James Patterson

By timothy.ryan

  • Born

  • Graduates from Vanderbilt

    ("Best Selling Author)
  • First book, The Thomas Berryman Number is published

    First book, The Thomas Berryman Number is published

    Patterson, James. The Thomas Berryman number. New York, NY: Warner Books, 19961976. Print.

  • Wins the Edgar Award for "Best First Mystery"

    ("Edgar® Awards to be Presented")
  • Along Came a Spider debuts at No.9 on the New York Times Best-Seller List

    Along Came a Spider debuts at No.9 on the New York Times Best-Seller List

    Patterson, James. Along came a spider: a novel. Boston: Little, Brown, and Co., 1993. Print.

  • Becomes a full time writer

    (Vincent)
  • Publishes "1st to Die" the first book in the successful "Women's Murder Club"

    Publishes "1st to Die" the first book in the successful "Women's Murder Club"

    Patterson, James. 1st to die: a novel. Boston: Little Brown, 2001. Print.
  • Publishes his first co-written book

    Publishes his first co-written book

    Patterson, James, and Andrew Gross. 2nd chance: a novel. Boston: Little, Brown, 2002. Print.

  • Creates the ReadKiddoRead PageTurner Awards

    ("James Patterson PageTurner Awards.")
  • Publication of his first Young Adult Book, The Angel Experiment

    Publication of his first Young Adult Book, The Angel Experiment

    Patterson, James. Maximum Ride: the angel experiment. New York: Little, Brown, 2005. Print.

  • Wins Guinness World Record for “Most Entries on The New York Times Best-Seller List.”

    (Boog)

  • Creates College Book Bucks Sweepstakes

    ("The Official James Patterson Website.")
  • First TV Movie, "Child of Darkness, Child of Light" based on one of his books

    First TV Movie, "Child of Darkness, Child of Light" based on one of his books

    "James Patterson." IMDb. IMDb.com, n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0666248/.