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James Patterson

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. His books have sold more than 425 million copies, and he was the first person to sell 1 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. 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. source

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American author

Born 22 March 1947 Newburgh, Orange County

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  • Cover of: Inn

    First published in 2019 14 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition inn0000patt_r5y3 Cover of edition inn0000patt_w6j4 Cover of edition inn0000patt Cover of edition inn0000patt_v6h8 Cover of edition inn0000patt_m0k9
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    First published in 2019 14 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition crisscross0000patt Cover of edition crisscross0000patt_u5d3 Cover of edition crisscross0000patt_c8o3 Cover of edition crisscross0000patt_a6r3 Cover of edition crisscross0000patt_t9w9
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  • Cover of: The Midwife Murders

    First published in 2020 14 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition midwifemurders0000patt_o0r1 Cover of edition midwifemurders0000patt_v9n9 Cover of edition midwifemurders0000patt
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  • Cover of: Never Never

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  • Cover of: Ambush

    First published in 2018 14 editions in 1 language — 8 previewable Cover of edition ambush0000patt_n9f8 Cover of edition ambush0000patt_q2s1 Cover of edition ambush0000patt_q3x2 Cover of edition ambush0000patt_2019 Cover of edition ambush0000patt Cover of edition ambush0000patt_d2g2 Cover of edition ambush0000patt_b6g4
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  • Cover of: Private Sydney

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  • Cover of: Not so normal Norbert

    First published in 2018 14 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition notsonormalnorbe0000patt_j9e3 Cover of edition notsonormalnorbe0000patt_l9y4
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  • Cover of: 21st Birthday

    First published in 2021 14 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition 21stbirthdaywome0000patt Cover of edition 21stbirthday0000patt_m2w1 Cover of edition 21stbirthday0000patt_k1j2 Cover of edition 21stbirthday0000patt_z7u7
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  • Cover of: Red Book: A Black Book Thriller

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  • Cover of: Alex Cross's trial

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  • Cover of: Toys

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  • Cover of: TRUTH OR DIE

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  • Cover of: Treasure Hunters

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  • Cover of: Maximum Ride Forever

    First published in 2015 14 editions in 2 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition maximumrideforev0000patt Cover of edition forever0000patt_h0b9 Cover of edition forever0000patt
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  • Cover of: Daniel X: Armageddon

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    First published in 2022 13 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Russian

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  • Cover of: NYPD Red 4

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  • Cover of: The First Lady

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American author

Born 22 March 1947 Newburgh, Orange County
Subjects
Fiction, New York Times bestseller, Fiction, thrillers, general, Children's fiction, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Fiction, thrillers, Murder, Large type books, collectionid:jpsat, Protected DAISY, Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural, OverDrive, Fiction, suspense, Investigation, Police, Accessible book, Juvenile fiction, American literature, Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths, New york (n.y.), fiction, Humorous stories, Cross, alex (fictitious character), fiction, Schools, fiction, Suspense, Detective and mystery stories
Places
New York (State), New York, Washington (D.C.), California, New York (N.Y.), San Francisco, San Francisco (Calif.), United States, Australia, France, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (Calif.), Paris, Paris (France), Sydney (N.S.W.), Chicago (Ill.), England, Florida, Illinois, India, Boston, Boston (Mass.), Californie, Chicago, Colorado
People
Alex Cross (Fictitious character), Michael Bennett (Fictitious character), Kylie MacDonald (Fictitious character), Zach Jordan (Fictitious character), Cory Friedman, Lindsay Boxer (Fictitious character), Aaron Hernandez, Albert Einstein (1879-1955), Daniel X, Eric Van Lustbader, Harriet Blue (Fictitious character), Howard Carter (1874-1939), Jacky Hart, Jamie Grimm (Fictitious character), Jamie grim, Jeanne Marie Laskas (1958-), Jeffrey Epstein, Joseph Banks (1743-1820), Lee child, Lindsay Boxer (literarna junakinja), Royal family, Sydney Hart, Toutânkhamon roi d'Égypte, Tutankhamen King of Egypt, Yuki Castellano (literarna junakinja)
Time
20th century, 21e siècle, 21st century, 1948-, 1980's, 1993-2001, 2012, 2016, Eighteenth dynasty, ca. 1570-1320 B.C., Fiction, Medieval period, 987-1515, Meiguo, Modern Times, New York, Siglo XXI, To 1500, current time, the year 200

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March 26, 2024 Edited by meot adding place of birth (from inventaire.io), added to other names: James Brendan Patterson, James B. Patterson, links to publisher and kids domain
March 26, 2024 Edited by meot adding isni 0000 0001 223 8331
December 1, 2023 Edited by Robert2126586 Reverted name back to James Patterson. Undid previous editor's change.
November 18, 2023 Edited by s421 Edited without comment.
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import