Viola Davis and bestselling author James Patterson reveal their inspiration for abortion courtroom drama "about America right now"

Viola Davis Reveals The Book That “Blew Her Mind”

In One Nightstand, celebrity readers and writers join us at the blond in 11 Howard to discuss some of their favorite books, allowing us to learn about their tastes and lives in the process.For Viola Davis, acting legend, author, and philanthropist, reading was a habit she cultivated as a teenager. “My sister Dolores tops me because she was reading Wuthering Heights when she was probably 11,” she says. “[But] when I was young, [my favorites] tota…

Viola Davis and bestselling author James Patterson reveal their inspiration for abortion courtroom drama "about America right now"

This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine.Collaborations don’t get much more intriguing than this: Oscar-winning actor Viola Davis (who also has Emmy, Grammy and Tony awards crowding her mantelpiece) and bestselling crime writer James Patterson have teamed up to produce Judge Stone, a topical, button-pushing page-turner. As fans of Patterson’s thrillers might expect, the drama hits hard and fast.A 13-year-old girl in a conservative sma…