Rowling does not win the greatest number of writers. Who caught her? James Patterson

James Patterson is ranked first in the ranking of the best-paid authors of the Forbes Edition

. author of a series of detectives on Inspector Alex Cross earned $ 86 million this year. , having sold only 4.8 million copies of his books in the United States

The writer is leading for the tenth time in the last twenty years

The Publication think his secret is perseverance, the publishers having refused to publish his first book 31 times. al Patterson did not give up.

Joan Rowling gave way to first place and placed second in the standings. Its turnover amounted to $ 54 million, down $ 41 million from the previous year.

In the United States, she sold about 2.9 million copies of her books.

Stephen King closes the three highest-paid authors. "Horror King" earned $ 27 million, selling only 2.7 million pounds in the United States. The film "It", filmed after the novel of the writer, influenced the success of sales.

Journalist Michael Wolff, who published the book "Fire and Fury" on the administration of US President Donald Trump, became the newcomer on the list. The author earned about $ 13 million in the year.

The general classification is as follows:

1. James Patterson – $ 86 Million
2. Joan Rowling – $ 54 Million
3. Stephen King – $ 27 Million
4. John Grisham – $ 21 Million
5. Jeff Kenny – $ 18.5 Million
6. Dan Brown – $ 18.5 Million
7. Michael Wolf – $ 13 Million
8. Daniela Steel – $ 12 Million
9. Nora Roberts – $ 12 million
10. Year of the Rijordan – $ 10.5 million
11. Eric Leonard James – $ 10.5 million

Reports All benefits for the period from June 1, 2017 to June 1, 2018. Amounts indicated before payments of benefits and payments to agents, officers and lawyers.

Want to get the main documents in the messenger? Subscribe to our telegram !