Bleachers A Novel

A sure-footed storyteller with an undeniable mastery of plotting, pacing, and tone. The New York Times Book Review

Some of the best writing from Grisham . . . [He] makes Bleachers sing. Los Angeles Times

Bleachers is touching not just because of its all-American story, but because its author is so sincere in telling it that it hurts. Boston Globe

Engaging . . . There are echoes of Jason Miller s Pulitzer Prize winning play, That Championship Season, and Irwin Shaw s classic short story, The Eight-Yard Run. USA Today

Grisham s theme is comfortably romantic: You can go home again . . . a reminder of what an effortless storyteller Grisham can be. Columbus Dispatch

Grisham does a fine job of capturing the atmosphere in a small town where every store has the game schedule in the window and no one plans any other activities on Friday night. Atlanta Journal-Constitution

With the Friday-night lights shining on football fields across the country, the bleachers filled with men who would gladly trade their aching knees for one more chance to be young gridiron gladiators, Grisham s book should score big. Orlando Sentinel

In Bleachers, the outcome is victory. New York Daily News

Evocative. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

There s plenty of play-by-play in Bleachers, whole games remembered with the dead-on accuracy of passion for the sport and shared experience. New Orleans Times-Picayune