Feb 25, 2026
Spybrary’s James Bond Book Club jumps back to 1966 to discuss
Ian Fleming’s final book of 007 short
stories—Octopussy and The Living
Daylights.
The episode closes with a forward-looking discussion: spy
fiction is exploding, and Fleming’s legacy may be less
about continuation novels and more about how he opened...
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...