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The Province
6 days ago
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- The Province
Presumed Innocent writer Scott Turow brings new book to Vancouver Writers Fest event
Scott Turow's new novel Presumed Guilty already set for Hollywood treatment by Presumed Innocent miniseries creator David E. Kelley American best-selling author Scott Turow's latest novel Presumed Guilty has already been optioned by David E. Kelley who previously did the 2024 Presumed Innocent mini-series based on Turow's 1987 novel of the same name. Photo by Audrey Snow Owen / Audrey Snow Owen Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. After a 15-year absence, Rusty Sabich is back on the pages of a Scott Turow crime thriller. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. 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REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors The star of two previous Turow bestselling novels, Presumed Innocent and Innocent, Rusty returns to centre stage in Turow's latest offering, titled Presumed Guilty. Rusty, now in his mid-70s, is living in a fictional rural U.S. Midwest community. A retired judge who does some mediation and arbitration work, Rusty is enjoying his third act living on the edge of a lovely lake with a lovely partner named Bea. Things are going along smoothly until Bea's young adult son, Aaron, who is living under the couple's supervision while on probation for a drug charge, disappears. After he turns up, it's discovered he was camping with his troubled on-again, off-again girlfriend. But things didn't go well and he left angry and returned home. She did not return home, and is found dead two weeks later. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Aaron is arrested and Rusty is forced out of retirement. Presumed Guilty by Scott Turow. Photo by Courtesy of HBG / Courtesy of HBG 'I've never been much of a person to keep journals. So, my personal reflections tend to find their way into the fiction. And, certainly in Rusty's case, that's been particularly true,' said Turow over the phone from Florida recently. 'I would say Rusty is always with me. He's not front of mind, but the two times I've done this now, that is to say, going back to Rusty, I have found it remarkably easy just to go back to that voice. It's very natural to me.' Through the story, Aaron and Rusty grow closer as Rusty sees the reality of Aaron's life as a young Black man. (He was adopted at a young age by Bea, in a predominantly white community.) 'Aaron is a pretty isolated guy. He's to himself, he likes to spend time alone. He likes to get into the wilderness,' said Turow. 'I began saying to myself, 'So what would make him that way?' I realized that, certainly, being a Black kid in a white family in a rural area where there are not a lot of other Black people, would help explain that.' Essential reading for hockey fans who eat, sleep, Canucks, repeat. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Turow explained that his editor was 'apprehensive,' about Turow, a white guy, writing about a young Black man. 'I do accept the fact, the big risk, if somebody is writing about a character of an identifiable group of which the author is not part. The big risk is inauthenticity,' said Turow. 'I don't accept the idea that white people shouldn't write about Black people, or Black people shouldn't write about white people, or whatever category. Not men about women and vice versa. I was not afraid of that.' Bestselling author Scott Turow brings Rusty Sabich back for the new crime thriller novel Presumed Guilty. Turow will be taking part in a Vancouver Writers Fest event at the Granville Island Stage on June 3 at 7:30 p.m. Photo by Thos Robinson / Getty Images North America Turow will be in Vancouver on June 3 (7:30 p.m.) at the Granville Island Stage for the Vancouver Writers Fest event Books & Ideas: Scott Turow — Presumed Guilty, along with award-winning author and screenwriter Susin Nielsen, the creator of Global TV's Family Law, whose latest book, Snap, is out now. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'I think that my audience has always been disproportionately lawyers,' said Turow when asked about who comes to his live events. 'There are always some lawyers who want to write. The law is all about words. So, lawyers are word people to begin with. So, it's kind of natural.' When wannabe writers turn up, they invariably seek some sort of advice from Turow, who has penned 13 novels and sold more than 30 million books. 'My advice is that there aren't any magic formulas, and you've got to stick your butt in the chair and do it,' said Turow. 'It's like everything else in life. You get better at it by doing it. You know the old joke; how do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice.' After doing a creative writing degree in the early 1970s, Turow went to law school and then practised law. He stepped away from commercial law in 2022. But, today, he still has his hand in the legal game as he is working on a pro bono civil case — which he thinks will be his last — leaving him to get his legal fix at a keyboard. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. While Turow's previous novels took place in more urban settings, Presumed Guilty is set in a small town with dynastic legal family. 'The setting that I'm describing in Presumed Guilty is one that I know very well, and I've watched it with interest, even though I think we'll always be outsiders up there,' said Turow, who lives part of the time in rural Wisconsin. 