How did a boy from small-town New York become one of the world's most successful writers？

· On the morning he was born， he nearly died。
· Growing up， he didn't love to read。 That changed。
· He worked at a mental hospital in Massachusetts， where he met the singer James Taylor and the poet Robert Lowell。
· While he toiled in advertising hell， James wrote the ad jingle line "I'm a Toys 'R' Us Kid。"
· He once watched James Baldwin and Norman Mailer square off to trade punches at a party。
· He's only been in love twice。 Both times are amazing。
· Dolly Parton once sang "Happy Birthday" to James over the phone。 She calls him J。J。， for Jimmy James。
· Three American presidents have invited him to golf with them。

These are the stories of James Patterson's life: the most anticipated memoir of 2022。