What are you reading: Summer of Spies

2:59 pm 13 July 2018

Reblogged from BookLikes:

I cannot imagine my Summer time without good mysteries and fast paced thrillers. And now I have to add spies. All because of BookLikes bloggers' trend in summer reading. It's called Summer of Spies. Hop on board, we'll give you a tip how to find a good old spy story!

How to find summer spies books?

1. TAGS

Use the book search as a tag search. Type in Summer or Spies or Spies and click TAGS. Voila. A library of summer of spies at your fingertips! Click the covers and +Shelf the spy books you need to read this summer.

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2. READING LISTS

Go to Reading Lists sections (main menu -> apps -> reading lists) and use the search box on the right: type in spies and you'll see the lists tagged as spies or having books with spies in a title.

If you love mysteries, make sure to check these summer spies reading lists:

2018 Summer of Spies, created by Wanda's Book Reviews

... and more

Women of Intelligence, created by Themis-Athena's Garden of Books

In tune with the 2018 BookLikes "Summer of Spies" and my "Women Writers" project, a few books on spies and spying written by women ... and a few books on woman spies written by men.

The Moneypenny Diaries: Guardian Angel - Kate Westbrook

Open Secret: The Autobiography of the Former Director-General of MI5 - Stella Rimington

... and more

Summer with a Side of Spies, created by BrokenTune

Inspired by Wanda's original list of Summer of Spies and Moonlight Reader's equally inspiring authorised copy of Wanda's list, I'm also tempted to read some spy fiction - but only on the side. I have no illusions of finishing all of the titles on this list but wanted to have a pool of titles that I know I already own or can get from the library.

James Bond and Philosophy: Questions Are Forever - James B. South, James B. South

The Desert and the Sown: The Syrian Adventures of the Female Lawrence of Arabia - Gertrude Bell

The Quest for C: Sir Mansfield Cumming and the Founding of the British Secret Service - Alan Judd

... and more

Summer of Spies, created by The Quilty Reader

A somewhat narrower list of spy fic for my Memorial Day to Labor Day festival of espionage in 2018. For series books, I've just included the first book. I've also just included one book per author, although I made read additional books if I enjoy the representative selection.

Our Man in Havana - Graham Greene, Christopher Hitchens

... and more

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