'You're talking about an area, for example, where you know the economic prospects are limited, so you're basically raising your children understanding that they're likely to leave and not leave because they want to, but because they have to … This really is something that I thought I ought to write about, eventually, because it's not a part of American life that's glimpsed as often in our fiction.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. He also liked the idea of a story surrounding a family where one member is suspected of a serious crime. 'I've seen lots of good writing about this. There's just been a series on, I think it's on Netflix, called Adolescence, so this seemed really rich to me, because I'm always interested in drawing into the intersection between the law and family life,' said Turow. 'That's kind of a good matrix for me … When I got the idea, I thought wait a minute, this would be a really good coda for Rusty to end up as a defence lawyer. Then I was off to the races.' It's been 15 years since Rusty last appeared in a Turow novel, but the author said he has always had plans to revisit Rusty and his life. 'When I left Rusty at the end of Innocent, I was sort of like, 'Well, you know, I'm not sure I can leave this guy in this position,'' said Turow. 'I always had the sense I would go back to him one more time.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. While Turow's books have been major bestsellers, his novels have also enjoyed successful TV and film adaptations. Most recently, Presumed Innocent was made into a hit limited series in 2024 by David E. Kelley starring Jake Gyllenhaal. The Apple TV series was the second time the novel was adapted for the screen. The first outing was a feature film in 1990 starring Harrison Ford. Turow confirms that Kelley has optioned Presumed Guilty and will begin writing it this fall. The question is, now that Rusty is a septuagenarian, could there be a chance Ford, 82, could come back to the role? 'That's out of my hands. Yeah, I think David is thinking about somebody in his 60s,' said Turow. 'I would certainly be happy to see Harrison, you know, reprise the role. And he's a Midwestern guy. But, like I said, this is beyond my control. And the other thing, it's not like the grocery store. People aren't necessarily there on the shelf when you get there.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Hollywood aside, Turow is not sure about Rusty's leading role in another book, but he thinks his famous lawyer still has some literary worth. 'The way my novels interrelate with one another, Rusty may pop up in another book,' said Turow, noting he is working on a new novel right now. 'But, as for him being the centre of attention, I kind of think not.' Dgee@ Read More News News Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks News
Vancouver Sun
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Vancouver Sun
Presumed Innocent writer Scott Turow brings new book to Vancouver Writers Fest event
After a 15-year absence, Rusty Sabich is back on the pages of a Scott Turow crime thriller . The star of two previous Turow bestselling novels , Presumed Innocent and Innocent, Rusty returns to centre stage in Turow's latest offering, titled Presumed Guilty. Rusty, now in his mid-70s, is living in a fictional rural U.S. Midwest community. A retired judge who does some mediation and arbitration work, Rusty is enjoying his third act living on the edge of a lovely lake with a lovely partner named Bea. Things are going along smoothly until Bea's young adult son, Aaron, who is living under the couple's supervision while on probation for a drug charge, disappears. After he turns up, it's discovered he was camping with his troubled on-again, off-again girlfriend. But things didn't go well and he left angry and returned home. She did not return home, and is found dead two weeks later. Get top headlines and gossip from the world of celebrity and entertainment. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sun Spots will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Aaron is arrested and Rusty is forced out of retirement. 'I've never been much of a person to keep journals. So, my personal reflections tend to find their way into the fiction. And, certainly in Rusty's case, that's been particularly true,' said Turow over the phone from Florida recently. 'I would say Rusty is always with me. He's not front of mind, but the two times I've done this now, that is to say, going back to Rusty, I have found it remarkably easy just to go back to that voice. It's very natural to me.' Through the story, Aaron and Rusty grow closer as Rusty sees the reality of Aaron's life as a young Black man. (He was adopted at a young age by Bea, in a predominantly white community.) 'Aaron is a pretty isolated guy. He's to himself, he likes to spend time alone. He likes to get into the wilderness,' said Turow. 'I began saying to myself, 'So what would make him that way?' I realized that, certainly, being a Black kid in a white family in a rural area where there are not a lot of other Black people, would help explain that.' Turow explained that his editor was 'apprehensive,' about Turow, a white guy, writing about a young Black man. 'I do accept the fact, the big risk, if somebody is writing about a character of an identifiable group of which the author is not part. The big risk is inauthenticity,' said Turow. 'I don't accept the idea that white people shouldn't write about Black people, or Black people shouldn't write about white people, or whatever category. Not men about women and vice versa. I was not afraid of that.' Turow will be in Vancouver on June 3 (7:30 p.m.) at the Granville Island Stage for the Vancouver Writers Fest event Books & Ideas: Scott Turow — Presumed Guilty, along with award-winning author and screenwriter Susin Nielsen, the creator of Global TV's Family Law, whose latest book, Snap, is out now. 