The best way to get kids reading more is to give them books that they'll gobble up - and that will make them ask for another. James Patterson bookgivegobble Change image and share on social
I write larger than life. It's what I do. James Patterson largelifewrite Change image and share on social
When I was 26, I wrote my first mystery, 'The Thomas Berryman Number', and it was turned down by, I don't know, 31 publishers. Then it won an Edgar for Best First Novel. Go figure. James Patterson berrymanedgarfigure Change image and share on social
I have a folder in my office with about 400 ideas in it. So it will take me another 40 years to get through those. James Patterson folderideaoffice Change image and share on social
I get up every morning and chop wood, and I pretty much do it seven days a week, and I like to do it. I still have time for my wife and my son, who's 14, and at this point, my head is still above water. James Patterson chopdayhead share on social
I grew up in a house full of women: my mother, grandmother, three sisters, and two female cats. And I still have the buzz of their conversations in my head. As an adult, I have more female friends than male ones: I just love the way that women talk. James Patterson adultbuzzcat share on social
For many years I had heard about an underworld consisting of people who act out a vampire fantasy while I was living in New York. Fortunately for me there are also several books on the phenomena. James Patterson actbookconsist Change image and share on social
This is what I believe is most important: getting good books into the hands of kids - books that will make them want to say, 'Wow, that was great. Give me another one to read.' James Patterson bookgivegood Change image and share on social
If the White House could do more to tell parents that getting children reading is their business too, we'd see a big difference. Hollywood and the NBA or NFL could step in, too. In England they have an event called Book Day, where every child receives a pound to use at any bookstore. James Patterson bigbookbookstore share on social
Commercial books don't even get covered. The reason why so many book reviews go out of business is because they cover a lot of stuff that nobody cares about. Imagine if the movie pages covered none of the big movies and all they covered were movies that you couldn't even find in the theater? James Patterson bigbookbusiness share on social