No dollar: Grisham gives it away on Main


Do you have to pay Grisham to read and sign?

 Absolutely not. And we get him here because he volunteers. He adores meeting his readers; he's charming and polite every time.

How many come?

We issue 200 tickets at 9am, and we give away every one. There's always a line by 9am.

How many do you turn away on average?

Usually not too many. There aren't usually many more than 200.

Well, Charlotte is having to pay $75,000 in response to attendees' requests.

I understand it completely– he's very much in demand, people love him. But that's quite a sum.