'I think that my audience has always been disproportionately lawyers,' said Turow when asked about who comes to his live events. 'There are always some lawyers who want to write. The law is all about words. So, lawyers are word people to begin with. So, it's kind of natural.' When wannabe writers turn up, they invariably seek some sort of advice from Turow, who has penned 13 novels and sold more than 30 million books. 'My advice is that there aren't any magic formulas, and you've got to stick your butt in the chair and do it,' said Turow. 'It's like everything else in life. You get better at it by doing it. You know the old joke; how do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice.' After doing a creative writing degree in the early 1970s, Turow went to law school and then practised law. He stepped away from commercial law in 2022. But, today, he still has his hand in the legal game as he is working on a pro bono civil case — which he thinks will be his last — leaving him to get his legal fix at a keyboard. While Turow's previous novels took place in more urban settings, Presumed Guilty is set in a small town with dynastic legal family. 'The setting that I'm describing in Presumed Guilty is one that I know very well, and I've watched it with interest, even though I think we'll always be outsiders up there,' said Turow, who lives part of the time in rural Wisconsin. 'You're talking about an area, for example, where you know the economic prospects are limited, so you're basically raising your children understanding that they're likely to leave and not leave because they want to, but because they have to … This really is something that I thought I ought to write about, eventually, because it's not a part of American life that's glimpsed as often in our fiction.' He also liked the idea of a story surrounding a family where one member is suspected of a serious crime. 'I've seen lots of good writing about this. There's just been a series on, I think it's on Netflix, called Adolescence, so this seemed really rich to me, because I'm always interested in drawing into the intersection between the law and family life,' said Turow. 'That's kind of a good matrix for me … When I got the idea, I thought wait a minute, this would be a really good coda for Rusty to end up as a defence lawyer. Then I was off to the races.' It's been 15 years since Rusty last appeared in a Turow novel, but the author said he has always had plans to revisit Rusty and his life. 'When I left Rusty at the end of Innocent, I was sort of like, 'Well, you know, I'm not sure I can leave this guy in this position,'' said Turow. 'I always had the sense I would go back to him one more time.' While Turow's books have been major bestsellers, his novels have also enjoyed successful TV and film adaptations. Most recently, Presumed Innocent was made into a hit limited series in 2024 by David E. Kelley starring Jake Gyllenhaal. The Apple TV series was the second time the novel was adapted for the screen. The first outing was a feature film in 1990 starring Harrison Ford. Turow confirms that Kelley has optioned Presumed Guilty and will begin writing it this fall. The question is, now that Rusty is a septuagenarian, could there be a chance Ford, 82, could come back to the role? 'That's out of my hands. Yeah, I think David is thinking about somebody in his 60s,' said Turow. 'I would certainly be happy to see Harrison, you know, reprise the role. And he's a Midwestern guy. But, like I said, this is beyond my control. And the other thing, it's not like the grocery store. People aren't necessarily there on the shelf when you get there.' Hollywood aside, Turow is not sure about Rusty's leading role in another book, but he thinks his famous lawyer still has some literary worth. 'The way my novels interrelate with one another, Rusty may pop up in another book,' said Turow, noting he is working on a new novel right now. 'But, as for him being the centre of attention, I kind of think not.' Dgee@
Calgary Herald
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Calgary Herald
Presumed Innocent writer Scott Turow brings new book to Vancouver Writers Fest event
Article content Article content Turow will be in Vancouver on June 3 (7:30 p.m.) at the Granville Island Stage for the Vancouver Writers Fest event Books & Ideas: Scott Turow — Presumed Guilty, along with award-winning author and screenwriter Susin Nielsen, the creator of Global TV's Family Law, whose latest book, Snap, is out now. Article content 'I think that my audience has always been disproportionately lawyers,' said Turow when asked about who comes to his live events. 'There are always some lawyers who want to write. The law is all about words. So, lawyers are word people to begin with. So, it's kind of natural.' Article content When wannabe writers turn up, they invariably seek some sort of advice from Turow, who has penned 13 novels and sold more than 30 million books. Article content 'My advice is that there aren't any magic formulas, and you've got to stick your butt in the chair and do it,' said Turow. 