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'Queen of spy fiction' - the Guardian. 'The real thing' - the Washington Post. Author of the Emma Makepeace series, and other books under other identities. Former gov't comms. Many names – Not a spy. https://linktr.ee/avaglass
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.
All I'm going to say is… you don't want your nation's currency to become an object of ridicule. Flags, currency – these symbols of nationhood matter. Badgers, inherently, are not serious. It's the stripes, I think. And the fact that they eat garbage. Maybe, rethink.
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:
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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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The Pouring Twenties… ☔ 🌂
*Heart-eyes* I love it.
You can also paint the kitchen cabinets bold colours with a neutral wall. I love that look.
DO IT.
I feel like all you can do is try it. Our last house was tiny and beamed and wonky, and bold/deep colours made it feel like a cave, which we didn't love. So we had to go for pale colours to create the illusion of light. That said, I love a dark blue tiny bathroom.
I need this today. Pour the owl-woods-breeze serenity over me…
The Dunning-Kruger effect is ruining everything.
Now more than ever. ❤️
When I was little I got chickenpox and until my parents were certain it wasn't measles they were TERRIFIED. I remember their fear so vividly. That woman is a fool.
I'm jealous.
Haha YES.
Yes! That picture is perfection. ❤️
Pye deserves the attention. I would buy anything he sold.
Thinking of making this my new author photo. There aren't enough authors with giant cats in books these days.
Ooh, congratulations!! This sounds brilliant!
I feel like you buried the lede here, Anna.
Remember the sun? Those were the days, my friends.
I wonder if the government approved the new Chinese embassy always knowing the courts would block it. It would have been an awfully clever play.
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This is my favourite InVerse Shakespeare. It's such a stunning combination of words and film – it makes me cry every single time.
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Those of you loving that Ian McKellan clip, might also enjoy InVerse, which brings Shakespeare beautifully to modern life. He is as relevant now as ever.
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But he has other spaceships to fly, I suppose.
In my book The Echo Killing (under another name) I wrote that to newspaper owners, 'reporters are as disposable as paper', and it's clearly true. This owner, of course, could support The Washington Post easily out of his current account for a thousand years without noticing the cost.