Feb 12, 2026
In this thriller author interview, Spywrite's Jeff Quest sits down with
Ace Atkins to dive deep into his nostalgic Cold
War spy novel Everybody Wants
to Rule the World — a thrilling, 80s-set espionage
adventure that blends suburban coming-of-age storytelling with
high-stakes KGB intrigue.
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Feb 4, 2026
Bryan Boling sits down for a
spoiler-free chat with novelist Michael Idov, diving into
The Cormorant Hunt,
the standalone sequel to his acclaimed spy thriller The Collaborators.
Idov discusses the challenge of writing a compelling antagonist in
Felix Burnham—a fusion of Jordan Peterson and Andrew Tate who
pushes...
Feb 3, 2026
In this gripping episode of the Spybrary
Podcast, Adam
Brookes sits down with journalist and author Toby Harnden to explore the
legacy of his landmark book Bandit Country: The IRA and South
Armagh.
They dive into the hidden war fought in the rural heartlands of Northern Ireland during the Troubles, spotlighting the...
Jan 22, 2026
On this riveting episode of the Spybrary Spy podcast, British political journalist Tim Shipman is once again in conversation with David McCloskey, a former CIA analyst turned novelist, discussing his fourth and most ambitious book yet, The Persian.
Departing from his CIA-rooted earlier work, McCloskey dives into the...
Jan 21, 2026
Guest host Jim Wilton sits down
with former U.S. military intelligence professional and
author Karl Wegener to
discuss his Cold War–era historical spy thriller Operation Nightfall: Web of
Spies.
Wegener shares his personal background in U.S. Army intelligence
and the CIA, how he transitioned into writing, and why he...