Are John Grisham and Stephen King friends?

John Grisham, an American novelist, lawyer and former member of the 7th district of the Mississippi House of Representatives and Stephen King, an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels are friends.

As a matter of fact, King and Grisham have been friends for a very long time.

Grisham recounted a kind gesture from King after his [Grisham’s] first novel, A Time to Kill, made the New York Times bestseller list.

Grisham revealed that he got a note from King, already a hugely popular author which read: “Welcome to the big time.”

Grisham further narrated that later, King invited him to attend the National Book Awards as his guest.

King said he bought a table at the “snooty” literary awards and invited nine other bestselling commercial authors: “We’re going to go stink up the place.”

According to the American Academy of Achievement, Grisham has written 28 consecutive number-one fiction bestsellers, and his books have sold 300 million copies worldwide.