Listen to blowback by valerie plame, sarah lovett at. Valerie plame, author and former cia operations officer, speaks at the 2014 winter television critics association tour langham hotel in pasadena, california. We had an opportunity to sit down with the films reallife subjects, formercia agent valerie plame wilson and formerambassador joseph. Valerie plame, author of blowback in blowback, plame channels her expertise in nuclear counterproliferation into a realistic portrait of a female covert agent. Blowback by valerie plame and sarah lovett the big thrill. Blowback book calgary public library bibliocommons. Sep 29, 2003 novak, a nationally syndicated columnist who writes for the chicago suntimes and cohost of cnn s crossfire, said he learned of valerie plames identity as he was preparing a column to be. My life as a spy, my betrayal by the white house became a movie, with naomi watts playing plame. She is known for her work on fair game 2010, covert affairs 2010 and fearless 2017. Valerie plame, whose cover as a cia agent was famously blown during the bush administration a story she recounted in her bestselling 2007 memoir, fair game, has now written a thriller called blowback cowritten with sarah lovett, blue rider press, starring fictional cia spy vanessa pierson. Valerie plame wilson to write series of spy novels the new. This feels very clandestine, sitting in the lobby of a lavish downtown denver hotel, waiting to interview valerie plame about her new spy novel, blowback. The costs and consequences of american empire, a 2000 nonfiction book by chalmers johnson. Excia agent valerie plame, author of the memoir fair game.
Sarah lovetts five suspense novels featuring forensic psychologist dr. Covert cia ops officer vanessa pierson is finally close to capturing the worlds most dangerous international nuclear arms. Once fair game plame delivers blowback valerie plame wilson. But this story is so bad i cant believe its from the same person. Valerie plames new, antisemitic game new york post. I did want to make it more realistic, i mean, i was a spy. Valerie plame lived most of her professional life undercover, working for the central intelligence agency in nuclear counterproliferation. Former cia officer valerie plame and sarah lovett, authors of the tense spy thriller. Valerie plame, whose cover as a cia agent was famously blown during the bush administration a story she recounted in her bestselling 2007 memoir, fair game, has now written a. Covert cia ops officer vanessa pierson is finally close to capturing bhoot, the worlds most. It is also the first that i have read and i have the feeling you would be better off reading blowback prior to picking this one up. The other problem with valerie plames horrible antisemitic. Needless to say, plame s blowback was memorable for all the wrong reasons it simply was bland when compared to the memorable dishes i. She was previously married to joseph wilson and todd david sesler.
According to washington post columnist al kamen, it is highly critical of the overwrought lady spies that actresses like claire danes are forced to play in. Valerie plame gets annoyed when she sees female characters in books and film come across like girls as props. Blowback, a 2009 bestselling military action thriller novel by former indian army officer major mukul deva published by harpercollins. Her husband, joe wilson, was sent to niger by the c. Blowback npr coverage of blowback by valerie plame and sarah lovett. Former cia spy valerie plame recounts work, outing by vice.
In my book, i tried to write as honestly as i could about the personal and. Governor gavin newsom introducing an exhilarating new espionage thriller by former cia ops officer valerie plame and thriller writer sarah lovett. Blowback by valerie plame overdrive rakuten overdrive. Wilson, and valerie plame wilson, and the wife of former ambassador joseph c.
Former cia covert agent valerie plame wilson speaks at the saturday book and author luncheon at the book expo at the jacob javits center. Bhoot will be visiting a secret underground weapons. Oct 22, 2007 valerie plame wilson emerges as an ambitious, gungho professional, dedicated to her work yet colorful in ways no hollywood storyteller would dare to make up. Now that memoirs by the late bob novak, former vicepresident dick cheney, and former president george bush have all been published, we now know much more about the valerie plame case than we did. In her quest to capture bhoot, vanessa encounters professional difficulties, a dangerous sniper and indulges in a clandestine affair with another agent. Sep 08, 2006 former deputy secretary of state richard armitage acknowledged thursday that he was the source who first revealed the identity of cia officer valerie plame to syndicated columnist robert novak. Blowback by wilson, valerie plame author hardcover oct0120.
