{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65ac40ecac0e8e001662d5f0/689a8c485edc63baa3c59e86?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Maximum Ride | \"Brilliant, Evil Business Model\"","description":"<p>\"Is James Patterson the GOAT?\"</p><p><br></p><p>Our Patrons have been begging for it for ages, and it finally won our latest poll. We're taking on the original book in James Patterson's first middle grade/young adult series, <em>Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment </em>(2005). Kellie and Daphne are joined by special guest and one-time Maximum Ride superfan, Megan, to take on Patterson's infamous, bizarre career and his sci-fi book about mutant bird children. Did you know that this book is about mutant bird children?</p><p><br></p><p>New York Times Magazine James Patterson Article: <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/magazine/24patterson-t.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/magazine/24patterson-t.html</a></p><p>Digital Humanities pieces on Patterson's Authorship:</p><p>​​<a href=\"https://dhq.digitalhumanities.org/vol/11/1/000286/000286.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://dhq.digitalhumanities.org/vol/11/1/000286/000286.html</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2018/jun/07/bill-clinton-james-patterson-the-president-is-missing-co-authors\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2018/jun/07/bill-clinton-james-patterson-the-president-is-missing-co-authors</a></p><p><br></p><p>Correction: although she is not credited, Gabrielle Charbonnet is the co-author of this and other books in the series.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on social media @rereadingtherevolution for updates and bonus content!</p>","author_name":"Kellie and Daphne"}