John Grisham
American writer
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| 2018 | During his Fall Convocation address to new students at Mississippi State University, John Grisham expressed his fondness for the university, highlighting the diverse student body and various activities it offered. |
| October 2017 | Grisham released 'The Rooster Bar', which was described as 'his most original work yet'. |
| June 2017 | Grisham published 'Camino Island', which appeared at the top of several bestseller lists. |
| 2016 | John Grisham supported Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. |
| 2015 | John Grisham, along with about 60 others, signed a letter published in the Clarion-Ledger urging the removal of the Confederate flag inset from the Mississippi state flag. |
| November 2015 | Grisham's novel 'Rogue Lawyer' topped The New York Times Fiction Best Seller list for two weeks. |
| 2014 | John Grisham received the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction for his novel 'Sycamore Row.' |
| 2013 | John Grisham wrote an article for The New York Times discussing an unjustly held prisoner at Guantanamo. |
| 2013 | Grisham's works reached the top five in the US bestseller list. |
| 2012 | A television series adaptation of The Firm was released, continuing the story ten years after the events of the original film and novel. |
| 2012 | 'The Racketeer' also achieved the number one position on The New York Times bestseller list. |
| 2012 | The Law Library at the University of Mississippi School of Law was renamed in honor of John Grisham, after being named for more than a decade after the late Senator James Eastland. |
| 2011 | John Grisham won the inaugural Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction for his work 'The Confession.' |
| 2011 | Grisham's novel 'The Litigators' reached the top spot on The New York Times bestseller list. |
| 2010 | Grisham began writing a series of legal thrillers for children featuring the character Theodore Boone. |
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