James Patterson New Genre

[aromaannie]

I wasn't sure whether to put this in the non fiction section or here so mods please feel free to move it if it's not in the right section.

JP has 2 new books due out (Sepetember & November) which are non fiction both with co-authors as usual.

Against Medical Advice:One Family's Struggle with an Agonizing Medical Mystery

Torn Apart: The Heartbreaking Story of a Childhood Lost

I was just wondering what people thought about this change of genre? Will you be reading them?

[Maureen]

Yes, why not - I read a few of his books and liked them.

[elizabeth Chadwick]

James Patterson is very canny in the marketing area and 'Misery Lit' as it is called is big on publishers' radar at the moment. The second title sounds as if it's from that genre and the first could be...
Not my cup of tea personally.