Harlan Coben

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1,008 appearances 3 recordings 3 series first heard Jan 2026 last heard 2 Jul

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Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth · Rosebud in NYC - Harlan Coben · 19 Jun 2026 podcast

So my first book was accepted when I was 26 years old.

And that was?

Play Dead, it was called.

And you just sent it in via an agent or?

I had, no, I sent it, I actually had sent it to someone who had gone to Amherst College a few years ahead of me.

And I said-

I just want an opinion on it.

Like, where do I go with it from there?

And she passed it on to somebody else.

And next thing I knew, they wanted to publish it.

So I got published actually very quote unquote easily once I got published.

And I was given $1,500 advance, $1,500 American dollars.

Not that bad, given... It wasn't that good either, but I didn't care.

I really wasn't... I still don't.

I know it sounds phony.

I've never done anything... I've never done any writing things for the money.

I've certainly been financially compensated quite well, but it was just such a thrill to get published.

It was one of the great moments of my life, really.

No.

In fact, I just finished my next book that'll be out in September.

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