James Patterson: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Bestselling and award-winning author, James Patterson shares his Book of the Month.

A few years back, I bought about a half a ton of books that were important to me at different stages of my life. I didn’t go to Bauman’s to purchase pristine first editions for hundreds, even thousands of dollars. I’m not cheap. Well, I’m a little cheap. But I went out and bought used copies. I like books that look and feel like somebody actually read them, and maybe reread them.

One I particularly love is: The Book Thief, Markus Zusak.

The Book Thief has also been featured in Book Talk, a downloadable book resource available from our partner charity, Prison Reading Groups. Click on the image below to take a look at this, and other, Book Talk resources.

Book Talk (Prison Reading Groups): The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Thank you, James for choosing our Book of the Month title!

Our BOTMs are sent to our projects with a bookplate sharing why it was chosen. You can order your copy of The Book Thief by Markus Zusak and our previous BOTMs from our affiliate list on Bookshop.org:




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To see our previous Books of the Month, click here. 

James Patterson photo credit: Rankin