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James Patterson was born on March 22, 1947 in Newburgh, New York. Patterson graduated class valedictorian from St. Patrick's, which is a Christian Brothers school. Patterson majored in English at Manhattan College. He is an American author of thriller novels. Patterson holds the //New York Times// bestsellers list record with thirty-nine title overall. He is the first author to be a Harvard Business School case study. His first young adult novel, //Maximum Ride// spent twelve straight weeks at #1 on the //New York Times// Chapter Book bestsellers list. James Patterson's book series, //Women's Murder Club//, became a new television series for ABC in October of 2007. "Patterson has had nineteen consecutive #1 //New York Times// hardcover bestselling novels." He has published more than 35 novels. James Patterson is the founder of the James Patterson Page Turner Awards, which has been running for three years.