Posts tagged with james-patterson

May 16 2018

He's a nice guy, though!

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Man, there's so much to admire about James Patterson. He's ambitious and hard-working and, as this example proves, extremely generous... but he's still a straight-up terrible writer...

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Sep 27 2016

Yeah...

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The Independent informs me that James Patterson has decided against publishing a book called The Murder of Stephen King. The book was apparently going to be about...

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Mar 24 2016

I've heard worse suggestions.

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Super-mega-bestselling author James Patterson has another plan to boost reading. According to The New York Times, Patterson wants to launch a line called BookShots: a "new line of short and propulsive novels that cost less than $5 and can be read in a single sitting." I have my doubts...

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Jul 22 2010

So dorky, seriously.

My standards are not high when it comes to book trailers, but this one—it's for James Patterson and Maxine Paetro's Private, and a slightly longer version is currently popping up on Hulu—is partic...

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Nov 18 2009

James Patterson fans take note:

Yen Press announced their plans last week to adapt the first three novels in James Patterson's Daniel X series into a manga/manhwa-style trade paperback. Yen's adaptation will feature artwork by K...

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Sep 9 2009

Churning 'em out

Wow: According to the AP Wire, James Patterson has signed on to write seventeen(!!!) books for Hachette in the next three years--11 adult thrillers and 6 YA books.I'm not much of a Patterson fan t...

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May 5 2008

Maximum Ride goes manga-esque

The Free Comic Book Day offering from the up-and-coming group Yen Press was a sneak preview of their manga-style adaptation of James Patterson's Maximum Ride series. I've been excited about this s...

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Mar 14 2008

Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports, by James Patterson

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James Patterson’s Maximum Ride books are an action-adventure/science fiction series featuring a group of genetically engineered bird-human children. There are currently three books in the series*...

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Dec 19 2007

Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment, by James Patterson

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James Patterson has described Maximum Ride as his favorite series, and possibly his best. We totally understand why these books are his favorites, as the first installment in the series...

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Dec 7 2007

Not what I was hoping for

But let's face it: the only news I REALLY want from Yen Press is an announcement of when they'll be releasing the rest of ICE Kunion's titles. (Must... read... Angel Diary....)I suppose their othe...

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