We are saddened to hear of the passing of Tom Stoppard, a dear friend of le Carré. They corresponded frequently, from congratulations for Shakespeare in Love to feedback for A Legacy of Spies. At his 87th birthday in 2019, David said that he thought of Tom as the external reader to whom he wrote.

'This is a great comic—and more than that, this is the essence of what a great spy story should be.' Fanbase Press reviews The Circus: Losing Control issue #1 fanbasepress.com/press/review...

Out today! A modern day Circus brought to life in fascinating detail. The Circus - Losing Control issue 1, the new @darkhorse.com written by Matt Kindt, illustrated by Ibrahim Moustafa, colored by Brad Simpson, and lettered by Simon Bowland.

Season two is coming... #TheNightManager www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

The first line of this month's book... do you know which Smiley it is? #JohnleCarré

Released today – Smiley's People by John le Carré in audiobook, unabridged and narrated by Simon Russell Beale for the first time: www.audible.co.uk/pd/Smileys-P...

"In Karla's Choice, Nick Harkaway has done the impossible and made it look easy. He's written a new George Smiley novel that reads like a long lost le Carré classic." Joe Hill, NYT bestselling author of The Fireman US Readers - Karla's Choice by Nick Harkaway is now available in paperback.

It's Bookshop Day tomorrow in the UK #BookshopDay

If you haven't been to @bodleian.ox.ac.uk #Tradecraft exhibition yet it is well worth a visit. Splendid to behold! Thanks to Richard Ovenden, co-curators - Federico Varese and Jessica Douthwaite and Mick Herron.

'For le Carré, research was everything; his fictional scenarios, he believed, needed to take place against entirely believable backdrops, if he was going to convincingly grapple with real-life conflicts and issues.' www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...

Publishing next week Schott's Significa offers an indispensable field guide into the secret languages that surround us. Of particular note, the glossary of the dark arts of tradecraft, and le Carré's influence on the fictional and real world is well worth a read: www.waterstones.com/book/schott-...

The Bodleian Libraries’ new exhibition #Tradecraft which draws upon the vast archive of John le Carré is now open to the public. And do make sure to pause at the gift shop to see if you can spot the new John le Carré merchandise... visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/lecarre

In the Guardian, Nick Harkaway shared the books of his life from Lord of the Rings to The Hound of the Baskervilles with a special mention to A Murder of Quality by John le Carré. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...

@nickharkaway.com joins Georgina Godwin to discuss life with John le Carré and carrying on his legacy in Karla's Choice. Listen now: monocle.com/radio/shows/...

"Survival... is an infinite capacity for suspicion." Do you know which book we're looking at this month?

We are delighted to announce that we have been working with @darkhorse.com to produce a trilogy of comic books set in John le Carré’s Circus: London, present day. The story features the Mothers - the assistants to the various disciplines in the Circus: in this case, Maggie, ‘Mother’ to Control.

'Le Carré wrote 26 novels before he died, in 2020. He traveled to research many of them' This piece in the @theatlantic.com sees Honor Jones ‘Chasing le Carré in Corfu’, specifically The Perfect Spy.

“Le Carre’s researcher’s spirit, commitment to understanding real-world problems, meticulous attention to detail and working relationships are uncovered in an engaging and colourful review of his life and career.” Read more about the Tradecraft exhibit in the Oxford Mail.

Take a break and listen to actor David Harewood read from A Small Town in Germany. www.theguardian.com/books/video/...

Could be a fun word game...

'I can testify to the accuracy of John le Carré’s research...' William Wallace Liberal Democrat, House of Lords www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

The @bodleianlibraries at the University of Oxford have announced an exhibition starting in October, titled John le Carré: Tradecraft, drawing on thousands of papers in his vast private archive, which it holds. www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/cele...

Are you signed up to the John le Carré monthly newsletter? Sign up now: bit.ly/JLCSignUp

The Sunday Times recommends 10 audiobooks for your summer holidays. 'Audiobooks offer backlisted books a chance to shine anew. And when one is matched with a dream partner as narrator — Simon Russell Beale as John le Carré’s George Smiley — you are reminded why you fell so hard in the first place.'

