He's everywhere on bookshelves. He's written with a lot of people. The Stories of my Life: James Patterson by James Patterson is a very quick, humorous read, and quite interesting.
I did not know that he was big time in the advertising world during the "Mad Men" era. He wrote the tag line, "I'm a Toys R Us kid."
from the cover blurb - He worked at a mental hospital, where he met the singer James Taylor and the poet Robert Lowell.
He once watched James Baldwin and Norman Mailer square off to fight at a party.
Dolly Parton sang Happy Birthday to him over the phone
The man has a lot of stories to tell. Just the author talks with President Clinton make for good fodder. This memoir has lots of one to two page anecdotes covering a bit of childhood, a lot on advertising, plenty of name dropping incidents, and writing, writing, writing. He writes of his two loves - his first wife, Jane, who died and his second wife Sue who "puts up with him".
At least on paper, James Patterson appreciates his life and has a sense of humor about his writing life. He writes as if he is talking to you, and I was glad I got this book from our local library.
Hi Joanne - I'll get it out of the library ... it sounds an interesting read and will give creative ideas ... fascinating - thank you ... cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteIt’s a super quick read and humorous. He is prolific
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