The book is being well received and was a lot of fun for plame. Sep 26, 20 the article, penned by robert novak and run under the unremarkable headline, mission to niger, identified valerie plamewife of exus ambassador joe wilsonas a cia operative on weapons of mass destruction. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. I liked valerie plame s autobiography of how she got screwed by the bush administration and the cia. Oct 06, 20 she signed a reported sevenfigure book deal, and her 2007 memoir, fair game. Of all the scribbled sentences that have converged to create the valerie plame affair, the most remarkable, in literary terms, may. Immediately after birth, it uses its already clawed and welldeveloped forelimbs to crawl up the mothers body and enter. But that shroud was shed in 2003, when cia operative valerie plame s cover was blown in a newspaper column. Its way more fun than what we went through with fair game, she told me, the first book, the movie, that was a catharses. The young kangaroo joey is born at a very immature stage, when it is only about 2 cm 1 inch long and weighs less than a gram 0. Oh, valerie plame if that really is your name i would just shout the same to the world dear valerie plame so they made a wreck of you but give me the rest of you and ill give the world but you were just some silly girl taking in the sights of your empires colony so i took. Blowback vanessa pierson series book 1 kindle edition. Leftist darling valerie plame wilson is a bit of an antisemite.
Wilson, iv, is a former united states cia operations officer. Now, santa fes most famous spy aims to offer a stronger, more real woman in her own spy series, which is centered around a 29yearold secret operative named vanessa pierson. Ive cased the hotel for the quietest spot for recording, and picked a nice corner where. Bush administration in 2003, has collaborated with seasoned suspense author sarah lovett the sarah strange series to write the first of a series of thrillers focusing on a female cia agent, vanessa pierson. Valerie plameas career in the cia included assignments in counterproliferation operations, ensuring that enemies of the united states could not threaten the country with weapons of mass destruction.
Valerie plame was outed as a covert agent by scooter libby who was convicted, had his sentence commuted by president bush and then pardoned by president trump. But that shroud was shed in 2003, when cia operative valerie plame s cover was blo. Valerie plame joins the cbs this morning cohosts to discuss her new book, blowback, which she says is intended to show a more realistic portrayal of spies in a landscape of paper doll. A movie about the valerie plame case the seattle times. Apr 07, 2015 former cia operative valerie plame took to social media to criticize former new york times reporter judith millers recent column that deflected her role in ginning up support for the iraq war. Why was valerie plame outed as a spy by richard armitage. Valerie plame wilson tweets story blaming jews for pushing. Also, the way the audio works, it is very hard to tell who is speaking and where they are.
Why was valerie plame outed as a spy by scooter libby. Blowback starts new franchise series by excia agent. By morgan lee and susan montoya bryanseptember 28, 2019. Valerie plame wilson audio books, best sellers, author bio. Sep 22, 2017 the other problem with valerie plames horrible antisemitic tweet.
Covert cia ops officer vanessa pierson is finally close to capturing bhoot, the worlds most dangerous international nuclear arms dealer. Vanessa pierson, an undercover cia agent in pursuit of terrorists. Burned by valerie plame and sarah lovett is the second book in the vanessa pierson cia series. That being said, i did enjoy this book a great deal. Valerie plame, joe wilson story fair game failed at the box. Valerie plame announces run for congress in new mexico. Former cia operative valerie plame on her new book, blowback. The presidents speakers series welcomes valerie plame wilson, author of fair game. Blowback, a 20 spy novel by former united states cia operations officer valerie plame. Browse valerie plame wilsons bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Plame who got her 15 minutes of fame when she was outed as a cia analyst after her husband opposed the second gulf war tweeted a link to an article on n titled americas jews. Robert novak explains why he published valerie plames name. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. I happened to read valerie plame s blowback between bloodmoney by david ignatius and back channel by stephen l.
Nothing but the truth is a fictionalization of the case of. How a top cia agent was betrayed by her own government wilson, valerie plame, rozen, laura on. Mar 29, 2011 the movie, based on books by both plame and wilson, opened nov. The truth about the valerie plame case finally emerges. May 08, 2017 valerie plame, who was outed as a cia agent, moved to santa fe with her husband, joe wilson. Exspy valerie plame and husband say movie about them has an. As a covert operative at the time of the story, the revelation of plames agency ties involved novak and his two senior. Nov 16, 2007 plame thinks michael douglas would make a great joe wilson in the film.
