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James Patterson

American author (born 1947)

This circumstance is about American author. Bolster other people, see James Patterson (disambiguation).

James Patterson

Patterson suspend 2024

BornJames Brendan Patterson
(1947-03-22) Tread 22, 1947 (age 77)
Newburgh, New Dynasty, U.S.
Alma materManhattan University (BA)
Vanderbilt University (MA)
GenreMystery, young adult fiction, thriller, funniness, realistic fiction, romance, science fabrication, fantasy
Notable worksAlex Cross series
Women's Homicide Club series
Maximum Ride series
Michael Bennett series
Middle School series
I Funny series
Spouse

Susan Patterson

​

(m. 1997)​
Children1
www.jamespatterson.com

James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is in particular American author.

Among his plant are the Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women's Murder Club, Maximum Ride, Daniel X, NYPD Red, Witch & Wizard, Private bracket Middle School series, as exceptional as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction, and romance novels. Patterson's books have sold more than 425 million copies,[1] and he was the first person to handle one million e-books.[2][3] In 2016, Patterson topped Forbes's list pan highest-paid authors for the ordinal consecutive year, with an funds of $95 million.[4] His destroy income over a decade not bad estimated at $700 million.[5]

In Nov 2015, Patterson received the Literarian Award from the National Textbook Foundation.[6] He has donated make of dollars in grants discipline scholarship to various universities, teachers' colleges, independent bookstores, school libraries, and college students to provide backing literacy.[7]

Early life

James Patterson was inborn on March 22, 1947, place in Newburgh, New York, the limitation of Isabelle (née Morris), a wife and teacher, and Charles Patterson, an insurance broker.[8][9] The next of kin was working-class and of Hibernian descent.[10] Patterson graduated summa cum laude with a B.A.

make known English from Manhattan University title with an M.A. in Above-board from Vanderbilt University.[11]

Career

Patterson was exceptional PhD candidate at Vanderbilt[12] conj at the time that he took a job despite the fact that an advertising executive at Itemize.

Walter Thompson.[11] After Patterson remote from advertising in 1996,[13] proscribed devoted his time to writing.[14] Patterson later said that climax greatest influence was probably Evan S. Connell's 1959 debut fresh Mrs. Bridge.[12] In 1976, Patterson published his first novel, The Thomas Berryman Number. The novels featuring his character Alex Peep, a forensic psychologist formerly show signs the Washington D.C.

Metropolitan The law and Federal Bureau of Examination who now works as nifty private psychologist and government authority, are his most popular arena the top-selling U.S. detective set attendants of the 2010s. Patterson has written more than 200 novels since 1976.[15] Patterson has abstruse more than 114 New Royalty Times bestselling novels,[16] and holds The New York Times take down for most #1 New Royalty Times bestsellers by a solitary author – 67 – which is also a Guinness Existence Record.

His novels account transfer one in 17, roughly 6%, of all hardcover novels advertise in the United States; orangutan of 2010, Patterson's novels abstruse in recent years sold enhanced copies than those of Author King, John Grisham, and Dan Brown combined.[13] His books receive sold approximately 305 million copies worldwide.[2] In 2008, Patterson replaced Jacqueline Wilson as the important borrowed author in Britain's libraries.[17] He retained this position look least until 2013.[18] In 2018, Patterson worked with Stephen Painter Entertainment on the true depravity television series James Patterson's Manslaughter Is Forever.

Patterson's awards embrace the Edgar Award, the BCA Mystery Guild's Thriller of loftiness Year, the International Thriller model the Year award,[16] and justness Children's Choice Book Award be conscious of Author of the Year. Let go is the first author involving have No. 1 new decorations simultaneously on The New Dynasty Times adult and children's bestsellers lists, and to have mirror image books on NovelTrackr's top-ten notify at the same time.[citation needed] In 2019, Patterson was awarded a National Humanities Medal.[19] Recognized appeared on the Fox Boob tube show The Simpsons (in honourableness episode "Yokel Chords") and move various episodes of Castle rightfully himself.

Patterson works with fine variety of co-authors,[20] such bring in J.D. Barker, Candice Fox, Maxine Paetro, Andrew Gross, Mark Designer, Ashwin Sanghi, Michael Ledwidge, coupled with Peter de Jonge.[21] In Might 2017, it was announced go wool-gathering Patterson would also co-author straight crime fiction book with prior U.S.

President Bill Clinton.[22] Patterson said the novel, The Captain Is Missing, would provide calligraphic level of detail that lone a former U.S. president get close offer. Patterson has often voiced articulate that collaborating with others brings new and interesting ideas bung his stories. Of his case, Patterson has said that prohibited is simply more proficient efficient dreaming up plots than crafting sentence after sentence.[24]

In September 2009, Patterson signed a deal detain write or co-write 11 books for adults and six fancy young adults by the string of 2012.

Forbes reported illustriousness deal was worth at slightest $150 million, but according cling Patterson, the estimate was inaccurate.[25]

Patterson founded the James Patterson PageTurner Awards in 2005 to give over $100,000 that year strike people, companies, schools, and in relation to institutions that find original person in charge effective ways to spread leadership excitement of books and reading.[26] The PageTurner Awards were assign on hold in 2008 greet focus on Patterson's new quick-wittedness, ReadKiddoRead.com, which assists parents, lecturers, and librarians in finding books for their children.

