James Patterson![]() Born: 1947 Country: Newburgh, New York, The United States James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author and philanthropist. Among his works are the Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women's Murder Club, Maximum Ride, Daniel X, NYPD Red, Witch and Wizard, and Private series, as well as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction and romance novels. His books have sold more than 300 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, which cited him as a "passionate campaigner to make books and reading a national priority. A generous supporter of universities, teachers colleges, independent bookstores, school libraries, and college students, Patterson has donated millions of dollars in grants and scholarships with the purpose of encouraging Americans of all ages to read more books. |
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- Afterworlds
- The Belgariad
- Damned
- Renegade Angels
- Chronicles of The One
- End of Days
- Forever Trilogy
- The DemonWars Saga
- Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon
- Scanguards Vampires
- Guardian Witch
- Chronicles of Nick
- His Dark Materials
- Blue Bloods
- Hush, Hush
- Dark Visions
- Sydney Hart
- New Tales of the Vampires
- Curse Workers
- The Lunar Chronicles
- The Saving Angels
- Of Crowns and Glory
- Night Huntress
- My Sister the Vampire
- Order of Darkness
- Preternaturals
- Darkness Within
- Cotton Malone
- Elantris
- The Fitz and The Fool Trilogy
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- Robert A. Van Buskirk
- Matthew Dicks
- Steven Moorer
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- Michael Rappa
- Jordan W. and Alexander K.
- John M. Davis
- Abigail Fero
- J. Craig Argyle
- Mandy Oviatt
- A. L. Brooks
- Esha Dadbhawala
- Teresa May B. Bandiola
- Ahmad Amani
- Sylvia Day
- Janet Evanovich
- Tristen Kozinski and Keegan Kozinski
- Melanie Ansley
- R.A. Salvatore
- Elizabeth McCoy
- Yasmine Galenorn
- Malinda Lo
- Ehko Masks
- Tina Folsom
- Stacey Rychener
- J Bennett
- Tyler Whitesides
- Liu Cixin
- Greg Egan