Podcast appearances and mentions of Lauren Wilkinson

Shane Harris makes no secret about his love for the film version of this Cold War submarine thriller, based on the Tom Clancy novel. It's his favorite movie. So he was delighted to welcome fellow obsessive Katherine Voyles to the podcast. A PhD in English, Voyles writes about national security in culture, as well as the culture of national security. She and Shane talked about why they love the movie, their favorite scenes and characters, and how the story influenced--maybe even created--an entire genre of fiction. They also discussed why it is, actually, a Christmas movie, and their mutual admiration for the martini. Voyles's writing has appeared in in the Los Angeles Review of Books, Foreign Policy, Task &Purpose, Small Wars Journal, and War on the Rocks. She also works for the Department of Defense. In addition to the greatest movie of all time, essays, TV shows, books, and restaurants discussed in this episode include: Colson Whitehead's “The Way We Live Now” https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/11/magazine/the-way-we-live-now-11-11-01-lost-and-found.html Deutschland 83 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4445154/ Garrett Graff's The Only Plane in the Sky https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Only-Plane-in-the-Sky/Garrett-M-Graff/9781501182211 Lauren Wilkinson's American Spy https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/253471/american-spy-by-lauren-wilkinson/ Saltie Girl https://www.saltiegirl.com/ Chatter is a production of Lawfare and Goat Rodeo. This episode was produced and edited by Cara Shillenn of Goat Rodeo. Podcast theme by David Priess, featuring music created using Groovepad.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shane Harris makes no secret about his love for the film version of this Cold War submarine thriller, based on the Tom Clancy novel. It's his favorite movie. So he was delighted to welcome fellow obsessive Katherine Voyles to the podcast. A PhD in English, Voyles writes about national security in culture, as well as the culture of national security. She and Shane talked about why they love the movie, their favorite scenes and characters, and how the story influenced--maybe even created--an entire genre of fiction. They also discussed why it is, actually, a Christmas movie, and their mutual admiration for the martini. Voyles's writing has appeared in in the Los Angeles Review of Books, Foreign Policy, Task &Purpose, Small Wars Journal, and War on the Rocks. She also works for the Department of Defense. In addition to the greatest movie of all time, essays, TV shows, books, and restaurants discussed in this episode include: Colson Whitehead's “The Way We Live Now” https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/11/magazine/the-way-we-live-now-11-11-01-lost-and-found.html Deutschland 83 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4445154/ Garrett Graff's The Only Plane in the Sky https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Only-Plane-in-the-Sky/Garrett-M-Graff/9781501182211 Lauren Wilkinson's American Spy https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/253471/american-spy-by-lauren-wilkinson/ Saltie Girl https://www.saltiegirl.com/ Chatter is a production of Lawfare and Goat Rodeo. This episode was produced and edited by Cara Shillenn of Goat Rodeo. Podcast theme by David Priess, featuring music created using Groovepad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TEX-TREK Mission 287: STAR TREK DISCOVERY Final Season E8 “Labyrinths” The hunt for the final clue is on and this week it is a trip to the library! Join Dave and Fatheree for our Deep Dive Discussion on the latest ep of DISCO as we approach the series finale. As always, available in both video and audio-only formats. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHfwzIpdeJo&ab_channel=Tex-Trek Get RSS feed: https://anchor.fm/s/f37edb0c/podcast/rss Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tex-trek/id1495605753?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6mdZ030Klldxwn7SSc5PKp?si=3BOqsbQER9Ssfppqk7lofQ&fbclid=IwAR1M1uH_xBE1lYWcwQocoDzjoVSsLmCgBt08TCEYAltwIH3MPC0S60bMCsE Join our Discord server: https://discord.gg/YXPeRyQh7y Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/txtrek Star Trek: Discovery, Season 5 Episode 8, “Labyrinths” Written by: Lauren Wilkinson & Eric J. Robbins Directed by: Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour When Captain Burnham is trapped within a “mindscape” designed to test her worthiness to retrieve the Progenitor's powerful technology, Book, Rayner, and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery must hold off the Breen long enough for her to escape. http://www.facebook.com/textrek https://www.instagram.com/txtrek/ http://twitter.com/TxTrek https://www.tiktok.com/@txtrek Email: fathereeactual@tex-trek.com

A trip to the library has never been this dangerous. Captain Michael Burnham has to look into herself and face her truth if she wants to get the Progenitor's tech. Also, The Breen won't take no for an answer. Captain Kirk wants his movie and gives fans an update.Get ready for some cardboard crack. A new Star Trek deck-building game is coming.Red Alert, the Enterprise is at the center of a new lawsuit.All that and more on Trekcast. News:Paramount Sale Updatehttps://deadline.com/2024/05/sony-paramount-sign-non-disclosure-agreement-allowing-deal-talks-to-start-but-its-not-looking-like-a-26-billion-bid-for-whole-company-anymore-1235921657/Chris Pine Give Update on Star Trek 4https://gamerant.com/chris-pine-update-star-trek-4/Star Trek Model in the Center of a Lawsuithttps://news.artnet.com/art-world/star-trek-uss-enterprise-model-fraud-lawsuit-2488443New Star Trek Deck Building Gamehttps://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56931/star-trek-star-realms-hits-preorderEPISODE 508: "LABYRINTHS"When Captain Burnham is trapped within a “mindscape” designed to test her worthiness to retrieve the Progenitor's powerful technology, Book, Rayner, and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery must hold off the Breen long enough for her to escape.Written by: Lauren Wilkinson & Eric J. RobbinsDirected by: Emmanuel Osei-KuffourTrekcast is a fan-made Star Trek podcast. We talk about all things sci-fi, nerdy/geeky, from Star Trek, Star Wars, Marvel, DC Comics, Stargate, and everything else. If you love dad jokes, saving dogs and bears you'll love Trekcast.Connect with us: trekcasttng@gmail.comLeave us a voicemail - (570) 661-0001‬Check out our merch store at Trekcast.comHelp support the show - ko-fi.com/trekcastBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/star-trek-podcast-trekcast--5651491/support.TV Drama Version 2 by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Artist: http://audionautix.com/

EPISODE 508: "LABYRINTHS"When Captain Burnham is trapped within a “mindscape” designed to test her worthiness to retrieve the Progenitor's powerful technology, Book, Rayner, and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery must hold off the Breen long enough for her to escape. Written by: Lauren Wilkinson & Eric J. RobbinsDirected by: Emmanuel Osei-KuffourListen to Trekcast on your podcast app.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/star-trek-podcast-trekcast--5651491/support.

