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John Grisham

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Long before his name became synonymous with the modern legal thriller, he was working 60-70 hours a week at a small Southaven, Mississippi, law practice, squeezing in time before going to the office and during courtroom recesses to work on his hobby--writing his first novel.Born on February 8, 1955 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to a construction worker and a homemaker, John Grisham as a child dreamed of being a professional baseball player. Realizing he didn't have the right stuff for a pro career, he shifted gears and majored in accounting at Mississippi State University. After graduating from law school at Ole Miss...

Kevin Grange

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Kevin Grange is a firefighter paramedic and an award-winning freelance writer with an emphasis on the medical field, adventure and travel.Kevin's new book, WILD RESCUES, details his experiences as a paramedic with the National Park Service and will be published by Chicago Review Press in April 2021. In June 2015, Berkley Books, published LIGHTS AND SIRENS, Kevin's true account of going through UCLA's renowned Daniel Freeman Paramedic Program--and practicing emergency medicine on the streets of Los Angeles.In 2011, The University of Nebraska Press published Kevin's travel memoir, BENEATH BLOSSOM...