James Patterson Net Worth

James Patterson Net Worth: James Patterson is an American, Author, thriller Novelist, Film Producer, and Television producer from America. James Patterson net worth $800 million.

James Patterson is the highest-paid author in the world and on top of the wealthiest authors. He is exceptionally recognized for his novels revolving around fictional psychologist Alex Cross, the protagonist of the Alex cross collection.

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James Patterson’s most famous novels are “Women’s Murder Club, Michael Bennett, Maximum Ride, Daniel X” and the Witch and Wizard series and much more like stand-alone thrillers, romance, and non-fiction novels.

James Patterson sold over 300 million copies all over the world. James Patterson is one of the only novelists who sold more than 1 million e-books of his novels.

Early Life:

James Patterson was born on 22nd march 1947 in Newburgh, New York, America. His mother Isabelle was a school teacher, and his father Charles Patterson was an insurance agent. Patterson was raised in Newburgh.

James Patterson starts writing when he was only 19 years old. James Patterson got B. A degree in English from Manhattan College and an M.A. degree in English from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. James got his first job in an advertising company after graduating from Vanderbilt. But James left his job to continue his writing activities.

Career:

In 1976, James published the first Novel named “The Thomas Berryman Number”. The central character theme of his Novel Alex Cross is that, a forensic psychologist from Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police, and FBI. Both characters work for the government and private psychologists and consultant. Since 1976, James has written 95+ novels. James is on top No. 1 at New York Times bestselling novels, consecutively 19 times.

James had The New York most bestselling novel record by a solo novelist, a total of 76, and also included in Guinness World Record. James sold more novel copies as compared to Dan Brown, John Grisham, and Stephen King.

James Patterson also included in the top five highest-paid novelists every year. James Patterson made $80-90 million per year.

Patterson won many awards in his professional career, and these awards are the BCA Mystery Guild’s Thriller of the Year, the International Thriller of the Year award, the Children’s Choice Book Award for Author of the Year, and The Edgar Award.

James Patterson is on top for The New York Times adult and children’s bestsellers directories. At the same, His two novels are also in the top 10 novels list.

Patterson also works with world-famous Writers like Peter de Jonge, Michael Ledwidge, Candice Fox, Andrew Gross, Maxine Paetro, and Ashwin Sanghi.

James and former U.S. President Bill Clinton are the co-writer of a crime fiction novel in 2017.

James Patterson made a deal in 2009 for writing 11 adults’ novels and six young adult novels before the end of 2012. This deal’s final net worth was approximately $150 million.

Donations:

James Patterson has been donating 1 million books to students, youth programs, and less developed schools around the country. James donates approximately $7.25 million to different school classrooms, libraries and $2.1 million to induvial book stores and employees.

James Patterson and his wife Susan Patterson donate more than $35 million to the University of Wisconsin, Vanderbilt University, and Manhattan College. Patterson also introduced 400 Teacher and Writer Education Scholarships at 21 colleges and different universities to promote book reading all over the country. Patterson had donated 1 million books to UA Army.

Patterson published a new children’s Novel imprint called “Little, Brown—JIMMY Patterson”, which was focused on a particular goal, “Turing kids to lifetime reader”. This imprint gave a platform for teachers, students, parents, librarians, and books stores.