Random House to digitize thousands of books Nov 25, 2008
NEW YORK - With e-book sales exploding in an otherwise sleepy market, Random House Inc. announced Monday that it was making thousands of additional books available in digital form, including novels by John Updike and Harlan Coben, as well as several volumes of the "Magic Treehouse" children's series. Random House CEO Markus Dohle said in a statement that "more people everyday are enjoying reading in the electronic format and Random House wants to extend our reach to them with more of our... (MSNBC -- Technology)
It's no secret: `Tell No One' is a first-class shocker Nov 7, 2008
It's said that good things come to those who wait, and American audiences have had to wait almost two years to see the French shocker ``Tell No One (Ne le Dis a Personne),'' based on the novel by American author Harlan Coben ... Tell No One'' (NR) -- A doctor is perplexed by messages from his supposedly long-dead wife in a sensational French mystery based on Harlan Coben's best-seller. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
List: Book Thief author steals top 10 spot. | Top 100 books Oct 5, 2008
95 The Woods - Harlan Coben. 96 Half of a Yellow Sun - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Kristin Scott Thomas : The English actress (except in France) Oct 3, 2008
"Tell No One," a thriller based on a Harlan Coben novel, came out in America in July. "I've Loved You So Long," in which Scott Thomas plays a woman who has been in prison for 15 years, opens in New York on Oct. 24; at the recent Toronto Film Festival people were already calling her performance Oscar-worthy. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
AirSage CEO seeks traffic answers in technology Sep 9, 2008
Last book read: "The Woods" by Harlan Coben. Favorite quote: "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." Albert Einstein. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Manny being Manny Aug 16, 2008
Calls came in yesterday from Peter and Bobby Farrelly, who donated $6,000, "Desperate Housewives" actor James Denton, Jim Belushi, and author Harlan Coben. Ben Affleck, Stephen King, and Dane Cook were expected to phone in later. (Boston Globe)
Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon hits goal Aug 16, 2008
In addition, author Harlan Coben made a special announcement during his call-in: If anyone called during a certain period of time on Friday and donated $10,000, he would put the individual's name in his next book. Also on Friday, current Sox players Jon Lester, Dustin Pedroia and Jed Lowrie met at the State Street Pavilion at Fenway Park at 1 p.m. ET as part of a luncheon and question-and-answer session. (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
Pearson Says Loss Narrows as Sales Rise, Company `on Track' to Meet Goals Jul 28, 2008
Profit at Penguin, the Pearson unit that publishes best- selling authors Harlan Coben and Eckhart Tolle, jumped 28 percent to 26 million pounds. On April 25, Pearson said it had a ``good start'' to 2008, helped by advertising revenue and educational publishing. (Bloomberg -- UK)
REVIEW: 'Hold Tight' By Harlen Coben Jul 14, 2008
ItsJustDave wrote on Jul 12, 2008 6:46 PM:" Speaking of Harlan Coben, you really must experience his entire early works. I started with "the Innocent" - a stand alone novel. Form there, I became addicted to the Myron Bolitar series: Please read/listen to them in order:Deal Breaker - Drop Shot -Fade Away - Back Spin - One False Move -The Final Detail - Darkest Fear -And, afetr a seven year break, Promise Me. Enthralling characters, a gripping story line, and, except for "Promise Me", read by... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
On The Money Jul 13, 2008
ONCE again it looks like Hollywood will be following France's lead - and best-selling New Jersey mystery writer Harlan Coben will profit from Tinseltown's timid ways. Shortly after Delacorte Press published Coben's best-selling novel, "Tell No One," in 2001, Columbia optioned the book, signed director Michael Apted and was said to have lined-up Keanu Reeves to star in the suspense thriller. (New York Post -- Business)
Sunday Business Jul 13, 2008
ONCE again it looks like Hollywood will be following France's lead - and best-selling New Jersey mystery writer Harlan Coben will profit from Tinseltown's timid ways. Shortly after. (New York Post -- Business)
Mysteries in New England Jun 8, 2008
"The Woods," by Harlan Coben (Signet, paperback) ... "Hold Tight," by Harlan Coben (Dutton, hardcover). (Boston Globe)
AMAZON: The Kindle online store Jun 2, 2008
com: Kindle: Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device: Kindle Store. or to turn on 1-Click ordering. (USA Today -- Tech)
San Francisco Chronicle Best-Sellers May 4 / May 5, 2008
HOLD TIGHT, Harlan Coben (Dutton; 416 pages; $26 ... HOLD TIGHT, Harlan Coben. (San Francisco Chronicle)
R-rated Roker Cracks Up Writers May 4, 2008
Sunday, May 04, 2008 Last Update: 06:50 AM EDT. CROWD MORE OFF THAN B'WAY. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Thrilling listens May 3, 2008
