#1 New York Times bestselling author Scott Turow’s Presumed Innocent redefined the legal thriller genre, and was turned into a box office smash hit starring Harrison Ford, and more recently an Apple Original series starring Jake Gyllenhaal that became Apple TV+’s most-watched drama series ever. Now, Turow joins us with his highly anticipated new court drama, Presumed Guilty—a suspenseful, emotionally charged thriller that follows retired judge Rusty as he’s called back to court by a case too close to home.
“Presumed Guilty takes you out of your comfort zone and challenges you to think long and hard about the most important issues we face as a country… Few novelists are his peer when it comes to prose, plot, and character. No one does it better.” —David Baldacci, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
“Every gift that made Scott Turow a phenomenon is on display in Presumed Guilty. Deep-focus plotting, implacable pace, lapidary prose, stunning climax. But above all… insight. The truth is, Turow is just better at this than the rest of us.” —Greg Iles, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
“This is manna for legal-thriller fans.” —Booklist, starred review
“Turow keeps readers guessing… This easily ranks among Turow’s best.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
Turow speaks with award-winning author and screenwriter Susin Nielsen, the creator of Global TV’s “Family Law”, on June 3 at the Granville Island Stage. Books will be for sale at the event from Book Warehouse / Black Bond Books, with a book signing after the talk.
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About Books & Ideas
Launched in January 2025, Books & Ideas is a new event series from the Vancouver Writers Fest on Granville Island, home of the Writers Fest’s celebrated annual literary festival. With an intimate theatre venue and a pop-up bar for socializing, attendees are invited to connect more deeply with other members of the local literary community—and meet the esteemed authors who grace the stage—in a modern space for exchanging ideas.
Participants and Speakers
Scott Turow
SCOTT TUROW, a writer and former practicing lawyer, is the author of fourteen bestselling works of fiction, including Presumed Innocent and most recently, Presumed Guilty. Mr. Turow has also published two nonfiction books, including One L, about his experience as a law student. His books have been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than thirty million copies worldwide, and have been adapted into movies and television projects. He has frequently contributed essays and op-ed pieces to publications such as the New York Times, Washington Post, Vanity Fair, the New Yorker, and the Atlantic.
Susin Nielsen
SUSIN NIELSEN has written for many beloved Canadian TV shows. Her first two young adult novels, Word Nerd and Dear George Clooney: Please Marry My Mom, won multiple young readers’ choice awards. She won the Governor General’s Literary Award and the Canadian Library Association’s Children’s Book of the Year for The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen. Her 2021 book, Tremendous Things, was nominated for the 2022 Ontario Library Association’s Red Maple Award for Fiction. (BRITISH COLUMBIA)