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...Innocent Man” by John Grisham...
...clichés go in mysteries and thrillers, you can’t get much more generic than a red handprint on a black background as your cover. Unfortunately for John Grisham, the premise of his debut non-fiction work, which is “an exploration of small-town justice gone terribly awry,” looks about as interesting as his cover. Go back to fiction, John...
...that's important to Grisham. He's a humble man. He has fierce political convictions--he's currently raising money for Democratic Senate candidate James Webb--but he shuns the limelight. He keeps his wife and two children out of the media. "They hear some crap every now and then," he says. "But I told them years ago, I said, Look, you can't change your name, and I'm not going to stop writing books. The good outweighs the bad. So shut up. Learn to deal with...
...when it comes to his books, there's a desire in him to mean something. He talks seriously about John Steinbeck and John le Carr--The Little Drummer Girl "has had more of an influence on me than any other work of suspense"--and Truman Capote. Grisham read In Cold Blood twice last year. "It's a beautiful book; it's mesmerizing; it's a classic. But there are times when I would read something that Capote wrote, and I'd say"--he makes a face. "Just, you know, I wouldn't say it that...
...Grisham is going back to fiction, but don't be surprised if you see a more ambitious Grisham novel on those airport bookstore racks. "Everything I'm thinking about writing now is about politics or social issues wrapped around a novel," he says. "It's fun to write a book like The Broker, which has no redeeming social value. But I'd much rather tackle a social issue." In that respect John Grisham--like Ron Williamson--has never stopped dreaming of the big leagues...