Carol J. Williams — Dispatches from Moscow: Spies and Lies (The Iron Curtain Chronicles) - with Marie Yovanovitch

Carol J. Williams presents her Cold War thriller *Dispatches from Moscow: Spies and Lies (The Iron Curtain Chronicles)* in conversation with former U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch at Politics and Prose. The novel is a sweeping love story set against the crumbling Soviet empire, following American news correspondent Natalie Chester as she arrives in Moscow in 1986 amid glasnost and perestroika. Her posting is immediately shadowed by the Chernobyl disaster, a broken engagement, and a hostile bureau chief, but she finds an unexpected ally and lover in Anatoly Kuznetsov, a reformist Soviet diplomat. Their secret meetings and dangerous romance unfold against the backdrop of the Reykjavik summit, Baltic independence movements, and the final, violent days of the USSR. Williams, a retired foreign correspondent for the Associated Press and Los Angeles Times, draws on her own experiences in Moscow during perestroika and covered Eastern Europe’s revolutions and the Yugoslav wars. Yovanovitch, author of the *New York Times* bestselling memoir *Lessons from the Edge*, served as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan, and held senior State Department positions including postings in Moscow and London. The event is free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.

When: Friday, July 10, 2026, at 7:00 pm.
Venue: Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008.
Tickets: Free event with first-come, first-served seating; no ticket purchase is required.
Lineup: Carol J. Williams (author) in conversation with Marie Yovanovitch (former U.S. ambassador and author).
Book: *Dispatches from Moscow: Spies and Lies (The Iron Curtain Chronicles)*, paperback, ISBN 9781965766590, published April 24, 2026, priced at $23.95.
Accessibility: To request accommodations or inquire about accessibility, please email events@politics-prose.com ideally one week before the event date; all reasonable requests will be accommodated up to the time of the event.
Note: The event is free and open to the public, but seating is not reserved; attendees are advised to arrive early.