Celebrating its 60th birthday, The Looking Glass War is a gripping novel of double-crosses, audacious bluffs and the ever-present threat of nuclear war. Over the years it has been published with many different faces, which is your favourite cover and which do you own?

Nick Harkaway, joins Simon Mayo and Matt Williams for a chat about his new Circus novel – Karla's Choice. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...

On this day: 11th June 2001 – Please take comfort from this: I had an amazing life, against the odds. I turned from a bad man to a much better one. John le Carré Letter to his sons, to be opened after his death news.lettersofnote.com/p/how-do-we-...

This month's book is celebrating its 60th anniversary. Do you know which book it is? #JohnleCarré #FirstLine

'Karla’s Choice breathes new life into the murky world of the Circus. If you haven’t read any Smiley books, then this wouldn’t be a bad place to start' – The Sunday Times Karla's Choice is out today in paperback. Perfect bank holiday reading: linktr.ee/realjohnleca...

“He was an optimist, he believed in people and that we could build a better world” Nick Harkaway spoke to the The Guardian about John le Carré as it’s announced that The Spy Who Came in from the Cold opens in the West End this November. www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/m...

“All men are born free: just not for long.” #JohnleCarré #AMurderofQuality #GeorgeSmiley #quoteoftheday

Once again, @realjohnlecarre.bsky.social makes a visit to the @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social board. I'm telling y'all, someone over there is a big, BIG fan. ❤️

This month we're taking a closer look at the second George Smiley book – A Murder of Quality. Have you read it? Do you own this edition? #JohnLeCarré

The similarities are remarkable...

Signal-gate invitee finds it's not easy being green.

Which is your favourite cover of Agent Running in the Field?

What are the elements that make a good spy thriller?

Time for some Friday trivia. Do you know which adaptation of John le Carré's novels the author first appeared in? Bonus points if you know the year... #JohnleCarre #JohnleCarré #FridayTrivia

'Our meeting was not contrived. Not by me, not by Ed, not by any of the hidden hands supposedly pulling at his strings.' So begins the book we're taking a look at this month – Agent Running in the Field by John le Carré. Have you read it? #AgentRunningintheField #JohnleCarré

Where do you start reading the John le Carré novels? Do you read them in the order they were published? Or the ones you've heard of? There is no wrong answer. Penguin Books has a reading list that recommends where you start (bit.ly/3XmvT9t) How do you choose where to start? #JohnleCarré

Preorder Karla's Choice by @harkaway.bsky.social in paperback from @waterstones.bsky.social and this weekend only receive 25% off the RRP. Simply enter PREORDER25 at checkout. Only available online: bit.ly/PBKarlasChoice

Film posters are as iconic as book covers. Which is your favourite from The Deadly Affair? Released by Columbia Pictures in 1967, produced and directed by #SidneyLumet with music by #quincyjones

From the archive: John le Carré, 1961. Taken the year Call for the Dead was first published. #CallfortheDead #GeorgeSmiley #JohnleCarré

'A desk is a dangerous place from which to watch the world.' #TheHonourableSchoolboy #JohnleCarré

On #Jeopardy! this week... do you know the answer?

Thrilled to announce that The Little Drummer Girl by John le Carré and read by Adjoa Andoh is a finalist in the thriller and suspense category for the #Audies2025. Congratulations to the team at Dreamscape Media, Adjoa Andoh and all the finalists! bit.ly/4hqAjUs

The simple but striking colors in Matt Taylor's covers for the @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social paperbacks of the @realjohnlecarre.bsky.social books make them perfect for digital puzzling. Tinker Tailor is my favorite of the bunch, though A Perfect Spy is a very close second. ♥️

From the archive: John le Carré with his sons Simon and Stephen Cornwell. Taken from an article in the Daily Express, published in June 1965.

I think 'The Honourable Schoolboy' is probably my favourite LeCarre novel, certainly of the Smiley books. Wonderful book. A masterpiece.

We have been thinking about some of the research that John le Carré undertook for The Honourable Schoolboy. Have you ever been to Hong Kong or China? Or perhaps Vietnam, Laos or Cambodia?