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title: "James Patterson Speaker Series: Vicky Ward"
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# James Patterson Speaker Series: Vicky Ward

James Patterson Honors Program | Speaker Series

# Vicky Ward, bestselling author and investigative journalist

 The James Patterson Speaker Series at Manhattan University is proud to welcome Vicky Ward, #1 New York Times bestselling author and investigative journalist, as she discusses *American Rage: The Making of Luigi Mangione*, her forthcoming book co-authored with James Patterson on **Monday, November 16, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.**

The Speaker Series is a flagship component of the [James Patterson Honors Program (JPHP)](/node/2194/) at Manhattan University.

 

 [ Register to Attend ](https://eventreg.manhattan.edu/rsvp/A3461/SWIPEOCCUR) 

 

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     **Monday, November 16, 2026 at 7 p.m.**  
 Kelly Commons, 5th Floor

 The James Patterson Speaker Series at Manhattan University welcomes **Vicky Ward, #1 *New York Times* bestselling author and investigative journalist**, for a discussion of *American Rage: The Making of Luigi Mangione*, her forthcoming book co-authored with James Patterson.

 **Vicky Ward** is a #1 *New York Times* bestselling author and investigative journalist. She is the co-author with James Patterson of *The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy*; and the author of *Kushner, Inc.: Greed. Ambition. Corruption. The Extraordinary Story of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump*; *The Liar's Ball: The Extraordinary Saga of How One Building Broke the World's Toughest Tycoons*; and *The Devil's Casino: Friendship, Betrayal and the High-Stakes Games Played Inside Lehman Brothers*. Her next book with James Patterson, *American Rage: The Making of Luigi Mangione*, will be published by Little, Brown in February 2027.

 Ward is also the host and co-producer of the Audible Original podcast *Pipeline to Power: The 40-Year Plan to Capture the Supreme Court* and the Audible Original podcast and documentary *Chasing Ghislaine*, an investigative series about Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

 A former senior CNN reporter and longtime *Vanity Fair* contributing editor, Ward has also been executive editor of *Talk Magazine* and features editor of the *New York Post*. She writes the weekly Substack newsletter *Vicky Ward Investigates*.

 **Moderator:**  Kelly Marin, Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Professor of Psychology

  **This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required.**

 [ Register to Attend ](https://eventreg.manhattan.edu/rsvp/A3461/SWIPEOCCUR)

  Contact Us

## Questions on the James Patterson Honors Program?

   Dr. Michele Saracino 

Executive Director  
<michele.saracino@manhattan.edu>   
(718) 862-7412

  Eliza Newman 

Assistant Director  
<eliza.newman@manhattan.edu>   
(718) 862-7176

  Alyssa Lenihan 

Assistant Director of Community Engagement and Service Learning  
<alyssa.lenihan@manhattan.edu>