“I start every morning at 7 or 7:30 in the same place - my little office where it's dark and cozy - with a cup of the same really strong black coffee. It's my little cocoon. There's no phone or fax or Internet. And no music.”

American writer, lawyer, and former politician

John Grisham is an American writer, lawyer, and former politician, known for his legal thrillers. He has built a long career around courtroom fiction and commercial bestsellers. His books have sold widely around the world, and the American Academy of Achievement says he wrote 37 consecutive number-one fiction bestsellers. He is also among the small group of English-language authors said to have sold two million copies in a first printing, alongside Tom Clancy and J. K. Rowling.