James Patterson Research By norazybt Period: Jan 1, 1976 to Nov 28, 1976 First Book Publication The Thomas Berryman Number Dec 1, 1993 Break Out novel "Along Came a Spider" Jan 11, 1995 Kiss the Girls Also a bestseller Period: Jan 1, 1996 to Nov 30, 1996 Retired from Advertising company Period: Jan 1, 2001 to Aug 28, 2014 Worl's best-selling author since 2001 Apr 11, 2005 Maximum Ride Series Debut Debuted at New York Time's Bestseller list at #1 May 11, 2010 Author of the Year Award For "Max" Period: Jan 1, 2011 to Dec 30, 2011 10 milliion ebooks sold 1st author with this accomplishment Period: Jan 1, 2013 to Dec 1, 2013 Has sold over 275 million books