Friday, December 17, 2010

James Patterson: "I've got street smarts"

Literary is not the first word you think of when you think of James Patterson, fan or not.  He is, however, an undeniable master of marketing, producing many books a year with and without co-authors.  Thankfully, Patterson himself does not have pretensions to literary greatness.  From an interview with MediaBistro.com:

"I probably wouldn't try to write a literary novel. I think I can write an acceptably good novel, but I am not particularly interested in talking to that audience. I think a lot of the things that are praised are just kind of show-off prose, which is just not my thing. I can appreciate it, you know. I'm a big reader and I read all kinds of things, but it is not something I want to do."

Click here for the rest of the interview.

Or click here for the extensive list of Patterson audiobooks.

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