On November 3rd, John Grisham is dipping into the short story realm with his first collection, "Ford County," which has a manly ring to it (it's where his first novel, A Time to Kill, takes place). Nice to have the commercial boys dip into a realm normally owned by the literary folk. I predict sales that haven't been seen since Steven King published his last short story collection.
There's a video interview with him, in which he describes his motivation for writing this collection: "Well, I tried everything else but poetry." Oh, if only all short story writers could have such noble aspirations.
Grisham says that they're long short stories — there are only seven — but no matter the length, it's excellent publicity for the form.
Must be an enjoyable read Ford County by John Grisham. loved the way you wrote it. I find your review very genuine and orignal, this book is going in by “to read” list.
One book that I should add to my shelve.