Patterson is married to Susan (Sue), and together they have a son, Jack. In 2008, he overtook Jacqueline Wilson in the race for the most borrowed author in Britain’s libraries. Patterson also has had over 114 New York Times bestselling novels and holds The New York Times record for most number-one New York Times best-sellers by a single author, with a total of 67, which is also a Guinness World Record. His first novel, The Thomas Berryman Number, was published in 1976, and since then, he has published over 200 novels. Since then, he has devoted most of his time to writing. Walter Thompson until 1996 when he retired. However, he held an advertising position at J. in English at Manhattan College and an M.A. The family was of Irish descent and working-class.
His father, Charles Patterson, was an insurance broker, while his mother, Isabelle (Morris), was a teacher and homemaker.
James Patterson was born in 1947, in Newburgh, New York. In 2015, he received the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation for his efforts to promoting books and reading culture in the United States.Īpart from writing, Patterson is also involved in philanthropy, supporting universities, teachers’ training colleges, independent bookstores, college students, and libraries with millions of dollars in grants and scholarships to encourage Americans to develop a reading culture. Patterson is estimated to earn about $700 million every decade. In 2016, he topped Forbes’s list of the highest-paid authors for a third consecutive time, with an income of $95 million. He has also written numerous standalone thrillers, non-fiction, and romance novels. Some of his best works include the Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Maximum Ride, Daniel X, NYPD Red, Witch and Wizard, Women’s Murder Club, and Private series. He lives in Florida with his family.James Patterson is one of the world’s best-selling authors alive. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed adult author in UK libraries for the past fourteen years in a row. Inspired by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books for young readers including the Middle School, Dog Diaries, Treasure Hunters and Max Einstein series. He is the author of some of the most popular series of the past two decades - the Alex Cross, Women's Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels - and he has written many other number one bestsellers including stand-alone thrillers and non-fiction.James is passionate about encouraging children to read. His books have sold in excess of 400 million copies worldwide. Biography: JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time.
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