The Yorkshire Post's Westminster Correspondent Mason Boycott-Owen profiles 12 constituencies in 12 weeks to find the stories behind the polls and dissect the big issues facing voters, in a new Battleground Yorkshire series. For our fifth seat of Bridlington and The Wolds, Mason speaks to Charlie Dewhirst, the Tory candidate for the seat who could be one of a handful of Conservatives left to shape the party after the next election. This week's big issue is older voters. Mason chats to Caroline Abrahams from Age UK and Lauren Wilkinson from the Pensions Policy Institute to unpack some of the main issues facing retirees Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When it comes to retirement, working out how much you will need to set aside can seem like a monumental task. The average person has between 8 to 10 jobs over their lifetime. People are living longer – with the median retirement age at 65 and life expectancy at 80. What should people think about when planning for their pension? And what challenges do people face? Women are the most likely to suffer from pension inequality, with single women being the poorest of all pensioners. Almost a fifth of private sector employees do not do any pension saving, and a third of people expect to retire with only a state pension. To shine a light on some of the pension inequalities, Katy Balls is joined by Wendy Chamberlain, Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Work and Pensions, Jackie Leiper, CEO of Embark Group and MD of Pensions at Scottish Widows, both part of Lloyds Banking Group, and Lauren Wilkinson, from the Pensions Policy Institute, and co-author of the Underpensioned report. This podcast is kindly sponsored by Lloyds Banking Group.

When it comes to retirement, working out how much you will need to set aside can seem like a monumental task. The average person has between 8 to 10 jobs over their lifetime. People are living longer – with the median retirement age at 65 and life expectancy at 80. What should people think about when planning for their pension? And what challenges do people face? Women are the most likely to suffer from pension inequality, with single women being the poorest of all pensioners. Almost a fifth of private sector employees do not do any pension saving, and a third of people expect to retire with only a state pension. To shine a light on some of the pension inequalities, Katy Balls is joined by Wendy Chamberlain, Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Work and Pensions, Jackie Leiper, CEO of Embark Group and MD of Pensions at Scottish Widows, both part of Lloyds Banking Group, and Lauren Wilkinson, from the Pensions Policy Institute, and co-author of the Underpensioned report. This podcast is kindly sponsored by Lloyds Banking Group.

Ted is joined by Lauren Wilkinson, whose debut novel, American Spy, was a Washington Post bestseller, an NAACP Image Award nominee, an Anthony Award nominee, and an Edgar Award nominee. President Obama also included it on his 2019 Recommended Reading List, a fact that continues to fill Ted with no small amount of envy.Lauren's work in progress is a classic whodunit murder mystery set in the present and featuring a Black woman who is a social media influencer as the detective. With this novel, Lauren aims to both follow the beats characteristic of the genre and subvert some of those expectations in the third act. Or at least that's the plan at the moment. She just started writing this book in the last few months and is therefore still seeing how it takes shape. In addition to talking about her vision for the story, Lauren and Ted discussed the importance (and the challenge) of getting a novel's first 50 pages right, those expected beats of murder mysteries, how her recent work as a TV writer is influencing her approach, and using your writing to shed light on issues beyond your pages.Find Lauren OnlineWebsite: lauren-wilkinson.comWorking Drafts episodes and info for requesting transcripts as well as more details about Ted and his books are available on his website, thetedfox.com.

“If my mother and my grandma were in this book, how would they be? And what kind of love can I show them as a writer…”  The American Daughters by Maurice Carlos Ruffin brings readers to pre-Civil War New Orleans to meet a cast of strong, fierce women in a hope filled novel of freedom and liberation. Ruffin joins us to talk about the intricacies of writing about his hometown, cultural impacts on identity, building empathy through fiction and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.    This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Executive Producer Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.                    New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.          Featured Books (Episode):  The American Daughters by Maurice Carlos Ruffin  We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin  The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr.  Ours by Phillip B. Williams  American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson  Lone Women by Victor LaValle  Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov  The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison  Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides   12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup  Trust Exercise by Susan Choi 

We return Thursday, May 18th. Until then, please enjoy listening to the best shows from our archives. Here's one we love - it's like a new, sleeker James Bond. Who do you love? Who deserves your loyalty? And are the two one and the same? One young, brilliant, beautiful FBI officer is tasked with betraying her heart in devotion to her country. Her mission will take her from the high rises of New York to the roads of West Africa to the island of her motherland. Will she have what it takes when the time comes to pull the trigger, or will she find herself on the wrong side of the gun? Before diving into our book, we'll learn the truth about a woman many know as Mary Bowser, a former enslaved person, and spy for the Union Army during the Civil War. (Psst! There will be a game, and Alexis WILL be put on the spot. Enjoy! Our spy is Marie Mitchell. The book is American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson. LET'S GET LIT!    

Are you one of the nearly three million people who has lost track of a pension? There is almost £27 billion that has been paid in by individuals and employers into a pension pot, but the firm holding the money has lost track of the owners. We'll give advice on how you can track your lost pension and take listener questions. Email your question now to moneybox@bbc.co.uk Featuring, Lauren Wilkinson, Senior Policy Researcher at Pensions Policy Institute, Duncan Stevens, CEO at Gretel and Nigel Peaple, Director of Policy and Advocacy at Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association. Presenter: Paul Lewis Producer: Amber Mehmood Editor: Jess Quayle (First broadcast 3pm, Wednesday 2nd November, 2022)

The American Spy author Lauren Wilkinson, hailed by none other than President Obama, talks to former Jihad supporter turned undercover Canadian counter terrorism operative Mubin Shaikh. Host Rory Bremner hears about everything from how to foil a terrorist plot and AK47 envy to the moment you realise you've made a terrible error of judgement.    Series Producer: Paulo Garrett. A Cup and Nuzzle Production. From Spyscape, the home of secrets.

