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	Podcast:		WorkLife with Adam Grant
	Episode:		ReThinking: What being a lawyer taught John Grisham about writing novels
	Category:		Business
	Duration:		00:34:15
	Publish Date:		2025-10-14 04:00:00
	Description:		John Grisham is the author of over 50 #1 bestselling novels, including A Time To Kill and The Pelican Brief—but before he became the preeminent writer of legal thrillers, he had a tumultuous career as a lawyer. Adam and John discuss how John’s experience in the courtroom inspires his fiction, and how it has continued to shape his perspective on storytelling and criminal justice. They also dig into John’s writing process, unpack his feelings of doubt that still linger after success, and reflect on the moment that changed his mind about the death penalty. Follow Host: Adam Grant (Instagram: @adamgrant \| LinkedIn: @adammgrant \| Website: adamgrant.net/) Guest: John Grisham (Instagram: @johngrisham \| Website: https://jgrisham.com/) Links https://www.facebook.com/JohnGrisham/ https://jgrisham.com/books/ Subscribe to TED Instagram: @ted YouTube: @TED TikTok: @tedtoks LinkedIn: @ted-conferences Website: ted.com Podcasts: ted.com/podcasts For the full text transcript, visit ted.com/podcasts/worklife/worklife-with-adam-grant-transcripts Interested in learning more about upcoming TED events? Follow these links: TEDNext: ted.com/futureyou TEDAI Vienna: ted.com/ai-vienna TEDAI San Francisco: ted.com/ai-sf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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