American crime blockbusters from the James Patterson, Harlan Coben, Robert Ludlum, Karin Slaughter, Patricia Cornwell school of bestsellers don't do much for my endorphin count. Their sleuths are all such charmless smartasses. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
LA Times Festval of Books Apr 20, 2008
Harlan Coben & Denise Hamilton in Conversation. Immigration Beyond the Border. (Suite101.com)
Enjoy the 'Best Old Movies' at library Mar 8, 2008
New titles recently added include The Assault on Reason by Al Gore, The Woods by Harlan Coben, and American Gangster and other Tales of New York, by Mark Jacobson. Income tax forms. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
Remembering Earl Middleton: 'Knowing Who I Am' coauthor Joy Barnes to join panel discussion, pay tribute to Middleton at S.C. Book Festival, Feb. 22-24 Feb 21, 2008
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Dutton Releases GET REAL GET RICH By Dr. Farrah Gray; At 14 Years Old He Became A Millionaire Jan 31, 2008
Dutton is home to many bestselling authors such as Harlan Coben, Ken Follett, Al Franken, Eckhart Tolle, John Lescroart, Eric Jerome Dickey, Jenny McCarthy, and Raymond Khoury. Penguin Group (USA) is one of the leading U.S. adult and childrens trade book publishers, owning a wide range of imprints and trademarks, including Penguin Press, Berkley Books, Penguin, Gotham Books, G.P. Putnams Sons, Plume, New American Library, Viking, Philomel, and Riverhead Books, among others. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Must read this winter Jan 19, 2008
Cathy Campbell Straight by Dick Francis - Advertisement - Jean Nowicki What Matters Most by Luanne Rice and The Innocent by Harlan Coben. Jackie Skinner The Book of Illusions by Paul Auster and Year of Wonders - A Novel of the Plague by Geraldine Brooks. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Is my wife still alive? Nov 2, 2007
Based on the best-seller by Harlan Coben, Tell No One centres on Dr Alex Beck (Francois Cluzet), a Paris doctor whose wife, Margot, was savagely murdered eight years before. Alex was a prime suspect but a serial killer was eventually convicted of the crime. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
We've got a ticket to read Oct 28, 2007
About a third are reading a book translated from English, notably Harlan Coben and Douglas Kennedy ... Emilie Boitte 25, travel agent, 20th Temps Mort Harlan Coben ... I don't have a favourite novel, but I really like thriller writer Harlan Coben. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
COLUMN: Reading while on the road Oct 25, 2007
Recently I took out a Harlan Coben mystery. I ve read them in the traditional way, for years and have always liked the cocky Myron Bolitar character. (Acton Beacon, MA)
Dividing a Novel into Chapters Oct 16, 2007
Mary Higgins-Clark, James Patterson, and Harlan Coben often have chapters that are only a few pages in length ... Gone for Good Suspense, Harlan Coben 339 pages, 58 chapters, 3-4 pages. (Suite101.com)
Booksellers Launch Contests For Novelists Oct 2, 2007
com, the online social network, while judges for the finalists include best-selling authors Sandra Brown, David Baldacci and Harlan Coben. The winner will be announced Feb. 4, 2008. (CBS News)
2 booksellers launch literary contests Oct 2, 2007
Sign up to receive our free Books e-newsletter and get the top news of the day in your inbox. Get breaking news in your inbox as it happens. (USA Today -- Life)
Court TV 'Gathering' Great Authors Oct 2, 2007
From there, the grand prize winner will be determined by a judging panel comprising authors David Baldacci, Sandra Brown and Harlan Coben; Borders buyers Bill Adams and Cathy Lashinsky; Gather founder and CEO Tom Gerace; and Court TV EVP current programming and specials Ed Hersh. The grand prize winner is scheduled to be announced on or around Feb. 4, the date Court is scheduled to air the last episode of Murder by the Book. (Multichannel News)
Writers compete for online readers for book deal Oct 2, 2007
A panel of judges including authors David Baldacci, Sandra Brown and Harlan Coben will select the winner, to be announced on February 4, who will receive a publishing and distribution contract with Borders and 5,000 in advanced royalties. RECOMMEND THIS STORY. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Shawn Coyne flips for Endeavor Sep 4, 2007
He served earlier stints at St. Martin's Press and Dell Publishing, where he launched the career of prolific mystery scribe Harlan Coben. Date in print: Tue. (Variety)
Jorge Perez of The Related Group Aug 6, 2007
Two are best sellers, both on The New York Times' best-sellers list: Simple Genius by David Baldacci and The Woods by Harlan Coben. And then I have another book from a great young Colombian writer, Jorge Franco, called Paraiso Travel. (USA Today -- Money)
Neighbourhood watcher Aug 1, 2007
