article_snippet: Contest: bestselling crime author James Patterson has given £25,000 to encourage reading .
article_snippet: To earn a share of the fund, which was donated by best-selling crime author James Patterson, schools were asked to respond to the statement:
article_snippet: Mr Patterson, who has also written several children’s books and has donated another £25,000 for an award fund next year, said: ‘
highlights_snippet: bestselling crime author James Patterson .