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Book Tour with John Grisham

20 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 6 years ago - ★★★★ - 185 ratings

Join bestselling author John Grisham for his first bookstore tour in twenty-five years! On the Book Tour with John Grisham he will travel the country, meeting with and taking questions from book lovers everywhere. Each episode of the thirteen-city tour will also feature a lively discussion between John and another notable author, discussing everything from their latest works to their personal writing process to the ins and outs of the publishing world to their favorite books and beyond.

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Episodes

ROOSTER BAR TOUR: Sixth stop: Washington, DC.

December 12, 2017 18:35 - 42 minutes

On this episode of BOOK TOUR WITH JOHN GRISHAM: Grisham returns to the nation’s capital for a Politics & Prose event with fellow thriller writer, David Baldacci (END GAME). To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ROOSTER BAR TOUR: Fifth stop: Lexington.

December 12, 2017 18:34 - 55 minutes

On this episode of BOOK TOUR WITH JOHN GRISHAM: Grisham visits Lexington, KY for an event with Sue Grafton (Y IS FOR YESTERDAY), creator of the “alphabet series,” featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhone, and Michael Link, events manager for Joseph-Beth Booksellers. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ROOSTER BAR TOUR: Fourth stop: Wichita.

December 12, 2017 18:33 - 1 hour

On this episode of BOOK TOUR WITH JOHN GRISHAM: Grisham spends Halloween in Wichita with Newbery Medal award winning author Clare Vanderpool (MOON OVER MANIFEST) and Watermark Books owner Sarah Bagby To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ROOSTER BAR TOUR: Third stop: Kansas City.

December 12, 2017 18:32 - 57 minutes

On this episode of BOOK TOUR WITH JOHN GRISHAM: Grisham visits Kansas City for an event with bestselling historian Candice Millard (HERO OF THE EMPIRE) and Rainy Day Books owner Vivien Jennings. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ROOSTER BAR TOUR: Second stop: Memphis.

December 12, 2017 18:31 - 56 minutes

On this episode of BOOK TOUR WITH JOHN GRISHAM: Grisham returns to his hometown of Memphis with bestselling historian (and fellow Memphian) Hampton Sides (IN THE KINGDOM OF ICE) for an event at Christian Brothers University sponsored by Burke’s Book Store and Novel Bookstore. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ROOSTER BAR TOUR: First stop: Brooklyn, NY.

December 12, 2017 18:30 - 1 hour

On this episode of BOOK TOUR WITH JOHN GRISHAM: Grisham has his first Brooklyn event at the historic St. Ann’s Church with fellow novelists Amor Towles (A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW) and Emma Straub (THE VACATIONERS), hosted by Emma’s independent bookstore, Books are Magic. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

THIRTEENTH STOP: The Doylestown Bookshop, Doylestown, PA with Lisa Scottoline.

September 14, 2017 07:01 - 1 hour

This week on Book Tour with John Grisham: The last event! Grisham completes his first book tour in 25 years with a wide-ranging and hilarious conversation with New York Times bestselling author and fellow lawyer, Lisa Scottoline. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TWELFTH STOP: Scuppernong Books, Greensboro, NC with Wiley Cash and Clyde Edgerton.

September 07, 2017 07:01 - 1 hour

This week on Book Tour with John Grisham: Grisham returns to North Carolina for his first event at Scuppernong and authors Wiley Cash (THE LAST BALLAD) and Clyde Edgerton (PAPADADDY’S BOOK FOR NEW FATHERS) join in on the show. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ELEVENTH STOP: Park Road Books, Charlotte, NC with Sally Brewster and John Hart.

August 31, 2017 07:01 - 1 hour

This week on Book Tour with John Grisham: Grisham stops by Charlotte’s Park Road Books to visit with fellow thriller writer and bestselling author John Hart (REDEMPTION ROAD) as well as Park Road owner Sally Brewster. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TENTH STOP: Lemuria Books, Jackson, MS with John Evans, Greg Iles, and Matthew Guinn. 

August 24, 2017 07:01 - 1 hour

This week on Book Tour with John Grisham: Grisham is back in Mississippi at Jackson’s famed Lemuria Books, one of the small handful of Southern stores that helped Grisham get his start. Lemuria owner John Evans, #1 New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles (MISSISSIPPI BLOOD), and Edgar Award nominee Matthew Guinn (THE SCRIBE) join Grisham in conversation. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ...

