I.S. Berry | THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW
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Spy novelist. Former spy. THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW out now from @simonschuster/@atriabooks. A New Yorker & NPR Best Book of the Year. Edgar Award winner.
Northern Virginia
Joined February 2023
THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW is out now in paperback. Joseph Weisberg, creator of The Americans, calls it "the most realistic espionage story I've read." Hope you will check it out. @AtriaMysteryBus @ITWDebutAuthors @AtriaBooks @simonschuster #thepeacockandthesparrow
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Exciting news this week. The Cauldron is the essential story of how the Middle East of 1900 became the Middle East of today - and tomorrow. The indispensible guide to the centre of the world from Morocco to Iran, Turkey to Sudan, Iraq to Yemen 1900 to now. THE CAULDRON,
This is the essential story of how the Middle East of 1900 became the Middle East of today - and tomorrow. THE CAULDRON, coming August 2026 from No.1 bestselling historian @simonmontefiore Published by @wnbooks and available to pre-order now https://t.co/s0jjcxGZKs
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I confess: there's something magical about seeing your own book in the stacks of a used bookstore. THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW spotted at the wonderful @SSBDupont. Made my day. @DupontCircleBID @AtriaMysteryBus #dupontcircle #spy #spynovel
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Thanks, Ilana, Steve and Terry are great fun. Looking forward to hearing you on the Hobcast tomorrow. @HobeckBooks
Loved listening to @David_Jarvis_ talk his latest spy novel, THE GREEN FEATHERS, & espionage in fiction (& thanks for the shout-out, David!).
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Loved listening to @David_Jarvis_ talk his latest spy novel, THE GREEN FEATHERS, & espionage in fiction (& thanks for the shout-out, David!).
Clip of our 5th podcast with David Jarvis - creator of the brilliant Mike Kingdom thriller series @David_Jarvis_
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@isberryauthor Full podcast is here 👇 https://t.co/EPNhMgyxMT
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Clip of our 5th podcast with David Jarvis - creator of the brilliant Mike Kingdom thriller series @David_Jarvis_
@SteveFM
@isberryauthor Full podcast is here 👇 https://t.co/EPNhMgyxMT
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So much fun attending a live taping of @TheTeamHousePod, where Marine vet Ivan Ingraham chatted MARSOC, writing, serial killers in Alaska, & everything in btwn. Check out his novel ONCE WE PLEDGED FOREVER, & watch his candid convo w/ @JackMurphyRGR 👇 https://t.co/58tJSdVX3m
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Such a great night in NYC celebrating the launch of Josh Bates' BAGHDAD SHUFFLE, which is gritty, raw, and sharp...think James Ellroy meets Three Kings. Josh chatted about the Marines, Baghdad, and writing to a packed house. Can't wait to read his next. #baghdadshuffle
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Absolutely can't wait to read this from one of the most knowledgeable historians on the Middle East, acclaimed author @simonmontefiore. Comes out August 2026.
Exciting news. I ve been quietly finishing this. Here is the cover. Press release: W&N & Knopf sign Simon Sebag Montefiore on Middle East The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East ‘spellbinding book and an essential guide to the region 1900-2025 from Morocco to
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No cast, no brace...broken wrist now 80% healed & I'm able to do almost anything except lift an elephant or swing on a vine one-handed...or actually carry anything too heavy. Glad to be able to type again w/ ease. @BellevueHosp is the best. #spyonskates @AtriaMysteryBus
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Get your signed copy of THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW at the gorgeous @BNBuzz #Eastchester, #NY. p.s. Bonus that I spotted the super friendly @hodakotb there. #spy #spynovel @AtriaMysteryBus
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@jheilesonRD @murderbooks @mccloskeybooks You might also enjoy @isberryauthor 's The Peacock and the Sparrow. It blew me away.
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No cast, no brace...broken wrist now 80% healed & I'm able to do almost anything except lift an elephant or swing on a vine one-handed...or actually carry anything too heavy. Glad to be able to type again w/ ease. @BellevueHosp is the best. #spyonskates @AtriaMysteryBus
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Happy pub day to @MerleNygate, one of my fave people & spy novelists (& proud to be in the small sisterhood of female spy novelists w/ Merle). Run out & read THE PROTOCOLS OF SPYING! @ShakespeareLisa @bedsqpublishers @noexitpress
Happy Publication Day to @MerleNygate - her new spy novel is out today @bedsqpublishers! With praise already from @isberryauthor, Charles Beaumont @Cb20226, @spybrary, @ShippersUnbound, @Spymasterspod, @MattNixson Express, @thetimes, @NJCooper_crime @Lit_Review, & more to come!
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Happy Publication Day to @MerleNygate - her new spy novel is out today @bedsqpublishers! With praise already from @isberryauthor, Charles Beaumont @Cb20226, @spybrary, @ShippersUnbound, @Spymasterspod, @MattNixson Express, @thetimes, @NJCooper_crime @Lit_Review, & more to come!
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They say to never meet your heroes but in book world I’ve not found that to be true AT ALL. @isberryauthor is a real one y’all. (If youse haven’t read The Peacock and The Sparrow yet, what are you even doing???)
Loved hearing @jdbaker11058's thoughtful & heartfelt discussion of his debut novel, THE GUILTY SLEEP, & his experiences in Afghanistan. The gorgeous Middleburg Books was a perfect venue, & former @CIA Director Michael Morell was a terrific interlocutor. Can't wait to read.
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Loved hearing @jdbaker11058's thoughtful & heartfelt discussion of his debut novel, THE GUILTY SLEEP, & his experiences in Afghanistan. The gorgeous Middleburg Books was a perfect venue, & former @CIA Director Michael Morell was a terrific interlocutor. Can't wait to read.
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Wise words from @simonmontefiore on this tragedy. Thinking of my British friends.
A few thoughts the morning after the fast. I awake like many Jews all over the world with a strangely sorry feeling. Why is this Day of Atonement not like others? Then I remember. This, Yom Kippur, is not one that the Jews of Britain will ever forget. As we were fasting
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Happy pub day to one of the best spy novelists working today (& a generally great guy), @mccloskeybooks!
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Thank you, @REdward1967! Delighted you enjoyed Peacock! @AtriaMysteryBus #spy #spynovel #thepeacockandthesparrow
Lovely evening with @isberryauthor terrific novel and the Cincinnati Reds on the radio in the background
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