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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BOOKS OF THIS AUTHOR
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TOP SERIES
TOP AUTHORS
- Afterworlds
- The Belgariad
- Renegade Angels
- End of Days
- 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
- Curse Workers
- The Lunar Chronicles
- The Saving Angels
- Night Huntress
- My Sister the Vampire
- Preternaturals
- Darkness Within
- The Fitz and The Fool Trilogy
- Sunset Vampire
- The Raven Cycle
- Vampires in America
- The Gold Seer Trilogy
- Skinjacker
- Bayou Heat
- Ravenloft
- Fallen Souls
TOP AUTHORS
- Sylvia Day
- R.A. Salvatore
- Yasmine Galenorn
- Tina Folsom
- Ally Shields
- Travis Luedke
- Naomi Novik
- Marissa Meyer
- Karen Marie Moning
- Sienna Mercer
- Skyla Madi
- Christopher Golden
- Jennifer Turner
- Sharon Shinn
- D.B. Reynolds
- Neal Shusterman
- Laura Wright
- Yanna Lee
- P.N. Elrod
- Kiersten White
- C. C. Hunter
- Dean Koontz
- Shanna Swendson
- Melissa de la Cruz
- Kevin Hearne
- Fritz Leiber
- Leah Cypess
- Terry Spear
- Gene Wolfe
- Christine Feehan