We were honored last night to have Harlan Coben come and sign his new book, Caught, for us. In the four months I’ve been at Lemuria I’ve never witnessed an event quite like this one. Dotcom was packed!! It was one of those happy occasions where everybody walks away feeling great and warm about the weather and people in general and pleasurable reading experiences.
Coben neglected to speak about his newest book, choosing instead to talk to us about things he claims writers are always asked: how do they get their ideas? when did they realize they’d ‘made it’? how tall are they?
It’s always nice to encounter people who love what they do for a living, and of course authors are no exception to that. It’s clear Coben loves what he does. I should note, however, that when he spoke about the ever-present, nagging fear of one day having to turn to something other than writing for a living, I couldn’t help but think that his second career option is pretty obvious: stand-up comedian. I’d try to relay some of the jokes he told but I’m afraid I just won’t have the same effect. Suffice it to say he had us all in stitches throughout the evening, the high point for me personally involving a joke about ‘bye-sexuals’. In fact, Coben seemed so comfortable and friendly that I just had to double-check that he hasn’t visited Lemuria before. And he hasn’t. You just never would’ve known.
For those of you who missed out last night, here’s a clip of Coben on the Today Show, as well as an excerpt of Caught. We’ve got loads of signed copies now – come and get one!!
Susie
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