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...popular amongst people college-aged and younger, the deaths are usually tragic (suicides, automobile accidents, and murders) or completely abnormal (a kid killed by a rare cancer, two teens found dead with their heads inside an 8-foot helium balloon). According to the site’s founder, Mike Patterson, there are more than a thousand deceased listed. “It’s supposed to be an eye opening experience,” Patterson says. “You’re supposed to be shocked by what you see.” The site, he adds, receives...
...have an entertaining brand." That's exactly the sort of sales-speak that makes publishers dance. While most editors claim a love for literature, they need to move the merchandise. "You're more likely to find that sort of hustler, business mentality among street-lit authors," says Monique Patterson, a senior editor at St. Martin's. "The streets are all about going out and being competitive and hustling your own stuff...
...asset's name, of course, is John Grisham, author of relentlessly satisfying legal thrillers. There are best sellers, and there are best sellers, but even among the rarefied club of writers who routinely hit the lists, Grisham is unusual. James Patterson, who goes to No. 1 every time his cat steps on his keyboard, might sell 1 million copies in hardcover. Grisham often tops 2 million. By most measures, Grisham was the most successful novelist of the 1990s, when he sold over 60 million books. For seven straight years, 1994-2000, he had the best-selling novel in the country...
Patricia Cornwell published a disappointing novella, “At Risk,” that centered on caricatures instead of forensic investigations into gruesome murders. James Patterson, who seems to let Andrew Gross handle the writing duties these days, issued another generic thriller, “Judge & Jury.” Patterson, following in Tom Clancy’s footsteps, threatens to become the Franklin W. Dixon or Gertrude Chandler Warner of this generation. A spate of chick-lit also hit the market and fizzled, lacking creativity or, at the bare minimum, controversy...
...Some are angered that Daley and Devine were not held culpable. "This report is a joke," says Frank Avila, an attorney for Aaron Patterson, who is suing the city for allegations of abuse by Burge and his men. "It is a sham by politically connected attorneys to protect the politically powerful." Meanwhile, Egan and Boyle said they have turned over their evidence - 33,000 documents and testimony from 700 witnesses - to the office of U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, who could bring conspiracy or similar charges under federal law. A spokesman for Fitzgerald says his office won't make a decision...