Harlan Coben is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and one of the world’s leading storytellers. With over 90 million books in print, his novels are published in forty-six languages. Coben is also the creator and executive producer of many television shows, including the Netflix global hits Missing You, Fool Me Once, Stay Close, Safe, and The Stranger. Winner of the Edgar, Shamus and Anthony Awards — the first writer to win all three — Coben’s latest novel is Gone Before Goodbye, a collaboration with Oscar-Winning Actress Reese Witherspoon.
Adored by his fans and lauded by critics, Coben’s work has been called “ingenious” by the New York Times, “poignant and insightful” by the Los Angeles Times, and “superb” by the Chicago Times. Over the course of his life and career, he’s been recognized with an eclectic array of awards and honors including: the prestigious Vermeil Medal of Honor for contributions to culture and society by the Mayor of Paris, the El Premio del Novela Negra RBA in Spain, the Grand Prix de Lectrices in France, and the CWA/ITV3 Bestseller Dagger for favorite crime novelist in England. He also has the distinction of being the first author to win all three of the Edgar, Shamus, and Anthony Awards, and his books have been published in forty-five languages around the globe.
In addition to being one of the world’s most accomplished authors, Coben is also known for his athleticism, having been inducted into the Little League Baseball Hall of Excellence in 2013 and is a member of the New England Basketball Hall of Fame from his playing days at Amherst College.
In his talks and lectures, Coben delights audiences with humor and warmth, sharing anecdotes from his journey to becoming a worldwide bestselling author, his writing process and inspiration, and a behind-the-scenes look at bringing his work from novels to Netflix.