Summary: John Grisham is the internationally known best selling author of some of the best legal thrillers of our time (<em>A Time To Kill</em>, <em>The Firm</em>, <em>The Pelican Brief</em>). In his first longform podcast interview, John joins Brian to talk about whether or not he has a mission in his writing (1:30), when he first started thinking of himself as a writer (14:30), and how he structures his stories (23:45). Plus, John tells us why he didn't take it personally when he received numerous rejection letters for his first novel (36:00), what keeps him up at night and wanting to write the next book (41:30), and finally whether or not he sees the appeal for Donald Trump (48:00).<br><br>John's new book <em>The Whistler</em> can be purchased by <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Whistler-John-Grisham-ebook/dp/B01C1LUFFK/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=">clicking here</a>.<br><br>Shownotes: <a href="http://Slate.com/TheMoment">Slate.com/TheMoment</a><br>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/briankoppelman">@BrianKoppelman</a><br>Leave a Review: <a href="http://itunes.com/themoment">itunes.com/themoment</a>
