An Evening with James Patterson

Bestselling author James Patterson will discuss his prolific writing career, support for literacy initiatives and the power of books and reading in a wide-ranging conversation at Vanderbilt University on Thursday, April 11.   

“An Evening with James Patterson” will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Langford Auditorium. Former NBC News anchor and correspondent John M. Seigenthaler will serve as moderator. The event is open to the public, but registration is required to attend. 

Registration includes the purchase of Patterson’s upcoming book, The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading, written with Matt Eversmann.

A limited number of free copies of the book are available on a first-come, first-serve basis by using the promo code “Commodore” when you register:

1. Apply the promo code: Commodore
2. Add (+) the free ticket
3. Subtract (-) the general admission ticket
4. Check out

Register here. >> 

The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries, Dialogue Vanderbilt and the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy are co-sponsors of the event in collaboration with Parnassus Books.