'It's like everything else in life. You get better at it by doing it. You know the old joke; how do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice.' Article content Article content After doing a creative writing degree in the early 1970s, Turow went to law school and then practised law. He stepped away from commercial law in 2022. But, today, he still has his hand in the legal game as he is working on a pro bono civil case — which he thinks will be his last — leaving him to get his legal fix at a keyboard. Article content While Turow's previous novels took place in more urban settings, Presumed Guilty is set in a small town with dynastic legal family. Article content 'The setting that I'm describing in Presumed Guilty is one that I know very well, and I've watched it with interest, even though I think we'll always be outsiders up there,' said Turow, who lives part of the time in rural Wisconsin. 'You're talking about an area, for example, where you know the economic prospects are limited, so you're basically raising your children understanding that they're likely to leave and not leave because they want to, but because they have to … This really is something that I thought I ought to write about, eventually, because it's not a part of American life that's glimpsed as often in our fiction.' Article content Article content He also liked the idea of a story surrounding a family where one member is suspected of a serious crime. Article content 'I've seen lots of good writing about this. There's just been a series on, I think it's on Netflix, called Adolescence, so this seemed really rich to me, because I'm always interested in drawing into the intersection between the law and family life,' said Turow. 'That's kind of a good matrix for me … When I got the idea, I thought wait a minute, this would be a really good coda for Rusty to end up as a defence lawyer. Then I was off to the races.' Article content It's been 15 years since Rusty last appeared in a Turow novel, but the author said he has always had plans to revisit Rusty and his life. Article content 'When I left Rusty at the end of Innocent, I was sort of like, 'Well, you know, I'm not sure I can leave this guy in this position,'' said Turow. 'I always had the sense I would go back to him one more time.'
Chicago Tribune
05-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
Column: Scott Turow's Rusty Sabich returns for more courtroom drama in ‘Presumed Guilty'
It usually takes author and attorney Scott Turow many years to rekindle the complicated relationship he has with his fictional creation, lawyer Rusty Sabich. We first encountered him in 1987 in Turow's first novel, 'Presumed Innocent,' which has the young attorney investigating and later being accused of and put on trial for the murder of his mistress. Sabich was portrayed by Harrison Ford in the 1990 film version of the same name. Then came 2010's 'Innocent,' with Sabich, by then a chief appellate judge, getting indicted for the murder of his wife. He was played by Bill Pullman in the following year's movie version. And add to that last year's 'Presumed Innocent,' with Jake Gyllenhaal as Sabich in the eight-part series on on Apple TV+, which was based on (and took a few liberties with) that 1987 bestseller. A second season has been ordered. Now, fresh off the presses, we have 'Presumed Guilty,' where we find Sabich pleasantly retired but dragged back to a courtroom to defend his fiancé's adult son for murder. He is happily living in a lake-side home in Wisconsin with fiancé Bea, and not so happily with Bea's son, Aaron, confined to their home while on probation for drug possession. Aaron splits, only to return with a goofy story about taking a camping trip with his girlfriend, Mae. He claims they had a fight and split up, but when she turns up dead, a courtroom awaits and there Turow gives us all sorts of clever turns and observations. His writing is specific but compelling. It is a fine book, one that displays all of Turow's finely-honed literary gifts, among them that he is as powerful a courtroom dramatist as there is. I am sure that many of you know him from his books, even more may know him from the ways film and television have captured his characters. 'Presumed Guilty' will satisfy you all. Now, that should be enough for Turow fans. But there may be some who have no idea who he is, so know that he is a man whose 13 bestselling novels have sold 30 million copies. He has homes in Florida, Wisconsin and Evanston, which has long been his main residence. He still does some pro bono legal work, writes or thinks about writing every day; still plays with one of the most unusual rock and roll bands in the world, the Rock Bottom Remainders; has been married for nearly a decade to his second wife Adriane Glazier, a retired bank executive … and for anything else you'd like to know, you can ask him when he speaks at The Book Stall in Winnetka at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 20. Maybe some person will be presumptuous enough to wonder aloud what might have influenced the plot of this book. He has been working on it for some time and I sense in it some shadow or echo of that sad, true, made-for-tabloids story from 2021 when Brian Laundrie killed his 22-year-old fiancé Gabby Petito while they were traveling their van across the country. I have read all of Turow's books and articles and have written about him often. 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. Every time I pick up a new Scott Turow book, I am reminded what a national treasure he is. Few novelists are his peer when it comes to prose, plot, and character. No one does it better.' ']Turow and Sabich are older men now, in what is called 'real life' and in the novel ( ages 75 and 77, respectively), secure in the knowledge that together they helped invigorate the 'legal thriller,' taking it from the relatively staid hands of Erle Stanley Gardner's Perry Mason and making a more modern, emotionally nuanced and sophisticated place. By the way, Rusty's full first name is Rožat, and he has been very good to Scott Turow. And vice versa.
