Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the library was not able to hold this event for two years in a row. вЂњKnowing that he did not have many of these events scheduled, we felt extra special that he agreed to accept our invitation,вЂќ she said.ДЇor the library, GrishamвЂ™s presentation was a comeback for its annual author event that started a decade ago. вЂњWe owe a lot of thanks to Billy and Rosemary for making this dream come true,вЂќ Boucouvalas said, addingВ that she was вЂњover the moonвЂќ when she learned Grisham had agreed to the event. Shore reached out to Grisham, who agreed to take part in the libraryвЂ™s fundraiser. Shore is the founder and executive chair of Share Our Strength, the parent organization for the No Kid Hungry campaign, which is based in Washington, D.C., and works toward ending hunger for children. Shore and his wife, Rosemary, are part-time Kennebunkport residents and friends of both the library and Grisham and his wife, Renee.

вЂњWe are very grateful for this outpouring of support.вЂќ вЂњWhen the opportunity came along to invite Mr.В Grisham, so many local sponsors, attendees from all over the country, and in-kind donors came through,вЂќ Boucouvalas said. GrishamвЂ™s noontime appearance was a fundraiser for the library вЂ“ one that raised about $20,000, according to Library Director Mary-Lou Boucouvalas. Grisham spoke from his home in Virginia, answering questions that interviewer Billy Shore asked him on Zoom before rooms filled with library patrons and others who joined them virtually from around the country. вЂњI think people will be sufficiently scared.вЂќ Graves Memorial Library on Thursday, Oct. вЂњThatвЂ™s something IвЂ™ve not done before,вЂќ Grisham told fans gathered at Louis T. This time, with his latest novel, вЂњ The JudgeвЂ™s List,вЂќ he wants to outright scare them. KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine вЂ“ Best-selling author John Grisham has been keeping readers at the edge of their seats with suspenseful legal thrillers for decades now.

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