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American Spy

Arts Jul 01

Author Lauren Wilkinson answers your questions about ‘American Spy’

By Jeffrey Brown, Courtney Vinopal

For her spy novel, Lauren Wilkinson knew she needed an exciting first chapter

Our June 2020 pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is Lauren Wilkinson's "American Spy."…

By Courtney Vinopal

Why the author of ‘American Spy’ recommends this 1920s novel about a secret identity

Our June 2020 pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is Lauren Wilkinson's "American Spy."…

By Courtney Vinopal

Discussion questions for ‘American Spy’

Our June 2020 pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is Lauren Wilkinson's "American Spy."…

By Courtney Vinopal

‘American Spy’ is our June book club pick

Our June book club pick is a thrilling story about an intelligence officer who navigates love, family and duty in the years leading up to the end of the Cold War.

By Courtney Vinopal

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