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Shhhhhhh.....Unauthorized International Spy Museum Store Book Club

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Morning reading. Glad I was able to snah a copy at BEA.

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[bookphile]

Fake ID by Lamar Giles

Fake ID by Lamar Giles

★★★★☆

Brief Summary: Nick just moved to a new town with his family, again. But his name isn’t Nick and he can’t tell you who he is because his family is in the Witness Protection program. But staying under the radar isn’t an option when the only friend Nick makes is murdered just as he was about to tell Nick about a conspiracy that he uncovered.

This was a fantastic murder mystery. It’s a fast, light read  that kept my attention and had me flipping pages. I did not see the end coming and so the revelation of the mystery practically had me gasp. Nick was a fantastic protagonist. I really liked all the characters and the fact that the main cast was all POC was super. Highly recommend this to anyone looking for a diverse, fun read.

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Join Jason Matthews, the author of the New York Times bestseller Red Sparrow, for the launch of his riveting new spy novel PALACE OF TREASON. Matthews, an insider’s insider, draws on his experience as a retired CIA officer used to operating in denied areas to create enthralling and realistic spy fiction.  

In the action-packed PALACE OF TREASON, Captain Dominika Egorova of the Russian Intelligence Service (SVR) has returned from the West to Moscow. She despises the men she serves, the oligarchs, and crooks, and thugs of Putin's Russia. What no one knows is that Dominika is working for the CIA as Washington's most sensitive penetration of SVR and the Kremlin. Matthews will discuss his inspiration for the high stakes situations that Dominka is confronted with—from a chilling midnight conversation with President Putin to an Iranian assassination attempt—and how he weaves current events and his own background operating clandestinely, into heart-pounding fast paced stories.

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Parade of Trabants at the Spy Museum. Free on Saturday November 8th. Win a ride in a Trabant, try your hand at graffiti, and more!

[politicsprose]

WE JUST SURPASSED 3,000 FOLLOWERS

Thank you for following. Here’s a cowboy manatee.

[penguinteen]

Today is the final day of voting for the Goodreads Choice Awards! We’re quite proud of our 2012 nominees, so if we might be so bold, we’d like to give a shout-out to (and encourage you to vote for) the following books and authors:

Best Graphic Novels & Comics:

Frostbite (the Graphic Novel) by Richelle Mead

Chopsticks by Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral

Best Goodreads Author: 

Richelle Mead

Best YA Fiction:

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick

Best YA Fantasy/Science Fiction:

The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead

Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore

Best Picture Book:

One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo and David Small

[finishingschoolbooks]

Gather your poison, steel tipped quill, and the rest of your finishing school supplies and prepare to return to Mademoiselle Geraldine’s. Waistcoats & Weaponry, the third rousing installment of gailcarriger's New York Times bestselling Finishing School Series, is on the way!

Classes resume November 4, 2014.

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Come meet Gail in person at the International Spy Museum!

November 9th at 12pm. FREE! Learn how to curtsy properly, complete a scavenger hunt, and come dressed in your best Steampunk wares.

Gail be available for book-signing.

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For your third chance to win an ARC of All Fall Down head over to Ally’s Instagram Page “theallycarter”.

Contest Rules: To be entered into the contest you must  do 3 things on Instagram: Post a picture of the All Fall Down book cover, tag @theallycarter, #AllFallDown #EmbassyRow, and comment on Ally’s post regarding the contest.

Winner will be picked randomly in 48hours!

To read the first two chapters of All Fall Down go here:

http://2ctnh02odd9g1auo8nyhgoyo.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/carter-excerpt_allfalldown.pdf

[georgy-konstantinovich-zhukov]

The supposed World War I spy, Mata Hari.

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So many choices, so little time. What to read next?

[breatheinside]

Valerie Plame: Edward Snowden Deserves Thanks, 'Will Be Abused,' Clapper Should Resign (VIDEO)

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Former CIA agent Valerie Plame said Wednesday that she views NSA leaker Edward Snowden as neither a hero nor a traitor, but that Americans should be grateful that he brought the conversation about liberty and security to the national forefront. “I don’t think [Snowden’s] a hero, I don’t condone what he did.

Come meet Valerie Plame in person at the Spy Museum. She will be here to talk about her new book Burned and will be available for book signing. All attendees will receive 30% off her new book.

Rendezvous Info

Thursday, October 23, 2014

6:30 pm

Tickets: $10

Members of the Inner Circle: $8

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We are pleased to announced our winner of the Harry Potter & the Art of Spying Trivia Contest:

Congratulations Angela Lenzini. You've just won $25 Spy Bucks! Please contact customer service at [email protected] to redeem your gift.

[nprfreshair]

New York Times National Security Correspondent David Sanger sees cyber-espionage as a whole new “field of conflict” on the global stage — and that the U.S. isn’t having an open discussion about it:

"The Obama administration has pressed more leak investigations, conducted more leak investigations, launched formal inquiries, or in some cases, criminal cases, than all previous [administrations] combined. And these investigations all have a chilling effect on later stories that you do even if the later stories are on completely different subjects.

I think there’s a lot more concern inside the U.S. government right now about being found to be talking to reporters, even if you’re talking about something that is unclassified. … It’s understandably difficult to get American officials to talk about their plans for potential cyberattacks of cyberdefenses. I understand that, but it’s also very difficult to get officials to talk about our policy about using these cyberweapons as a tool of American power. And that’s what worries me, because in a healthy democracy, I think the American citizens have to be at least informed of — and maybe participate in the debate about — how we want to use these weapons since we are vulnerable to them ourselves.”

[mendenlama]

WWI German master spy with equipment

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Our favorite spy.

[penguinteen]

A reader never forgets the moment they fall in love with a classic, and the best part about books is that there are always wonderful new stories to uncover. We’ve matched your favorite classics up with contemporary novels that share similar themes to help you find your new favorite book!

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Reading Secret Sky next!

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Tomorrow at the Spy Museum. Meet the authors, have your book signed, and participate in various Potter activities! 1-4pm FREE!