A significant proportion of the UK's working population is struggling to save for retirement, and the Covid-19 pandemic has only worsened the situation. In this podcast, Now Pensions' head of PR and campaigns Samantha Gould and the Pensions Policy Institute's senior policy researcher Lauren Wilkinson talk us through the findings of a recent research report into the UK's ‘underpensioned' problem, and the policy initiatives that could help bridge the gaps. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wiley Cash's “When Ghosts Come Home” In this episode 245, we visit with Wiley Cash, the New York Times bestselling author of “When Ghosts Come Home,” a thrilling and suspenseful mystery against the backdrop of the Coastal Carolinas in 1984. When a plane crashes in the middle of the night at a nearby airfield, Sheriff Winston Barnes discovers the body of a Black man shot dead in the grass near the crash site. With a long suspect list, including the pilot of the downed plane, simmering racial tensions, and an uncertain future, Barnes sets out to do his duty amongst extraordinary circumstances. Lauren Wilkinson, author of “American Spy”, had this to say about the book, “Wiley Cash's latest is an unputdownable knock-out: written in deft, thrilling prose, this book is both a gripping murder mystery and a thoughtful exploration of systemic racism in America. The perfect novel for our present moment." Engage with the show here: https://linktr.ee/CharlotteReadersPodcast Detailed show notes here: https://charlottereaderspodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charlottereaderspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlottereaderspodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlottereader Charlotte Readers Podcast is a proud member of the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network and the Queen City Podcast Network. © Charlotte Readers Podcast and Authors on the Air Global Radio Network

Wiley Cash's “When Ghosts Come Home” In this episode 245, we visit with Wiley Cash, the New York Times bestselling author of “When Ghosts Come Home,” a thrilling and suspenseful mystery against the backdrop of the Coastal Carolinas in 1984. When a plane crashes in the middle of the night at a nearby airfield, Sheriff Winston Barnes discovers the body of a Black man shot dead in the grass near the crash site. With a long suspect list, including the pilot of the downed plane, simmering racial tensions, and an uncertain future, Barnes sets out to do his duty amongst extraordinary circumstances. Lauren Wilkinson, author of “American Spy”, had this to say about the book, “Wiley Cash's latest is an unputdownable knock-out: written in deft, thrilling prose, this book is both a gripping murder mystery and a thoughtful exploration of systemic racism in America. The perfect novel for our present moment." Engage with the show here: https://linktr.ee/CharlotteReadersPodcast Detailed show notes here: https://charlottereaderspodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charlottereaderspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlottereaderspodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlottereader Charlotte Readers Podcast is a proud member of the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network and the Queen City Podcast Network. © Charlotte Readers Podcast and Authors on the Air Global Radio Network

In this episode of the Potluck Podcast, where UIndy hosts conversations about the arts, Lauren Wilkinson, an English Literature and Secondary Education major, talks with guests of Communiversity, UIndy English professors Leah Milne and Rick Marshall. They discuss Ivanhoe and Milne and Marshall's lecture “Chivalry and Romance.” Special thanks to English major Hope Coleman for voicing our podcast's Intro and Outro, and Music Technology major Oliver Valle for editing this episode's audio. 2019 marked the 200th anniversary of Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe, a book Mark Twain blamed for starting the American Civil War! To celebrate this milestone, UINDY hosted Communiversity, a free, online class. Students, faculty, staff, alumni and the broader community were invited to explore this classic detective novel. We thank you for listening to UIndy's Potluck Podcast, which is hosted by students and faculty of the University of Indianapolis. We would like to thank our guests and the Shaheen College of Arts and Sciences. To learn more about UIndy's Potluck Podcast and hear other episodes, please visit etchings.uindy.edu/the-potluck-podcast. Thank you for your support.

In this episode of the Potluck Podcast, where UIndy hosts conversations about the arts, Lauren Wilkinson, an English Literature and Secondary Education major with a minor in History, talks with guest of Communiversity, Samuel Baker, an associate professor of English at the University of Texas--Austin. They discuss Ivanhoe and Baker's lecture “Ivanhoe, Scotland, and Brittan.” Special thanks to English major Hope Coleman for voicing our podcast's Intro and Outro, and Music Technology major Oliver Valle for editing this episode's audio. 2019 marked the 200th anniversary of Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe, a book Mark Twain blamed for starting the American Civil War! To celebrate this milestone, UINDY hosted Communiversity, a free, online class. Students, faculty, staff, alumni and the broader community were invited to explore this classic detective novel. We thank you for listening to UIndy's Potluck Podcast, which is hosted by students and faculty of the University of Indianapolis. We would like to thank our guests and the Shaheen College of Arts and Sciences. To learn more about UIndy's Potluck Podcast and hear other episodes, please visit etchings.uindy.edu/the-potluck-podcast. Thank you for your support.

In this episode of the Potluck Podcast, where UIndy hosts conversations about the arts, Lauren Wilkinson, an English Literature and Secondary Education major with a minor in History, talks with guest of Communiversity, Jonathan Evans, a professor of Philosophy at UIndy. They discuss Ivanhoe and Evan's lecture “Ivanhoe and Integrity.” Special thanks to English major Hope Coleman for voicing our podcast's Intro and Outro, and Music Technology major Oliver Valle for editing this episode's audio. 2019 marked the 200th anniversary of Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe, a book Mark Twain blamed for starting the American Civil War! To celebrate this milestone, UINDY hosted Communiversity, a free, online class. Students, faculty, staff, alumni and the broader community were invited to explore this classic detective novel. We thank you for listening to UIndy's Potluck Podcast, which is hosted by students and faculty of the University of Indianapolis. We would like to thank our guests and the Shaheen College of Arts and Sciences. To learn more about UIndy's Potluck Podcast and hear other episodes, please visit etchings.uindy.edu/the-potluck-podcast. Thank you for your support.

