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James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author. Among his works are the Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women's Murder Club, Maximum Ride, Daniel X, NYPD Red, Witch & Wizard, Private and Middle School series, as well as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction, and romance novels. Patterson's books have sold more than 425 million copies, and he was the first person to sell one…
Known for
- Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? — Self2022
- Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich — Himself2020
- The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self2019
- BookTube — Self2019
- The Great American Read — Self2018
- James Patterson's Murder of a Small Town — Himself2016
- MasterClass2015
- Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird — Self2011
- Castle — James Patterson2009
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest2003
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Key facts
- Born
- James Brendan Patterson , ( 1947-03-22 ) March 22, 1947 (age 79) , Newburgh, New York , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Manhattan University ( BA ), Vanderbilt University ( MA )
- Genre
- Mystery , young adult fiction , thriller , comedy , realistic fiction , romance , science fiction , fantasy
- Notable works
- Alex Cross series, Women's Murder Club series, Maximum Ride series, Michael Bennett series, Middle School series, I Funny series
- Spouse
- Susan Patterson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1997 )
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Official website
James Patterson – Home | James Patterson
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Brendan
- Family name
- Patterson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Newburgh
- Educated at
- Manhattan University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- fiction
- Official website
- www.jamespatterson.com
- Image
- James Patterson at the Library of Congress National Book Festival on August 24, 2024 (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- Palm Beach
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- James Patterson
- date of birth
- 1947-03-22
- birth name
- James Brendan Patterson
- start of work period
- 1976-00-00
- social media followers
- 11400
- writing language
- English language
- Commons Creator page
- James Patterson
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Encyclopedic overview
James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author. Among his works are the Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women's Murder Club, Maximum Ride, Daniel X, NYPD Red, Witch & Wizard, Private and Middle School series, as well as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction, and romance novels. Patterson's books have sold more than 425 million copies, and he was the first person to sell one million e-books. In 2016, Patterson topped Forbes's list of highest-paid authors for the third consecutive year, with an income of $95 million. His total income over a decade is estimated at $700 million.
In November 2015, Patterson received the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation. He has donated millions of dollars in grants and scholarship to various universities, teachers' colleges, independent bookstores, school libraries, and college students to promote literacy.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “James Patterson” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.