Research Guides: Maroon Edition: MSU's First-Year Reading Experience: 2009: A Painted House

The Maroon Edition: Freshman Reading Experience

Mississippi State University introduced the Maroon Edition Freshman common book program in 2009 with John Grisham's A Painted House.

The 2009 Maroon Edition is A Painted House by John Grisham.

Fiction by John Grisham, both in English and other languages, can be found under the call number PS3557.R5355, 3rd Floor, General Collection.

Oxford American
Call Number: Special Collections, 3rd Floor
Prior to publishing Painted House in hardback, Grisham serialized the story in this literary magazine in issues 31-36.
John Grisham: Best-Selling Author
Call Number: PS3557.R5355 Z74 2003
Kathy Ishizuka explores the life and accomplishments of this American writer. From his childhood in Arkansas and Mississippi to his years as an author of legal thrillers, John Grisham has become one of the world's best-selling novelists. (Book jacket)
Readings on John Grisham
Call Number: PS3557.R5355 Z84 2003
This introduction to the author and his work includes a biographical essay, reviews and essays about his trademark books, and analysis of the major themes and issues in his writing. (CLCO Review)