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John Grisham, author of Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions

John Grisham is known worldwide for his bestselling novels, but it’s his real-life passion for justice that led to his work with Jim McCloskey of Centurion Ministries, the first organization dedicated to exonerating innocent people who have been wrongly convicted. Together they offer an inside look at the many injustices in our criminal justice system. A fundamental principle of our legal system is a presumption of innocence, but once someone has been found guilty, there is very little room to prove doubt. These 10 true stories shed light on Americans who were innocent but found guilty and forced to sacrifice friends, families and decades of their lives to prison while the guilty parties remained free.

Week of August 25, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of August 25th include FRAMED, John Grisham’s first work of nonfiction since THE INNOCENT MAN, in which he teams up with Jim McCloskey of Centurion Ministries to share 10 harrowing true stories of wrongful convictions; THE GREY WOLF, the 19th installment in Louise Penny's series starring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, who must figure out who he can trust in a frantic hunt for clues in a terrifying case; OPEN SEASON, a riveting thriller featuring psychologist Alex Delaware and Homicide Detective Milo Sturgis, who race against time to track down a twisted killer; A GREAT MARRIAGE, a poignent novel from Frances Mayes that finds two people and their families reeling when a perfect wedding is called off just days before the big event; and the genre-defying QUESTION 7, a reckoning with Richard Flanagan's life and family, and the role of fiction in our times.