Topic: Ups and Downs of Making it on to the New York Times Best Seller List – One Writer’s Story.

Gilstrap's 2013 Interview with Reese Williams on XTRA 99.1FM.

John Gilstrap is the New York Times bestselling author of twelve books, the latest of which, Damage Control, has just been released. Among his previous books are Threat Warning, Hostage Zero, No Mercy, Six Minutes to Freedom, Scott Free, Even Steven, At All Costs, and Nathan's Run, four of which were selections of the Literary Guild. His novels have been translated into more than 20 languages.

John has also adapted four bestselling novels for the big screen: Red Dragon (uncredited) from the Thomas Harris novel, for Dino DeLaurentiis Productions; Word of Honor (from the Nelson DeMille novel, for Dino DeLaurentiis Productions); Young Men and Fire (from the Norman Maclean book, for Baltimore/Spring Creek Pictures/ Warner Brothers); and Nathan's Run (from his own novel, also for Warner Brothers). Currently, he is writing the screenplay for his book Six Minutes to Freedom for Sesso Entertainment. A former firefighter and EMT, John holds a master's degree in safety from the University of Southern California and a bachelor's degree in history from the College of William and Mary in Virginia.

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