The Spy Thriller Enters The Trump Era

Angela Lashbrook
7 min readFeb 15, 2022

Anna Pitoniak plumbs recent history for her latest novel, “Our American Friend”

In Over Coffee, writer, reader, and haphazard reviewer Angela Lashbrook chats with authors about their recent books, and quizzes them on their hot breakfast takes.

How does a person become a spy?

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Angela Lashbrook

I’m a columnist for OneZero, where I write about the intersection of health & tech. Also seen at Elemental, The Atlantic, VICE, and Vox. Brooklyn, NY.