Bestseller Lists
44 titles
THE WIDOW
#1 · 23 wks
FRAMED
#1 · 19 wks
CAMINO GHOSTS
#1 · 10 wks
THE EXCHANGE
#1 · 16 wks
THE BOYS FROM BILOXI
#1 · 20 wks
SPARRING PARTNERS
#1 · 13 wks
THE JUDGE'S LIST
#1 · 20 wks
SOOLEY
#1 · 12 wks
A TIME FOR MERCY
#1 · 19 wks
CAMINO WINDS
#1 · 17 wks
THE GUARDIANS
#1 · 20 wks
THE RECKONING
#1 · 22 wks
THE ROOSTER BAR
#1 · 19 wks
CAMINO ISLAND
#1 · 15 wks
THE WHISTLER
#1 · 22 wks
ROGUE LAWYER
#1 · 20 wks
GRAY MOUNTAIN
#1 · 20 wks
SYCAMORE ROW
#1 · 21 wks
THE RACKETEER
#1 · 18 wks
CALICO JOE
#1 · 15 wks
THE LITIGATORS
#1 · 15 wks
THE CONFESSION
#1 · 18 wks
FORD COUNTY
#1 · 9 wks
THE ASSOCIATE
#1 · 14 wks
THE APPEAL
#1 · 15 wks
PLAYING FOR PIZZA
#1 · 17 wks
THE INNOCENT MAN
#1 · 23 wks
THE BROKER
#1 · 15 wks
THE LAST JUROR
#1 · 14 wks
BLEACHERS
#1 · 18 wks
THE KING OF TORTS
#1 · 23 wks
THE SUMMONS
#1 · 23 wks
SKIPPING CHRISTMAS
#1 · 35 wks
A PAINTED HOUSE
#1 · 22 wks
THE BRETHREN
#1 · 31 wks
THE TESTAMENT
#1 · 30 wks
THE STREET LAWYER
#1 · 27 wks
THE PARTNER
#1 · 30 wks
THE RUNAWAY JURY
#1 · 23 wks
THE RAINMAKER
#1 · 26 wks
THE CHAMBER
#1 · 27 wks
THE CLIENT
#1 · 48 wks
THE PELICAN BRIEF
#1 · 49 wks
THE FIRM
#2 · 43 wks
Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review. Biographical data from Wikipedia/Wikidata (CC0).