How John Grisham Sold 400 Million Books

With almost half a billion copies sold between them, Richard Osman is joined by fellow bestselling author - John Grisham. He answers your questions on his writing routine, favourite adaptations and the problem with Hollywood. 0:00 Introduction 1:17 How Many Books Has John Grisham Sold? 1:57 AD - Octopus Energy 3:04 The Secret to Finishing Your First Novel 4:36 When A Time to Kill Flopped 6:52 How The Firm Changed Everything 7:22 The $600,000 Phone Call 10:14 The Role of Luck in Success 11:26 Why Grisham Writes a Book Every Year 13:08 John Grisham’s Daily Writing Routine 16:47 How to Rewrite and Edit Your Novel 19:40 Advert Break 21:40 Why Hollywood Is “Insane” 24:48 Why Grisham Stopped Reading Screenplays 26:08 His Favourite Film Adaptation 27:50 John Grisham’s Favourite Writer 29:24 His Biggest Literary Regret 30:35 Stephen King’s Advice About Hollywood 33:12 Is the Novelist’s Dream Worth It? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🐙 The Rest is Entertainment is brought to you by Octopus Energy, Britain's most awarded energy supplier. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by Lloyds. Looking for extra value from your spending? You can bank on Lloyds to help your money go further. Search Lloyds Rewards in your app. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 👀 Join The Rest Is Entertainment Club: Unlock the full experience of the show – with exclusive bonus content, ad-free listening, early access to Q&A episodes, access to our newsletter archive, discounted book prices with our partners at Coles Books, early ticket access to live events, and access to our chat community. Sign up directly at therestisentertainment.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ✅ Subscribe Here:    / @therestisentertainment   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 🎙️ Listen To The Podcast: https://lnk.to/TRIEYT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ✉️ Sign up to our newsletter: https://www.therestisentertainment.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 📱 Follow Us On Socials: Facebook:   / restisentertainment   Twitter:   / restisents   TikTok:   / restisentertainment   Instagram:   / restisentertainment   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Video Editor: Louis Mealing & Josh Smith Assistant Producer: Imee Marriott Senior Producer: Joey McCarthy Social Producer: Emma Jackson Exec Producer: Ami Bennett & Neil Fearn