John Grisham
John Grisham was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, but his father's work as a traveling construction worker and cotton farmer kept the family moving to different towns in the South for the first twelve years of Grisham's life. Eventually, they settled in Southaven, Mississippi in 1967. Grisham's parents encouraged him and his siblings to read and insisted they all go to college; his parents had not had the privilege of college, but knew it would help their children achieve a better life.
Grisham...