A conclusion summary of last week's audiobook of the week and titled American spy by Lauren Wilkinson, and a discussion on this week's audiobook of the week entitled book of lost Friends by Lisa Wingate, as well as an explanation of why the written text for this week had to become a bye bye book of the week not by choice and discussion of vernacular Circle as well as The ratchet corner. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nikki-fletcher9/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nikki-fletcher9/support

This is an encore presentation.

This is an encore presentation. Lauren Wilkinson’s debut novel, American Spy , has been named one of the best of 2019 by Esquire, Time, Vogue , and a host of other outlets. Inspired by true events, the novel follows a US intelligence officer in the tail-end of the Cold War. A brilliant but often-overlooked young black woman in the boys’ club of the FBI, Marie Mitchell’s career seems to have stalled out. But when Marie is given a dangerous and shadowy assignment, it threatens to change everything she believes about what it means to be a spy, a lover, a sister, and a good American.

ENGLISH          (traduction française plus bas)Killer K and her co-hosts discuss 3 themes found in the book "American spy" by Lauren Wilkinson:- USA "subtle" infiltration in the Upper Volta (Burkina Faso)- Fractured family structure- Being a spy: "Playing the game" vs not conformingView our chapter markers on our website https://habcpodcast.buzzsprout.com/ to access the questions discussed in this episode.Continue the conversation on Instagram and Twitter using the hashtag #HABCpodcastOther books or podcast mentionned in this episode:Blackbirds - Eric Jerome Dickey       (Rest in peace)Policing black lives - Robyn Maynard             (listen to our ep#1 and 2)"Archives d'afrique" podcast series on Thomas Sankara-------------------------------------------------------------------------------FRANÇAISKiller K et ses co-animateurs discutent de 3 thématiques retrouvées dans le livre "American spy" de Lauren Wilkinson (seulement disponible en anglais):- Infiltration "subtile" des États-Unis dans la Haute Volta (Burkina Faso)- Structure familiale fracturée- Rôle d'un espion: "Jouer le jeu" ou ne pas se conformerQuestions discutées dans cet épisode: 6 questions explicitées dans l'enregistrementParticipez à la conversation sur Instagram et Twitter en vous servant du hashtag #HABCpodcastAutres livres ou baladodiffusion mentionné dans cet episode:Blackbirds - Eric Jerome Dickey       (seulement disponible en anglais; Repose en paix)Noires sous surveillance - Robyn Maynard      (écoutez notre épisode #1 et 2)Série d'épisodes sur Thomas Sankara dans le podcast "Archive d'afrique"Support the show

Marie Mitchell is an FBI agent sent by the CIA to spy on the “African Che Guevara,” leftist president of Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara. Inspired by real events, he became president in 1983 at the age of 33, this week’s guest takes what is best about the spy fiction genre and gives it her own unique je ne sais quoi (if most of what you know about this land-locked West African country can be written on a business card, guess the official language?). The week of Martin Luther King Jr. Day seemed like an opportune moment to introduce Lauren Wilkinson (https://www.lauren-wilkinson.com/) to the SpyCast community: for a spy thriller written by a black female author, featuring a black female protagonist, set in an African country is a triple rarity for the genre. Join Andrew and Lauren as they talk about her debut novel, which managed to make it on to summer reading list of a former US president – to find out which one you will have to listen – and about some of her favourite spy novels. Her book is available from our online book store (https://spymuseumstore.org/american-spy/) . One reviewer said it is “like the best of John le Carré.” Need I really say more?

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Spionage im Kalten Krieg - die US-amerikanische Autorin Lauren Wilkinson findet einen interessanten Zugang zu einem ziemlich abgegrast wirkenden Thema. Ihre afroamerikanische Protagonistin soll im Auftrag der CIA Thomas Sankara, den sozialistischen Präsidenten von Burkina Faso diskreditieren. Rezension von Frank Rumpel. Aus dem Amerikanischen von Jenny Merling, Antje Althans, Anne Emmert und Katrin Harlass Tropen Verlag, 366 Seiten, 16 Euro ISBN 978-3-608-50464-4

We like to try and do something special around the holidays.In 2019, we counted down our Top 5 most-played episodes of the year. But we thought we’d try something a little different for 2020.If you’re a regular listener of the show, you’ve probably figured out we like to read. A lot. So this time, we’re revisiting five of our favorite interviews we’ve done with authors in the three-and-a-half seasons of making this podcast. We call it “Happy Author Days.”This one is our conversation with spy novelist Lauren Wilkinson, titled “On ‘American Spy’ and Finding It on the Page” and first published on October 8th, 2020.We hope you enjoy the episode and come back for the next installment in the series tomorrow.LINKSLauren’s Novel: American SpyOriginal Episode Transcript

Before the pandemic, we were the show that invited scholars, makers, and professionals out to brunch for informal conversations about their work, and we look forward to being that show again one day. But for now, we’re recording remotely to maintain physical distancing.It’s still a pretty fantastic job.Lauren Wilkinson is the author of the novel American Spy, which was published by Random House in 2019 and subsequently named one of the best books of the year by The New York Times Book Review, Time, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, and BuzzFeed, among others. Including it on his summer reading list, former President Barack Obama described it as “a whole lot more than just a spy thriller, wrapping together the ties of family, of love, and of country.”In addition to penning a critically acclaimed novel, Lauren has taught writing at Columbia University and the Fashion Institute of Technology and was a 2013 Center for Fiction Emerging Writers Fellow. Her writing has appeared in publications like Granta, The Believer, New York magazine, and The New York Times, and she also writes for television.During this conversation, Lauren and host Ted Fox talked about some of the big themes in American Spy, including how we understand the term “American,” as well as the seven-year process she went through to write the book. That story involves a surprising connection between her novel and one of those by one of our past guests, Pulitzer-winner Marilynne Robinson. Lastly, and on a completely unrelated note, at the very end of the interview, you might catch Lauren’s subtle nod to the New York City diner of Seinfeld fame that is Ted’s go-to background on Zoom.We guess you could say we believe that, if you can’t go to coffee, you bring the iconic TV sitcom coffee shop to you.LINKSLauren’s novel: American SpyEpisode transcriptWith a Side of Knowledge episode 2.1 with Marilynne Robinson: “On Writing and Saying Something True”

