- His first novel 'A Time To Kill' took three years to complete and was rejected by 28 publishers.
- Has casting approval rights for movies based on his novels.
- Has sold 60,742,288 copies of his books, making him the best-selling author of the 1990s.
- Donated $5 million after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and Mississippi.
- Is totally opposed to the concept of cameras in courtrooms.
- Did not start writing until he was 29 years old.
- Does not participate in the screen adaptations of his novels after the movie rights have been secured.
- Was a lawyer before becoming a writer.
- Coaches little league baseball.
- In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated his earnings for the year at $9 million.
- Credits Brian Garfield's article "Ten Rules For Suspense Fiction" with giving him the tools to create "The Firm.".
- According to his publisher Doubleday, as of 2008 his books have sold over 235 million copies worldwide.
- It takes him six months to write a novel.
- Received bachelor's degree from Mississippi State University
- He typically does not participate in production decisions for films based on his books. He typically just signs over the rights and lets the producers have free reign.
- John, Renee, and their children have lived in Charlottesville, VA for the past several years. Technically he does still own the house in Oxford, but they haven't really lived in it even before the tacky "manufactured housing" community formed right next door.
- Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, Vol. 133, pp. 234-241. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.
- Lifelong Democrat. Endorsed Hillary Clinton for President.
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