James Patterson Sells His 100 Millionth Book: "James Patterson has achieved many milestones in his long and ultra-successful career as an author, and in early April he hit another: he became the first author to sell more than 100 million copies across all print formats since BookScan—now known as Circana BookScan—started recording unit sales of print books in 2004."
James Patterson: James Patterson is one of the world’s most prolific and popular fiction writers, thanks to a fast-paced style and genre-spanning oeuvre, his collaboration (by fax!) with coauthors, and the marketing savvy he acquired as an ad executive. How does he make good on a four-year, 26-book deal while experiencing zero stress? By thinking efficiently yet creatively and trusting his gut.
Author James Patterson: I get scared by my own thrillers: Patterson, 76, has sold more than 300 million copies of his own novels – including the Alex Cross, Michael Bennett and Women’s Murder Club series – and [Dolly] Parton isn’t his first high-profile collaboration.
Videos
Heroes: Season 1, Ep. 4 of The Great American Read. James Patterson discusses The Alex Cross series (beginning at 9:50). Stay tuned for Shaquille O'Neal's appreciation of the series.