Harlan Coben, master of the soft-centred suburban thriller, talks to Chris Wiegand ... Harlan Coben at the Harrogate Crime Writing festival ... Harlan Coben opens his new novel, The Woods, with what he calls "a big first line". (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Court TV to do program on Winger Jul 28, 2007
The episode on Winger will be introduced and partly narrated by Harlan Coben. Peabody got his start in documentaries with Canadian Broadcasting Corp., in both radio and television, then worked seven years for ABC's "20-20" in New York City, before going freelance in California. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
Court TV 'Murder' show profiles ex-Pontiac inmate Jul 28, 2007
The episode on Wingers case will be hosted by author Harlan Coben, said Fred Peabody, a freelance producer from Los Angeles in Pontiac for the filming. Cobens bestselling books include Tell No One, Gone for Good and Darkest Fear. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
At Your Library Jul 26, 2007
"The Woods" by Harlan Coben sheds new light on a twenty-year-old murder case. Well-buried secrets could change the lives of all involved. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Points of View Jul 19, 2007
The Woods by Harlan Coben (thriller). Shattered by Dick Francis (investigative). (Suite101.com)
Shipshape Clan Jul 6, 2007
Friday, July 06, 2007 Last Update: 08:30 AM EDT. INTRODUCING LADY POSH SPICE. (New York Post -- Gossip)
When it comes to a handful of the tour's top players, rest isn't an option. Jun 21, 2007
I was recently reading an article on Harlan Coben, the prolific mystery writer. Coben learned that Frank McCourt had gone seven years between books and he asked dumbfounded, "What's the guy do all day?!?" At some level tennis is like writing: Different people have different capacities for work. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
The sleekest French thriller in ages Jun 17, 2007
Tell No One, a highly-rated bestseller by American thriller writer Harlan Coben, has a plot you might call wilfully overelaborate: giddy fun in an airport novel, potentially ludicrous when it has to be more bluntly explained on screen. Luckily, the 34-year-old actor Guillaume Canet, here directing his second movie, has come up with the perfect way to disguise the story's less plausible developments. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Silver Surfer cannot save this not-so-Fantastic Four Jun 15, 2007
Though it's American in origin - it's based on a 2001 best-seller by Harlan Coben - it's difficult to imagine an American director and cast pulling off such an intricately plotted modern noir with such dazzling efficiency. It's not that there aren't plenty of capable directors and actors in the States, but the vagaries of the star system, not to mention the studios' collective insistence on market-testing everything to within an inch of its life, do have a tendency to destroy any sense of... (Scotsman)
Mystery Book Review: The Woods Jun 11, 2007
The Latest Thriller by Harlan Coben ... Harlan Coben is the first mystery writer to win all three of the Edgar, Shamus, and Anthony awards. (Suite101.com)
* New York Times Best Seller Jun 10, 2007
THE WOODS by Harlan Coben Dutton New evidence about a case of murder and disappearance at a summer camp 20 years earlier forces a county prosecutor to confront family secrets. NONFICTION. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Sticker shock is right on the cover Jun 10, 2007
On a cruise through the bookstore, I pause to check out the latest Harlan Coben hardcover whodunit. Here's the real mystery: The dust jacket lists the price at US$26. (Canada.com)
Top 150 Books Apr 29, 2007
Harlan Coben, Dutton Adult ... Harlan Coben, Signet. (USA Today -- Life)
THE LIST: DVDS, CDS AND BOOKS HITTING STORES THIS WEEK Apr 17, 2007
Also out today: "The Woods" (Dutton) by Harlan Coben; "Lies" (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday) by Enrique de Heriz; "The Children of Hurin" (Houghton Mifflin) by J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (Editor) and Alan Lee (Illustrator); "Laced" (Scribner) by Carol Higgins Clark; and "Where Have All the Leaders Gone?" (Scribner) by Lee Iacocca and Catherine Whitney. Advertisement. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Life)
Harrogate Crime Writing Festival Feb 15, 2007
Harlan Coben was the first ever author to win all three major crime awards in the US, and has established a best-selling series of crime novels starring his powerful creation, Myron Bolitar. He currently lives in New Jersey with his wife and four children. (Suite101.com)
Community - Crandon Public Library Feb 15, 2007
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Perfect pitch Jan 22, 2007
Harlan Coben starts off with an opening line: "'When the first bullet hit my chest I thought of my daughter.' That's the opening line of No Second Chance, and from there we just explode out . . .". James Siegel's pitch for Derailed is one of the best I've seen - great fireside manner. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
