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The Taper Man: What we know about John le Carré's son's latest thriller

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The Independent UK · Nov 9

John le Carré's son brings back George Smiley in new Cold War thriller

Fictional spymaster George Smiley is back in ‘The Taper Man’ a new thriller set in the world of John le Carré and written by his son, Nick Harkaway

The Independent UK · Nov 7

The rise of the literary nepo baby? The children of famous novelists on following in their parents’ footsteps

From Naomi Ishiguro to Jess Atwood Gibson, more children of high profile writers are becoming authors themselves. Parents and their literary offspring discuss the pressures of measuring up

The Guardian - UK · May 9

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Nick Harkaway: ‘I loathed Charles Dickens – it nearly turned me off reading for ever’

The author on his secret theories about Tolkien, the most perfect and terrifying Moomin book, and how his father, John le Carré, inspired him

The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2025

New George Smiley novel will not be glamorous like Bond, says Nick Harkaway

The author’s father, John le Carre, wrote the original book series, which included Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Night Manager.

The Independent UK · May 28, 2025

Ukraine war has reignited ‘cold war strategies’, says John le Carré’s son

Nick Harkaway sees parallels with postwar period as The Spy Who Came in from the Cold comes to the West End

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2025

Karla’s Choice by Nick Harkaway audiobook review – a new Smiley from le Carré’s son

Perfectly emulating the tone of his father’s spy novels, this cold war tale also benefits from Simon Russell Beale’s impeccable reading

The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2025

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The best science fiction, fantasy and horror – reviews roundup

Sleeper Beach by Nick Harkaway; Some Body Like Me by Lucy Lapinska; City of All Seasons by Oliver K Langmead & Aliya Whiteley; Rose/House by Arkady Martine; The Cat Bride by Charlotte Tierney

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2025

Star Catherine Zeta-Jones ‘thrilled’ as Prime Video announces Kill Jackie series

The series will begin production in March.

Evening Standard · Feb 14, 2025

John le Carré’s archive saves his children a £1.5m tax bill as family expands his world on screen and page

The master of spy fiction’s archive officially classed as cultural heritage

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2025

The best crime and thrillers of 2024

A choice of whodunnits, a return for le Carré’s Smiley, and dark, disturbing encounters in the woods

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2024

How dead authors’ characters became the hottest property in publishing

THE READING LIST: Author Nick Harkaway has revitalised his father John le Carré’s most famous character in a new novel – can he make it work? Katie Rosseinsky explores how literary legacies became big business in publishing

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2024

Nick Harkaway steps into his father John le Carré's footsteps with spy thriller 'Karla's Choice'

Fictional spymaster George Smiley is back

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2024

Karla’s Choice by Nick Harkaway review – this continuation of le Carré is a treat

A new story about cold war spymaster George Smiley written by John le Carré’s son expertly evokes the atmosphere of the originals

The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2024

Karla’s Choice: A John le Carré Novel by Nick Harkaway review – the Circus is back in town

John le Carré’s son does him proud in an excellent spy thriller about a Soviet agent that faithfully bridges two of his father’s classic tales

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2024

‘There was eye-watering fear’: John le Carré’s son on writing a new George Smiley novel

Nick Harkaway was a successful novelist in his own right when his brothers asked him to continue their late father’s spy series. Could he pull it off? Plus an exclusive extract from his novel, Karla’s Choice

The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2024

Gary Oldman blocked from reprising Tinker Tailor role by John le Carré’s sons: ‘The damnedest thing’

Goldman led the 2011 film adaptation of le Carré’s novel as a veteran agent tasked with uncovering the identity of a Soviet spy in the British secret service

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2024

The star who was left out in the cold: will Gary Oldman ever play Smiley again?

Oldman got an Oscar nomination for his turn as John le Carré’s rumpled spymaster. So what’s stopping a repeat performance?

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The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2023

John le Carré’s son to write new George Smiley novel

Nicholas Cornwell will return his father’s best-loved spy to the page in a new novel set between The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

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