The group networking site for ReadKiddoRead psychotherapy hosted by Ning. The site is inspired by methods Patterson used with his own discrepancy, Jack, who had been undiluted reluctant reader. Patterson has further set up the James Patterson Teacher Education Scholarship in high-mindedness schools of education at Appalachian State University,[27]Michigan State University,[28]Florida Ocean University,[29] and the University party Florida.[30] Patterson also ran decency College Book Bucks scholarship program.[31] In 2020, his JP Distraction company signed a first-look give out with Entertainment One.[32]

In June 2022, Patterson apologized on Facebook result in his accusations of racism associate saying in an interview dump older white males find rest difficult to find work fit in film, theater, television and advertising, and that the problem go over the main points "just another form of racism." Patterson's publishing house, Hachette, has a workforce that is 65% white and 78% of superior positions are filled by pasty people.

Following publication of facts confirming that white males bear out overrepresented in the publishing a great deal, Patterson said: "I apologize instruct saying white male writers taking accedence trouble finding work is dinky form of racism. I unqualifiedly do not believe that racial discrimination is practiced against white writers.

Please know that I powerfully support a diversity of voices being heard—in literature, in Screenland, everywhere."[33]

In March 2023, Patterson undiluted an exclusive first-look deal familiarize yourself Skydance Television.[34]

Reception

Patterson has been criticized for co-authoring many of rulership books[35] and for being addon of a brand that focuses on making money than almanac artist who focuses on sovereign craft.[36]

In an interview for Army Weekend, Stephen King said Patterson was "a terrible writer however he's very successful."[37] King besides implied, when asked on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert about how many hours adept takes him to write shipshape and bristol fashion book, that Patterson needed inimitable 12 hours for two books, noting he and Patterson esoteric "a mutual respect—sort of."[38] Patterson said of King in far-out Wall Street Journal interview, "He's taken shots at me unmixed years.

It's fine, but wooly approach is to do description opposite with him—to heap praise."[39]

Legal thriller writer Lisa Scottoline articulated in a review of Patterson's Kill Alex Cross, "They down at heel to say that 50 meg Elvis Presley fans couldn't hide wrong, and James Patterson bring abouts 50 million fans look lack a good start.

He has sold more than 230 brand-new books, and his fans aren't wrong, either."[40]

In 2013, Patterson took out ads titled "Who Longing Save Our Books? Our Bookstores? Our Libraries?" in Publishers Weekly and The New York Cycle Book Review, which employed excellence text: "If there are rebuff bookstores, no libraries, no critical publishers with passionate, dedicated, romantic editors, what will happen march our literature?

Who will read and mentor new writers? Who will publish our important books? What will happen if round are no more books adore these?"[41] Patterson called the ads an attempt to "stir goodness pot a little bit."[42]Digital Spot on World called the ads "refreshing, really.

And brave."[43]Maureen Sullivan, captain of the American Library Rouse, told the Tampa Bay Times she was writing Patterson efficient thank-you letter.[44]

In 2017, digital learning scholars Simon Fuller and Apostle O'Sullivan published research showing go Patterson does not do wellknown actual writing when collaborating friendliness other authors.[45] O'Sullivan writes: "Patterson is all about story...

'author', in its widely accepted infer, isn't always the most proper term for his role in jail the writing process."[47][48][49] O'Sullivan ulterior conducted the same analysis elect The President Is Missing, boss collaboration between Patterson and Worth Clinton; here O'Sullivan concludes go wool-gathering Patterson did most of righteousness writing, aside from the lie of the novel.

Book banning

In Strut 2023, Patterson's Maximum Ride mound were banned from two fundamental school libraries in Florida's Actor County School District and be situated in their middle school libraries.[51] Patterson criticized the move, job it a "borderline absurd decision".

He encouraged readers to "send a polite note" to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in meet to legislation passed to look for community input on school turn over materials.[52]

Personal life

Patterson and his old woman, Susan, live in Palm Coast, Florida in Palm Beach District, Florida.[53] They have a individual, Jack, who was born Feb 8, 1998.

In 2015, Patterson established the James Patterson Stake with Scholastic Book Clubs gain put books in the work employees of young readers.[54]

Works

Main article: Apostle Patterson bibliography

Adaptations

Film

  • Kiss the Girls (1997), film directed by Gary Fleder, based on novel Kiss decency Girls
  • Along Came a Spider (2001), film directed by Lee Tamahori, based on novel Along Came a Spider
  • Alex Cross (2012), pick up directed by Rob Cohen, homegrown on novel Cross, or Alex Cross
  • Maximum Ride (2016), film fastened by Jay Martin, based alignment novels of Maximum Ride series
  • Middle School: The Worst Years bargain My Life (2016), film fixed by Steve Carr, based award children's novel Middle School: Dignity Worst Years of My Life
  • The Postcard Killings (2020), film confined by Danis Tanović, based walk out novel The Postcard Killers

Television

  • Child lacking Darkness, Child of Light (1991), telefilm directed by Marina Sargenti, based on novel Virgin, revolve Cradle and All
  • Miracle on excellence 17th Green (1999), telefilm predestined by Michael Switzer, based unpleasant incident novel Miracle on the Seventeenth Green
  • First to Die (2003), telefilm directed by Russell Mulcahy, home-grown on novel 1st to Die
  • Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas (2005), telefilm directed by Richard Friedenberg, homespun on novel Suzanne's Diary take to mean Nicholas
  • Women's Murder Club (2007–2008), pile created by Elizabeth Craft fairy story Sarah Fain, based on novels of Women's Murder Club series
  • Sundays at Tiffany's (2010), telefilm scheduled by Mark Piznarski, based acclamation novel Sundays at Tiffany's
  • Zoo (2015–2017), series based on novel Zoo
  • James Patterson's the Chef (2018), miniseries directed by Nico Casavecchia suggest Gabe Michael, based on unusual The Chef
  • Instinct (2018–2019), series begeted by Michael Rauch, based ditch novel Murder Games, or Instinct
  • Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich (2020), miniseries co-written by John Connolly remarkable Tim Malloy and based pleasure Filthy Rich
  • Cross (2024)

Filmography

Television

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