January 11th, 2013
by David Leigh
Just before Christmas I received a review copy of All About Bond, with contributions by a variety of people such as Godfrey Smith, who worked with Ian Fleming at the Sunday Times, Goldfinger actress Honor Blackman and GQ Editor Dylan Jones.
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August 11th, 2011
by David Leigh
After the disappointment of Devil May Care, written by Sebastian Faulks and published in 2008 to coincide with the centenary of Ian Fleming’s birth, I didn’t even pre-order Carte Blanche. However, when a number of glowing reviews were published I relented and decided to read it after all. Working in author Jeffery Deaver’s favour were […]
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July 8th, 2011
by David Leigh
In 1981 John Gardner was asked by Glidrose Productions (now Ian Fleming Publications) to write a series of new James Bond novels. The former Royal Marine had been a successful author since the 1960s, firstly with a series of light hearted thrillers and later with more series spy novels. Gardner’s first James Bond book was […]
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March 1st, 2011
by David Leigh
As many of you know I recently published a book about James Bond’s drinks, available from Lulu.com, Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk. While browsing Lulu.com I came across another James Bond related book and ordered it immediately. Licence to Cook was written by Edward Biddulph and contains a selection of recipes from Ian Fleming’s books; it also […]
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December 16th, 2008
by David Leigh
Showbiz photographer Greg Williams has documented the filming process of the Bond films from behind the scenes since Die Another Day.
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