NINTH STOP: R.J. Julia Booksellers, Madison, CT with Roxanne Coady, Janet Maslin and Stephen Carter.

August 17, 2017 07:01 - 54 minutes

This week on Book Tour with John Grisham: Grisham makes his first trip to the shore of the Long Island Sound, appearing at the iconic Connecticut indie R.J. Julia. Grisham chats with bookselling powerhouse (and R.J. Julia owner) Roxanne Coady, bestselling author Stephen Carter (THE EMPEROR OF OCEAN PARK) and longtime New York Times book critic, Janet Maslin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ...

EIGHTH STOP: Square Books, Oxford, MS with Richard Howorth, Ace Atkins and Tom Franklin. 

August 10, 2017 07:01 - 54 minutes

This week on Book Tour with John Grisham: Grisham returns to Oxford, MS, where his writing career began. Square Books owner (and longtime Grisham friend) Richard Howorth joins the conversation with New York Times bestselling (and Mississippi) authors Ace Atkins (THE FALLEN) and Tom Franklin (CROOKED LETTER, CROOKED LETTER). To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastch...

SEVENTH STOP: Bookmarks, Winston-Salem, NC with Charlie Lovett.

August 03, 2017 07:01 - 1 hour

This week on Book Tour with John Grisham: Grisham visits the brand new indie bookstore Bookmarks (which had just opened 5 days before) to talk rare books and writing with bestselling author and Lewis Carroll collector Charlie Lovett (THE BOOKMAN’S TALE and THE LOST BOOK OF THE GRAIL). To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sixth Stop: Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh, NC with Jill McCorkle and Randall Kenan.

July 27, 2017 07:01 - 1 hour

This week on Book Tour with John Grisham: Quail Ridge Books is Grisham’s daughter’s favorite indie bookstore, and was an essential stop on the CAMINO ISLAND tour. Novelists Jill McCorkle (LIFE AFTER LIFE) and Randall Kenan (LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR DEAD) come along to discuss the writing life with Grisham. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fifth Stop: Barnes & Noble, Paramus, NJ with Christina Baker Kline and Harlan Coben.

July 20, 2017 07:01 - 1 hour

This week on Book Tour with John Grisham: Grisham visits the Garden State and appears at the largest Barnes & Noble in the US with New York Times bestselling authors Christina Baker Kline (ORPHAN TRAIN) and Harlan Coben (DON’T LET GO). To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fourth Stop: Malaprop's Bookstore, Asheville, NC with Ron Rash

July 13, 2017 07:01 - 1 hour

This week on Book Tour with John Grisham: Grisham is in the Blue Ridge Mountains with novelist and poet Ron Rash, who talks Southern life and literature and reads from his novel, SERENA. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Third Stop: Politics & Prose, Washington, DC with David Grann.

July 06, 2017 07:01 - 54 minutes

This week on Book Tour with John Grisham: Grisham is in the nation’s capital with New Yorker staff writer and bestselling author David Grann to discuss justice, crime and innocence, as well as Grann’s new book, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Second Stop: Parnassus Books, Nashville, TN, with Ann Patchett and Jon Meacham

June 29, 2017 07:01 - 1 hour

This week on Book Tour with John Grisham: Grisham visits Music City and talks with bestselling author Ann Patchett (BEL CANTO) about starting a bookstore and discusses writing about history with Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First Stop: Northshire Books, Manchester Center, VT with Jodi Picoult

June 22, 2017 07:01 - 1 hour

This week on Book Tour with John Grisham: Grisham's first book tour in 25 years - since THE PELICAN BRIEF in 1992 -starts with a visit to Northshire Books in Manchester Center, VT. Grisham speaks about books, writing and many other topics with Northshire owner Chris Morrow; his longtime literary agent and editor, David Gernert (who tells he story of acquiring THE FIRM); and New York Times bestselling author of SMALL GREAT THINGS, Jodi Picoult. To learn more about listener data and our priv...

Book Tour with John Grisham - TEASER

June 02, 2017 17:00 - 55 seconds

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Guests

Ann Patchett
1 Episode
Greg Iles
1 Episode
Harlan Coben
1 Episode
Jodi Picoult
1 Episode
Jon Meacham
1 Episode
Lisa Scottoline
1 Episode
Randall Kenan
1 Episode
Ron Rash
1 Episode