Author Titbit Of The Week

This week i will be discovering James Patterson!

He has been called "The Man Who Can't Miss" by Time magazine. He received his bachelor's degree from Manhattan College, and his Masters degree at Vanderbilt University and he lives in Palm Beach.

In the past three years, James has sold more books than any other author (according to Bookscan), and in total, James's books have sold an estimated 170 million copies worldwide. He is the first author to have #1 new titles simultaneously on The New York Times adult and children's lists and is the only author to have five new hardcover novels debut at #1 on the list in one year—a record-breaking feat he's accomplished every year since 2005. To date, James Patterson has had nineteen consecutive #1 New York Times bestselling novels, and holds the New York Times record for most Hardcover Fiction bestselling titles by a single author (56 total), which is also a Guinness World Record.

From: http://www.jamespatterson.com/

What you might not know:

Horror novelist Stephen King has dismissed Patterson's bibliography as being made up of "dopey thrillers," and in one interview called him a "terrible writer". In a "10 Questions" interview in the July 5, 2010 issue of Time magazine, Patterson was asked: "What do you say to critics like author Stephen King who say you're not a great prose stylist?" Patterson responded: "I am not a great prose stylist. I'm a storyteller. There are thousands of people who don't like what I do. Fortunately, there are millions who do."

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Patterson


James has a website which helps adults find books that their children will love: ReadKiddoRead.com

Six of his books have been turned into films, including the upcoming Maximum Ride and James made a guest appearance on "The Simpsons" in March, 2007. 

Author hideout:

http://www.jamespatterson.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Patterson