James Patterson by James Patterson: The Stories of My Life -- James Patterson

How did a kid whose dad lived in the poorhouse become the most successful storyteller in the world?

• On the morning he was born, he nearly died.
• Growing up, he didn't love to read. That changed.
• He worked at a mental hospital in Massachusetts, where he met the singer James Taylor and the poet Robert Lowell.
• While he toiled in advertising hell, James wrote the ad jingle line "I'm a Toys 'R' Us Kid."
• He once watched James Baldwin and Norman Mailer square off to trade punches at a party.
• He's only been in love twice. Both times are amazing.
• Dolly Parton once sang "Happy Birthday" to James over the phone. She calls him J.J., for Jimmy James.
• Three American presidents have invited him to golf with them.

How did a boy from small-town New York become the world's most successful writer? How does he do it? He has always wanted to write the kind of novel that would be read and reread so many times that the binding breaks and the book literally falls apart. As he says, "I'm still working on that one."

James Patterson by James Patterson is the most anticipated memoir of 2022.

Author: James Patterson
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: 06/06/2022
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.80w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9780316397537

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 01/01/2022 pg. 23
Publishers Weekly 03/14/2022
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2022
Library Journal 04/23/2022 pg. 1

About the Author
James Patterson is the world's bestselling author. The creator of Alex Cross, he has produced more enduring fictional heroes than any other novelist alive. He lives in Florida with his family.