On a very rainy day in London a few weeks ago, I spent 45 minutes talking about spies, billionaires, and murder with Story Radio. You can listen to our conversation here.
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Thank you so much!! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
It was lovely to meet you, too! Thanks so much for being there!
I am! But only occasionally! I keep forgetting to check it…
Happy Publication day to AC Glass, as her brand new thriller The Hiding Season, is out today. I sharing my thoughts over on the blog.
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I love Polvo's, too! It did my heart good to include it. And Sophie's got the best voice out there.
London, this event on writing about real and fictional female spies is nearly sold out, but if you're quick you can grab one of the remaining tickets. I think it's going to be fascinating. There's a link to buy tickets in my bio!
I loved reliving past times with Tim Hardy for this Radio Times piece. It's fair to say I had a really weird job for a while....
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"It was not Ava Glass's job to count the dead children. Her job was to hold ministers and intelligence services to account for the toxic cloud drifting from the burning factory towards the village, and the armed terrorists on the run." Now THAT'S a lede.
❤️ I hope you love it!
The Independent review of The Hiding Season: 'A tense sexy whirlwind of a thriller.' ❤️ Out now in the US, and next week in the UK!
😂 100% on brand.
Due to a scheduling mishap, when BBC Cambridge called this afternoon for an interview I thought was happening tomorrow, I was miles from home. I ducked down an alleyway by the bins to try and get a clearer signal. The GLAMOUR of being an author, my friends. It never stops.
Here we go! Excited to dive into this new book by @avaglassbooks.bsky.social. I’ve been waiting on this adventure. Now, if we could only have an Alias Emma tv series. 😀
The Hiding Season is out in the US at last! Here's what it's all about.
Ah, I really hope you enjoy it!!
Thank yoou!
It's US publication day for the most beautiful book to ever have one of my names on it. The Hiding Season is a twisty tale about what it's like to disappear. It's a story I've been dying to tell and I can't wait for you to read it. The Hiding Season publishes today in America, next week in the UK.
The Ipcress Files published in 1962, so he was closer to Fleming in time. And there are different types of sophistication. Each writer unique and memorable in their own way…
When he was 11, Len Deighton watched police arrest his neighbour for spying, and that moment impacted the course of his life. He wrote tough, smart, working-class spies, very different from Fleming's Etonian crew, and made them seem real. One of the greats.
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Thank you so much!!
I'm heading north, into the shadow of the Brontë sisters, to one of my absolute favourite bookshops in the world. Come see me 1 April at Wave of Nostalgia in Haworth. I have a feeling this is going to be a really good one.
London ! Come see me at The Frontline Club on 23 March!
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I'm not opposed to wildlife being on a banknote, but being the key image strikes me as odd. The idea that, after thousands of years of British history, we've reached a stage where none of the people who forged the country merit placement on currency is just… very 21st century.
The marketing for the Dracula ballet at Sadlers Wells in London is so good. Every time this image come up I find myself staring at it, entranced.
On the day bombs started falling on Iran, a man’s voice began broadcasting an eerie message in Farsi on a shortwave radio frequency. “Tavajjoh! Tavajjoh!” (Attention! Attention!) followed by a string of numbers. Numbers stations are back, friends.
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London! Come see me and Daria Santini talking espionage – real life vs fiction – with Pete Hanington at The Frontline Club, 23 March. This event kicks off my UK tour for The Hiding Season, and I'd love to see you there. Get tickets here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-talk-...
If you need a break from war and chaos, have I got a book for you. In The Hiding Season's very first review, Prima Magazine calls it 'the epitome of a page turner.' Out 17 March in the US, and 26 March in the UK. Pick up a copy and allow it to help you escape from all this craziness for a while.
This interview with the podcast OMG Stories explains how I became a writer of espionage fiction better than I ever thought possible. In short, it all began with All The Presidents' Men.
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It's Friday night. I have a negroni. It's raining again. I need a song. Ah… that's better.
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