In Lauren Wilkinsons Roman "American Spy" arbeitet eine schwarze Frau in den 1980er-Jahren für die CIA und muss nicht nur in ihrem Job mit unterschiedlichen Identitäten jonglieren. Ein gelungenes Debüt - spannend und komplex. Von Sonja Hartl www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Frühkritik Hören bis: 19.01.2038 04:14 Direkter Link zur Audiodatei

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Amy talks about her latest book Musical Chairs, best laid plans, having adult children living back at home (especially during the pandemic), why she chose to write about a classical music trio, the inspiration for her characters, and finding humor in everyday situations.Musical Chairs can be purchased at Murder by the Book.     Amy’s 4 recommended reads are:We Came Here to Shine by Susie Orman SchnallThe Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona DavisIt’s Not All Downhill From Here by Terry McMillanAmerican Spy by Lauren Wilkinson

The Evening Standard's revealed how thousands of Londoners are missing urgent checks for cancer as the full impact of the coronavirus lockdown emerges. Those seeking a two-week hospital referral from their GP fell by almost 18,000 in May — 53 per cent lower than the same month last year, and worse than the rest of the country. The number of Londoners starting life-saving or life-extending treatment also fell by about 1,000 — 35 per cent lower than last year. Health editor Ross Lydall tells us how health campaigners fear cancer has become "the forgotten C" during the Covid-19 pandemic. And, Harper Lee's classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird is turning 60, but is the race relations story told through the eyes of young white girl still relevant in a Black Lives Matter world? We speak to best-selling author Lauren Wilkinson, whose novel American Spy, about a black female FBI agent in a white male dominated field, was named by Barack Obama as one of the best of last year. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lauren Wilkinson, author of our June pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions about "American Spy." PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Slip on your comfiest shoes (ideally the ones that don’t go outdoors?) and get ready to curl up with a good book—or, rather, our enthusiastic endorsements of 26 novels by Black authors. YA and romance included, duh.   The linkage:   If you want more from us on Instagram, head to @athingortwohq. If you want to give us a ring, dial up 833-632-5463.   Some (Birkenstock-y) house-shoe picks: Arizona Essentials EVA, Boston Essentials EVA, and Boston Suede with Shearling.     NOVELS BY BLACK AUTHORS! That we love! Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid; Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue; The Idea of You by Robinne Lee; The Wedding Date, The Proposal, The Wedding Party, and more (!!) by Jasmine Guillory; The Nickel Boys (and next up: Sag Harbor) by Colson Whitehead; My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite; American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson; What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons; An American Marriage and Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones; The Mothers (and next up: The Vanishing Half) by Brit Bennett; Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson; Homegoing (up next: Transcendent Kingdom) by Yaa Gyasi; We Love You, Charlie Freeman by Kaitlyn Greenidge; Americanah and The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.   YA NOVELS! With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo; The Hate U Give and On the Come Up by Angie Thomas; The Sun is Also a Star and Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon.   Listen to Tayari Jones on our podcast or on Death, Sex & Money (where she talks about getting a call from Oprah!).   Get your DIY fix with Sewsquad. For free shipping on your first order, sign up for the newsletter. YAY.   Produced by Dear Media

This week, Phil & Natalie speak with the wonderful Lauren Wilkinson, whose debut novel American Spy was a smash hit in the States and a Barack Obama Reading List pick. Lauren joins BestSellers from New York and talks about how this book was seven years in the making; how she's now writing for TV as a result of the success of this novel and a sneak peek at what book number two will be about. Plus she reassures Natalie about how long her own edits are taking on her debut novel. *We recorded this interview before the death of George Floyd, which is why it's not discussed with Lauren. So when we ask her how New York is, we are still referring to the Covid19 lockdown situation and not the protests that followed George Floyd's death.*If you'd like to buy Lauren's amazing debut, American Spy, then click here: https://amzn.to/30sipwk We earn from qualifying purchases. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on READ TO ME I am reading from AMERICAN SPY by Lauren Wilkinson. The book operates on several different layers of reality at once, and the words are written in a way that so masterfully lets us experience each one. American Spy provides us with a context, a woman spy in the middle of a UN speech, that is fascinating, with jolts of some of the most powerful types of energy. This book took me out of a state of anxiousness of our current politics and decision making, and took me to a place of interest, thrills, and passion. I hope it does the same for you. 

As life expectancies have increased, conceptions of retirement have evolved.  With many people likely to live for twenty to thirty years beyond State Pension age (SPa), retirement is no longer simply a period of winding down at the end of your life. This shift has led more people to question what retirement is all about, whether they want to or can afford to retire, and if they do, how they want to spend their remaining time. Lauren Wilkinson joins me from the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI), an educational, independent research organisation with a charitable objective to inform the policy debate on pensions and retirement income provision, to discuss their findings from a recent study on Living through later life. In the first of our series on Longevity and Retirement, we chat about the experiences, risks and demographic characteristics associated with each of the three phases of later life. Listen here on episode 071 of The Retirement Café Podcast

Daniel reads from a gripping spy story from Africa, and more good news! Find your own copy of American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson here: https://www.amazon.com/American-Spy-Novel-Lauren-Wilkinson-ebook/dp/B07D246LR1/ref=sr_1_1?crid=SVHHYDX5PORW&keywords=american+spy+lauren+wilkinson&qid=1583264558&sprefix=american+spy+l%2Caps%2C164&sr=8-1 Learn more about Jackie's books here: https://jackieadamssite.wordpress.com/ Talk to you soon.

Martine Powers talks with N.K. Jemisin, Jasmine Guillory and Lauren Wilkinson about challenging narrow perceptions of race in literary genres. And Bilal Qureshi discusses Toni Morrison’s legacy.

