Does it Take a Twisted Mind to Write Twisted Stories? | Better In Person

This episode of Better in Person is presented by ChatGPT. Put ChatGPT to work on your most ambitious ideas and projects. Download the new ChatGPT desktop app. Today. Hey there, it's Steven Dubner. You are about to hear an audio version of a new TV talk show we're making called Better in Person. Our guest this week is the mega best selling author Harlan Coben.

As thriller writers go, Cobin is particularly generous. He nearly always heals your nerves, at least a little bit, after he's done shredding them. If you would rather watch this episode, go to the FreeConomics YouTube channel, or you can watch Better in Person on Apple Podcasts. You can watch it on your phone, but really it is a TV show, so I'd suggest you use a bigger screen if you can. But like I said, this episode you're about to hear in the FreeConomics radio feed is audio only. As always, Thanks for listening. I always love this question. If you weren't a writer What would you be? And one of my friends says

A US Senator, I'm like, oh please. I'd be a duvet cover, dude. I got like no other marketable skills. This is Better in Person with Steven Dubner and Harlan Coben. If you rate books for living. even if they turn out to be very successful. Which is

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