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Born
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Graduates from Vanderbilt
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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
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"
Patterson, James. 1st to die: a novel. Boston: Little Brown, 2001. Print. -
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
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.”
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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
"James Patterson." IMDb. IMDb.com, n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0666248/.