This supersized debut episode features four conversations with some of 2019’s best debut authors. First up is Kimberly King Parsons, whose story collection BLACK LIGHT was longlisted for the National Book Award (1:15). She opens up about how equally easy and difficult her collection of weirdos and losers was. Up next is THE AFFAIRS OF THE FALCÓNS author Melissa Rivero (26:35). She reveals what it is like to be an immigrant under the current administration and if she ever feels safe. Dzanc Prize winner John Englehardt joins next to discuss BLOOMLAND (46:45). He talks about a variety of topics ranging from toxic masculinity to publishing without an agent. Finally, Obama-approved Lauren Wilkinson, author of AMERICAN SPY (63:48) rounds out the show to talk about spy novels, moving to Hollywood, and the difference between writing novels and being in a TV writing room. Follow the authors on Twitter: twitter.com/kkingparsons twitter.com/melissa_rivero twitter.com/johnenglehardt1 twitter.com/thrillkinson Thank you to Panic Baby for letting me use their song “Don’t” for this podcast. Visited them at www.dontpanicbaby.com or follow them at twitter.com/panicbabyband. Follow Debutiful and check out the website for more interviews you can read: twitter.com/debutiful instagram.com/debutiful www.debutiful.net

Looking to catch up on the best reads of 2019? Lizzy, Alyssa, and Melody discuss their favorites of the year... and come up with a great gift guide for your holiday shopping! In this episode we discuss: "Do You Mind If I Cancel? (Things That Still Annoy Me)" by Gary Janetti "Another" by Christian Robinson "Just in Case You Want to Fly" by Julie Fogliano and Christian Robinson "American Spy" by Lauren Wilkinson "Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, From Birth to Preschool" by Emily Oster "The Queen of Sorrow" by Sarah Beth Durst *published 2018 "Trick Mirror: Reflections of Self-Delusion" by Jia Tolentino "The Lost Causes of Bleak Creek" by Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal Amazon Prime's "The Boys" Hulu's "Dollface" Disney+'s "The Mandalorian" Access these books: https://countycat.mcfls.org https://wplc.overdrive.com https://meet.libbyapp.com https://www.hoopladigital.com Follow us: #northshorebookchat https://www.facebook.com/northshorelibrary/ https://www.instagram.com/northshorelibrary/ E-newsletter: eepurl.com/c_TXMD *Recording equipment provided by the River Hills Foundation. Special thanks for their generous donation.

JD Jackson’s narration of Attica Locke’s HEAVEN, MY HOME has earned a spot on the 2019 Best Mystery Audiobooks list. JD joins AudioFile’s Michele Cobb to talk about his narration of this new mystery and Locke’s 2017 Best Audiobook winner, BLUEBIRD, BLUEBIRD. Both audiobooks are centered around Texas Ranger Darren Mathews, a man with a rocky marriage, a drinking problem, and a penchant for doing bad things for good reasons. JD talks about bringing these East Texas characters to life. Published by Hachette Audio. 2019 Best Mystery Audiobooks: AMERICAN SPY by Lauren Wilkinson, read by Bahni Turpin RUN AWAY by Harlan Coben, read by Steven Weber BIG SKY by Kate Atkinson, read by Jason Isaacs HEAVEN, MY HOME by Attica Locke, read by JD Jackson THE MARYLEBONE DROP by Mick Herron, read by Gerard Doyle THE ACCOMPLICE by Joseph Kanon, read by Jonathan Davis For the full list of AudioFile’s 2019 Best Audiobooks, visit www.audiofilemagazine.com. Support for Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine comes from Paperback Classics, a new imprint from Oasis Family Media, bringing the best pulp and vintage paperbacks to audio, including 1960s cult-classic series Dark Shadows and Flash Gordon.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grab your night-vision goggles and discrete compact because it’s time for some espionage! This week, the #BookSquad covers American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson. We talk about the novel’s epistolary form, racism and sexism in America, questions of loyalty, and the romance at the center of the story. Then we get into some listener feedback about Evvie Drake Starts Over, Circe, and the Memory Police. Check out the #BookSquadBlog for television recaps, holiday-themed posts, and Emily’s 12 Days of Christmas Movies series! Join us on 12/16 for our Best of 2019 / Secret Santa #othersode, and read along with us for our next #bookpisode on Nature Poem by Tommy Pico -- available 12/30.Special Offer for BSG Listeners! Get 20% off the 2020 Refresh Weekly Planner by Workspacery when you enter the code BOOKSQUAD at checkout at www.workspacery.com!TABLE OF CONTENTS::57–intro question—favorite spy property9:30–book intro 13:24–the epistolary novel is back!21:07– racism and sexism in America24:46–how does Marie’s race affect her loyalty to her country and how she’s seen at her job?33:06–the women in Marie’s life40:55–Sankara50:00– the ending56:12–ratings1:05:45–feedback! Finally! 1:14:00–what’s on the blog? What’s up next?https://electricliterature.com/finally-a-novel-centered-on-a-black-woman-spy/

Grab your night-vision goggles and discrete compact because it’s time for some espionage! This week, the #BookSquad covers American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson. We talk about the novel’s epistolary form, racism and sexism in America, questions of loyalty, and the romance at the center of the story. Then we get into some listener feedback about Evvie Drake Starts Over, Circe, and the Memory Police. Check out the #BookSquadBlog for television recaps, holiday-themed posts, and Emily’s 12 Days of Christmas Movies series! Join us on 12/16 for our Best of 2019 / Secret Santa #othersode, and read along with us for our next #bookpisode on Nature Poem by Tommy Pico -- available 12/30.Special Offer for BSG Listeners! Get 20% off the 2020 Refresh Weekly Planner by Workspacery when you enter the code BOOKSQUAD at checkout at www.workspacery.com!TABLE OF CONTENTS::57–intro question—favorite spy property9:30–book intro 13:24–the epistolary novel is back!21:07– racism and sexism in America24:46–how does Marie’s race affect her loyalty to her country and how she’s seen at her job?33:06–the women in Marie’s life40:55–Sankara50:00– the ending56:12–ratings1:05:45–feedback! Finally! 1:14:00–what’s on the blog? What’s up next?https://electricliterature.com/finally-a-novel-centered-on-a-black-woman-spy/

