John le Carré
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Amazon’s Audible and Higher Ground, Barack and Michelle Obama’s media company, announced “A Great Book with Barack Obama,” a new original podcast hosted by the 44th U.S. president about the books that have “profoundly shaped his worldview and our society.” Read more: variety.com/.../barack-o...
'The chalet has a place in my eighty-four years of life that is quite disproportionate to its size.' – The Pigeon Tunnel by John le Carré Do you have a place you like to visit in the summer?
This is your sign to (re)read Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, which is only 99p on Kindle in August in the UK. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy sees the beginning of the stealthy Cold War cat-and-mouse game between the taciturn, dogged Smiley and his wily Soviet counterpart. www.amazon.co.uk/Tinker-Tailo...
Today in the UK is national scotch day. Cheers to all who celebrate.
The Taper Man by @nickharkaway.com is a gripping return to the shadow world of John le Carré's Circus. Receive 25% off the RRP when you preorder The Taper Man at @waterstones.bsky.social by entering the code SUMMER26 at checkout. Available between 21-24 July: www.waterstones.com/book/the-tap...
Someone in the Circus is a traitor. The new edition of John le Carré's: The Circus Losing Control is out now. Written by Harvey Award-winning and NYT Best-Selling writer and artist Matt Kindt - www.darkhorse.com/comics/3015-...
From the archive: John le Carré (David Cornwell) is about to play tennis with Buzz Berger, his long-time American friend. Wishing all who play on the #Wimbledon courts much luck today.
Following on from the cover reveal of the new novel by @nickharkaway.com The Taper Man last week, it's time for a reread of Karla's Choice. A novel of John le Carré's circus, Karla's Choice sees George Smiley having left the Circus with designs for a more peaceful life. But Control has other plans.
Today is National Typewriter day honouring the anniversary of the granting of a patent to American inventor Christopher Latham Sholes for the typewriter in 1868. Photo: Jane Cornwell working on one of the early John le Carré novels. Who used to / still has a typewriter?
This week marks the 20th anniversary of Independent Bookshop Week. We particularly love the window display at Henry Pordes Books in London. Do you have a favourite bookshop? #IndieBookshopWeek #ChooseBookshops
Have you been to see The Spy Who Came in from the Cold yet? Currently performing at the Theatre Royal in Glasgow. #SpyOnStage, starring Ralf Little, on tour across the UK until 22 August. Tickets: spyonstage.com/uktour/
Friday debate: George Smiley or Alec Leamas? Two icons. Two very different men. Which defines John le Carré's writing for you?
The legendary The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carré is only 99p on Kindle in May. www.amazon.co.uk/Came-Cold-Ge...
What do we learn about George Smiley in A Murder of Quality? #GeorgeSmiley #JohnleCarré
Whilst looking into the prospects for grouse shooting in 1962, Country Life Magazine reviewed John le Carré's second novel – A Murder of Quality.
Happy Easter. Egg hunt techniques inspired by great detectives. @tomgauld.bsky.social for the Guardian.
There's only a week left to catch the John le Carré: Tradecraft exhibition at the Weston Library in Oxford. 🎟️ visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/lecarre
The John le Carré archive is full of treasures. As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of A Perfect Spy we have unearthed some gems. We hope you enjoy these character notes from the 1980's that went on to form A Perfect Spy. #APerfectSpy #JohnleCarré
This month we're celebrating the 40th anniversary of A Perfect Spy, first published on the 17th March 1986. #APerfectSpy #JohnleCarré
We are saddened to hear of the passing of Tom Stoppard, a dear friend of le Carré. They corresponded frequently, from congratulations for Shakespeare in Love to feedback for A Legacy of Spies. At his 87th birthday in 2019, David said that he thought of Tom as the external reader to whom he wrote.
Out today! A modern day Circus brought to life in fascinating detail. The Circus - Losing Control issue 1, the new @darkhorse.com written by Matt Kindt, illustrated by Ibrahim Moustafa, colored by Brad Simpson, and lettered by Simon Bowland.
The first line of this month's book... do you know which Smiley it is? #JohnleCarré
Released today – Smiley's People by John le Carré in audiobook, unabridged and narrated by Simon Russell Beale for the first time: www.audible.co.uk/pd/Smileys-P...
"In Karla's Choice, Nick Harkaway has done the impossible and made it look easy. He's written a new George Smiley novel that reads like a long lost le Carré classic." Joe Hill, NYT bestselling author of The Fireman US Readers - Karla's Choice by Nick Harkaway is now available in paperback.
If you haven't been to @bodleian.ox.ac.uk #Tradecraft exhibition yet it is well worth a visit. Splendid to behold! Thanks to Richard Ovenden, co-curators - Federico Varese and Jessica Douthwaite and Mick Herron.
Publishing next week Schott's Significa offers an indispensable field guide into the secret languages that surround us. Of particular note, the glossary of the dark arts of tradecraft, and le Carré's influence on the fictional and real world is well worth a read: www.waterstones.com/book/schott-...
@nickharkaway.com joins Georgina Godwin to discuss life with John le Carré and carrying on his legacy in Karla's Choice. Listen now: monocle.com/radio/shows/...