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Harlan Coben: β€˜In writing, no one has to fail so that I can succeed’

Harlan Coben talks about his academic career and why he’s not competitive about his success.

Speaking to 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake, he said: β€œI’m more called ambitious than competitive.”

He gave an example that β€œin basketball, part of the desire is not just to win but to beat somebody”.

β€œIn writing, it’s not really the case.”

Harlan believes that β€œno one has to fail so that I can succeed”.

This clip is originally from 5 Live Nihal Arthanayake on Tuesday 28th May 2024.

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