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Writing Spies in the Shadow of Bond



  • Corn Exchange Auditorium
  • Full Price £13.75 (including booking fee)
A man in a suit flips though a notebook while holding a magnifying glass

From the very beginning of fiction, writers have plundered the world of spies, but for decades one spy dominated them all...

Now though, espionage fiction is changing. Spies aren’t superheroes deploying magical gadgets. They’re flawed humans, doing a difficult but necessary job the hard way. The three bestselling authors on this panel have written spies operating in every kind of setting – from the historical to a future dystopia. 

Join Ava Glass, dubbed 'the new queen of spy fiction' by the Guardian; Greg Mosse, Jack Jewers and Jane Thynne for this fascinating dive into the shadowy world of espionage, where truth is often stranger than fiction. 

This talk is part of our Festival of Words, all proceeds from ticket sales will go to the Old Library campaign, find out more here.

Enjoy all three events for £32.50! If you want to come to Newbury Writers Brunch Club, Cosy Crime and The Great Big Quiz, then please add all three events to your basket and the discount will automatically be applied.

Meet the panel:

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Ava Glass
An older man stands in a study wearing a shirt and a V-neck knit jumper
Greg Mosse
A man with short brown hair wears a suit
Jack Jewers
An older woman with short blonde hair wears a royal blue dress
Jane Thynne

Start time: 3pm

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