Which multi-million-selling American author is the eldest, James Patterson or Terry Brooks?
Terry Brooks Terence Dean "Terry" Brooks (born January 8, 1944) is an American writer of fantasy fiction. He writes mainly epic fantasy, and has also written two movie novelizations. He has written 23 "New York Times" bestsellers during his writing career, and has over 21 million copies of his books in print. He is one of the biggest-selling living fantasy writers.
David Brooks (cultural commentator) David Brooks (born August 11, 1961) is a conservative American author as well as political and cultural commentator who writes for "The New York Times". He has worked as a film critic for "The Washington Times", a reporter and later op-ed editor for "The Wall Street Journal"; a senior editor at "The Weekly Standard" from its inception; a contributing editor at "Newsweek" and "The Atlantic Monthly"; and a commentator on NPR. He is currently a columnist for "The New York Times" and commentator on "PBS NewsHour".