James Patterson is the best selling author in the world. His books have sold more than 300 million copies. He writes thrillers, many with co-authors. His latest is called The Noise. Patterson, as you can imagine, is very rich. He’s also a philanthropist who’s given away millions to causes that promote reading. And he’s kind of modest. He says, “I don’t take myself too seriously,” Yeah, I sell a lot of books, so what?” I talked to James Patterson about what it was like to work on two novels with former President Bill Clinton and why Patterson can’t wait to get up in the morning and write something new.