Put on your magic hats and watch out for bathtub ghosts because the #BookSquad is discussing "Doctor Sleep" this week! Join us and special guests Jen and Justin as we dig into the sequel to "The Shining" and discuss the films vs. the novels, what is “scary” in this movie, and how well the movie works overall as a sequel to the original. Head over to the #BookSquadBlog for more content on television, movies and books, and join us for our upcoming episodes! Read along with us for our next #bookpisode on "American Spy" by Lauren Wilkinson (12/2), and listen as we celebrate our favorite things of 2019 on our next #othersode (12/16). Send listener feedback to thesquad@booksquadgoals.com, and keep an eye out for our giveaway with Workspacery on social media this week!TOC0:30 – Introduction of special guests and intro questionSPOILER WARNINGGGG11:15 – plot synopsis13:45 – “a child of The Shining”24:05 – the pressure to live up to Kubrick43:22 – is anything here scary?52:46 – how about that ending, though?1:09:23 – ratings!1:16:30 – NO FEEDBACK. Where r u Alex? What’s on the blog? What’s up next?

Put on your magic hats and watch out for bathtub ghosts because the #BookSquad is discussing "Doctor Sleep" this week! Join us and special guests Jen and Justin as we dig into the sequel to "The Shining" and discuss the films vs. the novels, what is “scary” in this movie, and how well the movie works overall as a sequel to the original. Head over to the #BookSquadBlog for more content on television, movies and books, and join us for our upcoming episodes! Read along with us for our next #bookpisode on "American Spy" by Lauren Wilkinson (12/2), and listen as we celebrate our favorite things of 2019 on our next #othersode (12/16). Send listener feedback to thesquad@booksquadgoals.com, and keep an eye out for our giveaway with Workspacery on social media this week!TOC0:30 – Introduction of special guests and intro questionSPOILER WARNINGGGG11:15 – plot synopsis13:45 – “a child of The Shining”24:05 – the pressure to live up to Kubrick43:22 – is anything here scary?52:46 – how about that ending, though?1:09:23 – ratings!1:16:30 – NO FEEDBACK. Where r u Alex? What’s on the blog? What’s up next?

Join the #BookSquad and special guest Leah Rachel von Essen for our #bookpisode about Akwaeke Emezi’s debut novel, Freshwater. We talk about the novel’s unique, nonlinear narrative structure, mental illness, the spirit world, gender and trauma. Then we get into some listener feedback on Circe and Nine Perfect Strangers and tell you about all of the great recaps, reviews and series on the #BookSquadBlog. Go to the movies and join us on November 18 for our next #othersode about Doctor Sleep, and read along for our next #bookpisode on American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson on December 2!Table of Contents0:30–trigger warning and Introductions5:56–book intro! 8:10–let’s talk about structure 14:20–mental illness and Igbo culture 27:58–gender, trans was, and autobiography33:07–self harm and sacrifice 35:15–The personalities and trauma 53:00–The Ada?55:22–ratings!1:08:39–feedback, finally!1:15:24–what’s on the blog? What’s up next?https://www.thecut.com/2018/01/writer-and-artist-akwaeke-emezi-gender-transition-and-ogbanjehttps://electricliterature.com/how-to-move-between-realities/http://i-d.vice.com/en_us/article/d3bjyz/akwaeke-emezi-freshwater-adama-jallohhttps://whilereadingandwalking.com

Join the #BookSquad and special guest Leah Rachel von Essen for our #bookpisode about Akwaeke Emezi’s debut novel, Freshwater. We talk about the novel’s unique, nonlinear narrative structure, mental illness, the spirit world, gender and trauma. Then we get into some listener feedback on Circe and Nine Perfect Strangers and tell you about all of the great recaps, reviews and series on the #BookSquadBlog. Go to the movies and join us on November 18 for our next #othersode about Doctor Sleep, and read along for our next #bookpisode on American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson on December 2!Table of Contents0:30–trigger warning and Introductions5:56–book intro! 8:10–let’s talk about structure 14:20–mental illness and Igbo culture 27:58–gender, trans was, and autobiography33:07–self harm and sacrifice 35:15–The personalities and trauma 53:00–The Ada?55:22–ratings!1:08:39–feedback, finally!1:15:24–what’s on the blog? What’s up next?https://www.thecut.com/2018/01/writer-and-artist-akwaeke-emezi-gender-transition-and-ogbanjehttps://electricliterature.com/how-to-move-between-realities/http://i-d.vice.com/en_us/article/d3bjyz/akwaeke-emezi-freshwater-adama-jallohhttps://whilereadingandwalking.com

Michelle and Kelsey are back for their first review episode of season 2! Michelle reviews her favorite wear-everyday rings and the book American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson. Kelsey chats about a show she recently (accidentally) binge-watched called What We Do in the Shadows.  Grab a drink and tune in to this week's episode to find out.... is Kelsey cheating on us?!

Sarah and Ellison jump into the topic of identifying as a runner—and how wearing that mantle affects your health and lifestyle choices. The duo talks with a researcher plus two real-life mother runners, addressing issues like: -ways to get comfortable calling yourself a runner; -why ID’ing as a runner helps make exercise a stick-with-it habit; -how a health scare made one BAMR jump on the exercise bandwagon; -the ways being a single parent stripped one woman of her athletic identity; -how one mother runner is trying to get over her “imposter syndrome.” Books recommended in the intro conversation are Less by Andrew Sean Greer; American Spy: A Novel by Lauren Wilkinson; Haunting Paris by Mamta Chaudhry; and How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi. The runner-ID conversation begins at 16:25. Discover the immersive total-body training you can get from Peloton Tread. To get $100 off accessories with purchase of a Tread, go to onepeloton.com and use code amr Thanks, Cove. For a limited time, get your doctor consultation and first month of treatment for just $30, with no medical insurance required, at withcove.com/amr Get started today at StitchFix.com/KIDS/AMR to try Stitch Fix with no styling fee and get an extra 25% off when you keep everything in your box!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Samantha Allen recommends Ursula K. Le Guin and Lauren Wilkinson recommends Nicholas Mancusi. This episode is sponsored by Stage Dreams by Melanie Gillman and Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika and Maritza Moulite. You can subscribe to Recommended in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or in your podcast player of choice. The show can also be found on Stitcher. A transcript of this episode is available here. BOOKS DISCUSSED: Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States by Samantha Allen Love & Estrogen by Samantha Allen The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson A Philosophy of Ruin by Nicholas Mancusi

