From the Morristown Festival of Books:
2022 MORRISTOWN FESTIVAL OF BOOKS WELCOMES JAMES PATTERSON
World’s best-selling author will headline the Main Festival Closing Event
as well as a special presentation at KidFest
The Morristown Festival of Books is thrilled to welcome James Patterson, the world’s best-selling author! Patterson’s appearance at the exciting Closing Event will cap off New Jersey’s premier book festival.
Patterson, who has sold over 300 million books worldwide, will be joined in conversation with Carol Fitzgerald of The Book Report Network. This session also will feature an audience Q&A.
Each $50 event ticket includes a copy of Patterson’s newest hardcover thriller, Blowback. This special event takes place on Saturday, Oct. 8th, at 5:15 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church on the Green (57 East Park Place).
Blowback explores the question, is anyone above the law? CIA agents Liam Grey and Noa Himel serve at the pleasure of the president, yet the agents have sworn to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. When the threat comes directly from the Oval Office, that’s where the blowback begins.
Patterson is also coming to KidFest! This free appearance on Saturday, Oct. 8th, at 4 p.m., will take place at the Presbyterian Parish House (65 South St.). Patterson will engage with his many young fans, highlighting three of his books for young people: Ali Cross: The Secret Detective, The Elephant Girl, and The Girl in the Castle. It is a don’t-miss event for all middle and high school kids, teachers, and Patterson fans of all ages.
About Morristown Festival of Books
The all-day, free main festival on Saturday, Oct. 8th, offers something for everyone, featuring more than 60 award-winning fiction, nonfiction, cooking, sports, young adult, and children’s authors. The authors will speak and answer questions at five locales, all within walking distance of each other along South Street in historic Morristown, including St. Peter’s Church Sanctuary and Parish House, The Presbyterian Church Parish House, The Church of the Redeemer, and the Morristown/Morris Township Library. Book sales and signings will occur at a tent on the grounds of the historic Vail Mansion. To see the complete author roster, visit here.
About James Patterson
James Patterson is the world’s best-selling author. His enduring fictional characters and series include Alex Cross, Women’s Murder Club, Michael Bennett, and NYPD Red mysteries along with such acclaimed works of narrative nonfiction as Walk in My Combat Boots, E.R. Nurses, and his autobiography, James Patterson by James Patterson.
Bill Clinton (The President Is Missing) and Dolly Parton (Run, Rose, Run) are among his notable literary collaborators. For his prodigious imagination and championship of literacy in America, Patterson was awarded the 2019 National Humanities Medal. The National Book Foundation presented him with the Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community, and he is also the recipient of an Edgar Award and nine Emmy Awards. He lives in Florida with his family.
The special Closing Event is generously co-sponsored by Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.; J.P. Morgan; Danielle and Jim Malloy; and Mary Jane Robertson and Jock Clark. Morristown Festival of Books is a fund of the Community Foundation of New Jersey, a non-profit corporation.
