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Novelist John Grisham speaks during a panel at the First Annual Mississippi Book Festival at Galloway Methodist Church in Jackson, MS August 22, 2015. The one day festival attracted more than 2,500 people to the grounds of the Mississippi State Capitol.

Jerry Mitchell, center, leads a discussion with Bill Ferris, left, and novelist John Grisham at Galloway Methodist Church during the First Annual Mississippi Book Festival in Jackon, MS August 22, 2015.

Clarion Ledger reporter Jerry Mitchell leads a panel at the First Annual Mississippi Book Festival at Galloway Methodist Church in Jackson August 22, 2015

Dr. William Ferris, director of the Center for the Study of the American South at the University of North Carolina, and former director to the National Endowment for the Humanities, speaks during a panel at the First Annual Mississippi Book Festival at Galloway Methodist Church in Jackson, MS August 22, 2015.

Sid Salter, author of "Jack Cristil: Voice of the MSU Bulldogs" listens during a panel at the First Annual Mississippi Book Festival on the grounds of the State Capitol building in Jackson, MS August 22, 2015.

Sid Salter, left, listens to Rick Cleveland, director of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame during a panel at the First Annual Mississippi Book Festival on the grounds of the State Capitol building in Jackson, MS August 22, 2015.

Novelist Greg Iles speaks during a panel at the First Annual Mississippi Book Festival at Galloway Methodist Church in Jackson, MS August 22, 2015. The one day festival attracted more than 2,500 people to the grounds of the Mississippi State Capitol.

Writer Ellen Gilchrist speaks during a panel at the First Annual Mississippi Book Festival at Galloway Methodist Church in Jackson.