https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199793672-book-and-dagger
Events coming soon!
#May 2025: Book and Dagger
zinc zinc
sour needle
https://discord.gg/bellingcat?event=1362521141284962445
I wamt to be part of this book club chat, but I cannot at that time (I'm in Australia)
Can I just add my 2 cents worth here?
What topics were younplanning on bringing up?
zinc zinc
I wamt to be part of this book club chat, but I cannot at that time (I'm in Aust...
We totally encourage people participating in this forum post! Anything that strikes your fancy in the first half is open to discuss. I have had a lot of RL commitments so I'm gonna be cramming the first half shortly
sour needle
Okay.
In that vein, I'll start the ball rolling.
This book does a lovely job at showing the perpetual multi-faceted nature of things happening in real time. The small sections in each chapter read like a discovery of threads which pull together to weave the tapestry of the story. The undercurrent if 'librarians in intelligence' is always present, but with many examples.
The through story is useful, too, of Curtis.
I'm findinv myself highlighting all the tidbits of tradecraft, however. That has become eyeopening. Scattered tradecraft in a historical story of the beginnings of security agencies.
zinc zinc
Okay.
In that vein, I'll start the ball rolling.
This book does a lovely job at ...
I'll be keeping an eye out for that! I started reading last night and appreciated that this reads like a novel. However, that also makes me suspicious 
sour needle
Yes. Novel like. Slowly growing a story through experiences. Almost like the main character is the organisation itself as it grows.
dusty root
https://discord.gg/bellingcat?event=1362521141284962445
I live for a good book club, so thank you so much for hosting this!
Just picked up a copy at my library