Lauren Wilkinson (“American Spy”) joins Ariana to explore the art of the con and get some guidance on how to handle being bi-coastal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Martine Powers talks with N.K. Jemisin, Jasmine Guillory and Lauren Wilkinson about challenging narrow perceptions of race in literary genres. And Marian Liu on the segregation of American music awards.

It's time for our July Book Club and today we are discussing American Spy. We are so honored that the author, Lauren Wilkinson, is joining us remotely! We talk about the book, her writing process (she rewrote it SIX times!), how the book began (a grad school assignment about a suburban family) and why she chose to leave the book open-ended. We also talk about more difficult social topics and how that inspired the book. This interview was so interesting. Also in this episode, Grace is feeling like a celebrity (she went on a yoga retreat with a personal chef and she just got verified on Instagram) and Becca admits that she still thinks about the game Bloody Mary every time she goes to the bathroom at night. Follow Lauren at @thrillkinson on Instagram and Twitter… and of course, buy her book! Sponsor: Night Pillow: For 20% off your Night Pillow, go to Discovernight.com and enter code BOP20 at checkout.  Books Mentioned American Spy Philosophy of Ruin Devotion Beijing Payback The Quiet American Rogue Male Three Women Lock Every Door With the Fire on High Tell Me Everything The Wedding Party My Friend Anna Whisper Network   Can't get enough Bad On Paper? Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast  

Hey, readers! We embrace our inner conspiracy theorists with our latest read, American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson. It's got everything you'd expect from a spy novel: Cold War politics, assassination attempts, missing sisters and a white dude named Ross. Listen in as we discuss this unexpected piece of African history fanfic. We also talk about Family Matters, Jaleel White's supposedly shady past and that scene from In the Heat of the Night where Sidney Poitier slapped a racist white dude. (It's Mollie's mom's favorite scene for good reason.) As always, join us for our next BCL Chat and let us know who your favorite indie author is. Take part in the discussion by tweeting us at @blackchicklit. Thanks for listening and be sure to rate, review and subscribe to us on iTunes. As always, thank you to Suite45 for our theme song, Jones’n.

Author Lauren Wilkinson chats with Daniel Ford about her debut novel American Spy.  To learn more about Lauren Wilkinson, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Read our review of American Spy in April’s “Books That Should Be On Your Radar.” Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, OneRoom, Deliberate Freelancer, Daniel Ford's Black Coffee. 

Lauren Wilkinson shows up in the Damn Library to talk about her novel American Spy, and everyone gets into the ways in which this is like a spy novel, and it isn't, and the portrayal of real life people, and how to grapple with your fears by putting them in a book. Plus, we get into the melodramatic, surprisingly-still-timely Passing, Nella Larsen's novel about being undercover in a different way, first published in 1929. We get into its ambiguous ending (it came out in 1929, so spoilers, deal with it), and speculate. Intrigue! contribute! https://patreon.com/smdb for drink recipes, book lists, and more, visit: somanydamnbooks.com music: Hotel Hiouchi Twitter/Insta/Facebook: @HotelHiouchi Soundcloud: Hotel Hiouchi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the fifth episode of Thrill is Gone: A podcast about thrillers. In this episode, I dig into American Spy, a novel by Lauren Wilkinson. If you like the podcast, check out the website: www.thrillisgonepodcast.com Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/keenanwords Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keenanshots/

Lauren Wilkinson joins Stephen to discuss her debut novel 'American Spy'. It’s 1986, the heart of the Cold War, and Marie Mitchell is an intelligence officer with the FBI. She's brilliant, but she's also a young black woman working in an old boys' club. Her career has stalled out, she’s overlooked for every high-profile squad, and her days are filled with monotonous paperwork. So when she’s given the opportunity to join a shadowy task force aimed at undermining Thomas Sankara, the charismatic revolutionary president of Burkina Faso whose Communist ideology has made him a target for American intervention, she says yes. 'American Spy' has won starred and rave reviews in every publication from Kirkus to Time. Publisher’s Weekly writes, "[This] unflinching, incendiary debut combines the espionage novels of John le Carré with the racial complexity of Ralph Ellison’s 'Invisible Man.'"

I love getting meta on the show. Lauren Wilkinson was so much fun to talk to, not only because American Spy is such a satisfying read, but also because she was more than willing to dive into deep topics like figuring out what it means to tell the truth when writing fiction. I adore talking about craft on this show, but sometimes even more than craft it's important to go further into what it means to be a writer, what we're striving to achieve by writing books, and how we know when we've gotten it right. After trudging through six (SIX!) drafts of American Spy to reach the book that has just been released, Lauren has tons of experience in this area. I know you'll love hearing from her as much as I did. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's book club time. This month we read American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson and this book goes better than the others. Melissa has a beef of the week (it involves lies on the internet; gasp), we take on the healthcare system and solve the entire thing, we chat about language around disabilities, and suggest some high-brow and low-brow binge worthy television.  Help spread the word about our podcast. If you like what you hear don’t forget to share this episode. Share a screenshot on Instagram or Facebook and tag us. It makes our day and we’ll love you forever. Follow us on Instagram @PlatonicLifematesVisit the Facebook Page or join our Facebook GroupSend us an email at Platoniclifemate@gmail.comVisit our website platoniclifemates.com for more information about the podcast or things mentioned on today's episode. Music: Yes She Can  by Tiny Music