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Harlan Coben's Hold Tight Debuts at #1 on The New York Times Bestseller List

Dutton veteran Harlan Coben's newest thriller, Hold Tight, has debuted at #1 on The New York Times hardcover fiction bestseller list for the week of May 4th, marking Coben's first New York Times #1 bestseller. And in addition to the New York Times list, the book also has the #1 position on Publishers Weekly's hardcover fiction list for the week of April 28th, as well as The Wall Street Journal's April 25th hardcover fiction list.

Hold Tight has received rave reviews, and Coben continues to get great media coverage for his opinions on parental use of spyware, including appearances on CBS' "The Early Show," CNN's "Glenn Beck," and in the pages of the New York Times. The book was also featured in the "Book Buzz" column of USA Today and a review of Hold Tight is expected to run in the upcoming edition of People magazine, on-stands April 25th.

Harlan has been greeted by swarms of fans as he tours around the country to promote the book. 300 people attended his first bookstore event at Bookends in New Jersey on April 13th, and another 200 turned out for his latest event at Barnes & Noble in Palm Beach Gardens last night. He also had a book party at The Stockyard in Boston, where over 100 people came to celebrate Hold Tight's publication.

Last weekend, Coben participated in a panel conversation at The Los Angeles Times Book Festival, and will be back in New York this week.

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