NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with James Patterson and Sherri Crichton. The new novel “Eruption” is written by Patterson and Crichton's late husband, Michael.

James Patterson on completing Michael Crichton's "Eruption" 08:08 If you ever want to feel a sense of awe, try standing near an erupting volcano. The late author Michael Crichton was fascinated ...

James Pattersonand Michael Crichtoncouldn't be more different when it comes to their respective bodies of work. Patterson is well known for his crime thrillers, while Crichton penned plenty of ...

Jurassic Park creator Michael Crichton spent years working on a manuscript about a volcano on the verge of a disastrous eruption in Hawaii. After he died in 2008, his wife Sherri found his boxes ...

Crichton’s widow Sherri, who is CEO of CrichtonSun, called in Patterson to complete the story: “Eruption.” “Michael made me better. He made me a better writer.

Sherri Crichton poses for a portrait on May 21, 2024, in Los Angeles to promote "Eruption," a book by her late husband Michael Crichton, co-authored by James Patterson. (Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP) ...

James Patterson has written around 200 books, often with famous co-authors ranging from President Bill Clinton to Dolly Parton.But his latest collaboration presented the perennial bestseller with ...

Hollywood’s next bidding war is about to erupt. “Eruption,” the much-discussed upcoming volcano disaster novel from the late Michael Crichton and James Patterson, is about to be brought to ...

The biggest thriller of the year: A history-making eruption is about to destroy the Big Island of Hawaii. But a secret held for decades by the US military is far more terrifying than any volcano ...

EXCLUSIVE: The Michael Crichton and James Patterson novel Eruption has been bought at auction by Sony in what we hear is a seven-figure deal after several circled. The feature take of Eruption ...

“Eruption” by Michael Crichton and James Patterson, Little, Brown, 2024, 432 pp., $32. After his death in 2008, his widow saw that it was completed by James Patterson, author of the wildly ...