David Baldacci
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Oct 7, 2026
John GrishamGUEST
Look, I know Stephen King.
John GrishamGUEST
I know David Baldacci.
John GrishamGUEST
I know these guys who come out every year.
John GrishamGUEST
And, yeah, you want to be number one.
Adriana TrigianiHOST
... our material and putting it in a cloud.
Adriana TrigianiHOST
And it was led by a fellow Virginian, David Baldacci, who really kinda spearheaded this, and, and, and Andy Bartz, and you know-
Barbara KingsolverGUEST
Uh-huh
Adriana TrigianiHOST
...
Joe AragonHOST
I'm not
Sydney VolpeHOST
... a David Baldacci male protagonist named, like, Rutger Military.
Sydney VolpeHOST
[laughs] Like, you know?
Claira CurtisHOST
Oh, yeah.
Sean McGaugheyHOST
Klein's supporters include Ross Perot Jr., son of the one-time presidential candidate.
Sean McGaugheyHOST
Macy's gotten contributions from fellow authors John Grisham, Barbara Kingsolver, and David Baldacci.
Sean McGaugheyHOST
Volunteers from the Union for Reform Judaism are campaigning for a yes vote on ballot question one.
Sean McGaugheyHOST
If successful, the measure would put a fundamental right to reproductive freedom in the Virginia state constitution.
John GrishamGUEST
Stephen's a buddy.
John GrishamGUEST
David Baldacci.
John GrishamGUEST
I still read Elmore Leonard, one of my all time favorite Raymond Chandler from the 1930s, which is considered modern now.
John GrishamGUEST
But yeah, it's just a lot of books you've heard of.
Michael ConnellyGUEST
So, um, but yeah, I-
James PattersonHOST
I, I was surprised Baldacci doesn't outline either.
James PattersonHOST
I talked to him for a bit.
James PattersonHOST
I do, but I'm not a slave to it.
MikeHOST
Well, I can't say I've been as scholarly as Andrew.
MikeHOST
I went with one of my Favorite author is David Baldacci and one of his latest books called Hope Rising.
MikeHOST
Yeah, figured I'll end the summer, give my brain a little bit of a break.
MikeHOST
So highly recommend David Baldacci, especially if you lived in DC or Boston.
MikeHOST
Some good touches there, but that's
Sid MangalikHOST
it.
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From the nation's iconic libraries and institutions, America's Book Club takes you on a powerful journey of ideas, exploring the lives and inspiration of writers who have defined the country in conversation with civic leader and author David Rubenstein.
David RubensteinHOST
As a young boy growing up in Baltimore, I went to my local library and was inspired to read as many books as I could.
David RubensteinHOST
Hopefully people will enjoy hearing from these authors and hopefully they'll want to read more.
Scott TurowGUEST
But...
Scott TurowGUEST
So that answers that question.
Scott TurowGUEST
You had a second question, David? Well,
David RubensteinHOST
do you know how
David RubensteinHOST
Now, in this series, I've interviewed two writers who are lawyers who I think kind of followed your lead.
David RubensteinHOST
One was David Baldacci, and the other is John Grisham.
David RubensteinHOST
And I assume by now you know them.
Scott TurowGUEST
I consider both of them good friends and actually exchanged e-mails with both of them today.
Olaf KronemanGUEST
Yep.
Olaf KronemanGUEST
Like we have where unfortunately I was in a. Elmore Leonard, the writer, lived right down the street and he would always write with yellow legal pads and pencil and I think Baldacci does the same thing.
Olaf KronemanGUEST
He uses the Black Warrior number two pencil on a legal pad and there's something about crossing things off manually as opposed to deleting that makes you feel more organic.
Arroe CollinsHOST
Have you met David Valdacci by any chance? I have not.
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