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Feb 2023
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Episode 144 - HOW TO WRITE A BESTSELLER,...

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A colourful and at times controversial public figure, Jeffrey Archer wrote his first novel in 1976, and now aged 82, has sold a mammoth 320 million books worldwide. How did he become one of the world’s bestselling authors? And what does the future hold for books and reading? Jeffrey reveals all in this spirited interview!

 

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