1. James Brendan Patterson was born on March 22,1947 and is an American author.
23 Facts About James Patterson
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In 2016, James Patterson topped Forbes list of highest-paid authors for the third consecutive year, with an income of $95 million.
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In November 2015, James Patterson received the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation.
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James Patterson has donated millions of dollars in grants and scholarship to various universities, teachers' colleges, independent bookstores, school libraries, and college students to promote literacy.
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James Patterson was born on March 22,1947, in Newburgh, New York, the son of Isabelle, a homemaker and teacher, and Charles Patterson, an insurance broker.
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In 1976, James Patterson published his first novel, The Thomas Berryman Number.
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James Patterson's books have sold approximately 305 million copies worldwide.
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In 2008, James Patterson replaced Jacqueline Wilson as the most borrowed author in Britain's libraries.
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In 2018, Patterson worked with Stephen David Entertainment on the true crime television series James Patterson's Murder Is Forever.
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James Patterson's awards include the Edgar Award, the BCA Mystery Guild's Thriller of the Year, the International Thriller of the Year award, and the Children's Choice Book Award for Author of the Year.
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James Patterson is the first author to have No 1 new titles simultaneously on The New York Times adult and children's bestsellers lists, and to have two books on NovelTrackr's top-ten list at the same time.
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James Patterson appeared on the Fox TV show The Simpsons and in various episodes of Castle as himself.
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James Patterson said the novel, The President Is Missing, would provide a level of detail that only a former US president can offer.
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James Patterson has often said that collaborating with others brings new and interesting ideas to his stories.
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In September 2009, James Patterson signed a deal to write or co-write 11 books for adults and six for young adults by the end of 2012.
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The website is inspired by methods James Patterson used with his own son, Jack, who had been a reluctant reader.
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In March 2023, James Patterson signed an exclusive first-look deal with Skydance Television.
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James Patterson has been criticized for co-authoring many of his books and for being more of a brand that focuses on making money than an artist who focuses on his craft.
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James Patterson has sold more than 230 million books, and his fans aren't wrong, either.
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In 2017, digital humanities scholars Simon Fuller and James O'Sullivan published research showing that Patterson does not do much actual writing when collaborating with other authors.
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In March 2023, James Patterson's Maximum Ride series were banned from two elementary school libraries in Florida's Martin County School District and placed in their middle school libraries.
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James Patterson criticized the move, calling it a "borderline absurd decision".
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James Patterson encouraged readers to "send a polite note" to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in response to legislation passed to seek community input on school library materials.