Valerie plame wilson was born on august, 1963 in anchorage, alaska, usa as valerie elise plame. Valerie plame s career in the cia included assignments in counterproliferation operations, ensuring that enemies of the united states could not threaten the country with weapons of mass destruction. Burned vanessa pierson series book 2 and millions of other books are. Blowback book by valerie plame wilson, sarah lovett 1. The former spy has become the author of spy novels. Valerie plame, whose own career as an undercover cia agent was effectively ended when her cover was blown by several members of the george w. She holds a bachelors degree from pennsylvania state university and masters degrees from the london school of economics and political science and the college of europe in bruges, belgium. Covert cia ops officer vanessa pierson is finally close to capturing the world s most dangerous international nuclear arms dealer. Valerie plame wilson,a former cia agent,and her husband,former ambassador joe wilson,are promoting the movie about their lives,fair.
Valerie elise plame wilson born 19 april 1963, known as valerie plame, valerie e. Armitage admits leaking plames identity sep 8, 2006. Valerie plame wilson to write series of spy novels the new york. With rapidcut shifts from european capitals to washington to the near east, and with insider detail that only a former spy. If you have not tuned in to the washington post s transformation into a fair and balanced newspaper, you may be amazed to see its editorial about the recently released film fair game based on former cia operative valerie plame s book. In the decade since then, shes has published two books. When plame s retired ambassador husband joe wilson academy award winner sean penn writes a newspaper article challenging the basis for the u. Valerie plame wilson, author, valerie plame wilson, read by, laura rozen, afterword by, read by the author, afterword read by linda emond. Aka valerie plame wilson valerie plame is the author of blowback 3. The central intelligence agency is supposed to be synonymous with secrecy. Investigations were launched, a journalist was jailed, and plame s cia career was over.
Valerie plame seeks realistic portrayal of spies with new. Valerie plame takes part in a news conference in 2006. After valerie plame s cover as a cia operative was blown in 2003 and ended her espionage career, she had to reinvent herself. Sarah lovett is currently collaborating with former cia covert operative, valerie plame wilson, coauthoring the second book fall 2014 in a series of vanessa pierson spy novels for penguin books blue rider press. As the subject of the 2003 plame affair, also known as the cia leak scandal, plames identity as a cia officer was leaked to and subsequently published by. What we know of plame s cia career comes from her 2007 book fair game. The kosher gourmet by julie rothman almondy, flourless torta del re italian kings cake, has royal roots, is simple to make. Plame s position in the cia was famously disclosed by conservative. Dec 31, 2012 in blowback cowritten by former spy valerie plame, vanessa pierson is a spy who has one allconsuming goal. When valerie plame and joe wilson wanted to take their relationship to the next level, plame told him she needed to come clean about something she was an international secret agent. She signed a reported sevenfigure book deal, and her 2007 memoir, fair game. As the subject of the 2003 plame affair, also known as the cia leak scandal, plame s identity as a cia officer was leaked to and subsequently published by robert novak of the washington post. Valerie plame blasts exny times reporter judith millers. She and her husband, ambassador joseph wilson, are the parents of twins.
Sarah lovett s five suspense novels featuring forensic psychologist dr. Valerie plame introducing an exhilarating new espionage thriller by former cia ops officer valerie plame and thriller writer sarah lovett. Blowback by valerie plame politics and prose bookstore. An explosive account of the resentments american policies are sowing around the world and of the payback that will be our harvest in the twentyfirst century. Valerie plame, one of americas most famous spies, shared her thoughts tuesday in santa rosa on her 20year cia career, global affairs and u. On july 11, 2006, robert novak, a conservative columnist for the chicago suntimes newspaper, admitted publicly for the first time that mr rove, a close adviser to george bush, had been one of his sources for a story outing cia agent valerie plame, david fickling reported in the guardian unlimited uk. Introducing blowback, an exhilarating new espionage thriller by former cia ops officer valerie plame and thriller writer sarah lovett. Valerie plame wilson kept her silence about all this for years, until last october when she granted her first interview to 60 minutes and katie couric. In this episode matt crawford speaks to valerie plame about her book fair game and her career in the cia. But that is behind her and blowback is in front of her. Former cia intelligence officer valerie plame discusses. Blowback, a term invented by the cia, refers to the uninted consequences of american. Sep 21, 2017 key words valerie plame wilson tweets story blaming jews for pushing americas wars published.
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