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New release for Bond titles in paperback and audiobook formats

September 8th, 2012 by

Ian Fleming Publications has announced on their website the launch of the new Vintage Classics paperback series covering all 14 of Ian Fleming’s James Bond books as well as the 12 audiobooks released by AudioGo. The Vintage Classics series features all new, rather minimalist, covers and introductions from a number of high profile authors. Read the […]

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New Bond Book Covers Revealed [Ian Fleming Publication]

July 6th, 2012 by

Ian Fleming Publications has today revealed the covers of the first seven books in the forthcoming Vintage paperback series, due to be published on 2nd August. The paperbacks are said to “tap into the deeper and more human side of our hero, including his isolation and vulnerability”, a side well know by fans of Fleming’s […]

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Ian Fleming’s 007 novels to be released unabridged by BBC in September

June 14th, 2012 by

For Your Ears Only… Bond is back with an all-star cast from the cream of British acting talent

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Boyd’s Bond Is A Changed Spy [News Tank]

June 12th, 2012 by

James Bond continuation author William Boyd was recently at the Telegraph Hay Festival where he chatted about his forthcoming novel, due to be published next year. In contrast to Jeffrey Deaver’s Bond novel, Carte Blanche, Boyd will place 007 back in 1969. Speaking to News Tank he said: “He is a middle-aged man, a middle-aged spy, […]

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Cover Art for Vintage Classics Revealed

May 3rd, 2012 by

A number of covers from the forthcoming Vintage Classic release due in September have been previewed recently by Ian Fleming Publications. These editions will be available in worldwide except US and Canada, which will be covered by the recent agreement with Amazon. The announcement also revealed that a number of authors have been lined up […]

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Amazon Publishing to Publish James Bond Backlist

April 18th, 2012 by

Press release: Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Ian Fleming Publications Ltd today announced that Amazon Publishing has acquired a ten-year license for North American rights to the entire list of James Bond books by Ian Fleming in print and ebook. Along with the iconic series, Fleming’s two works of non-fiction, consisting of a collection of travel […]

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William Boyd to write new James Bond novel [Curtis Brown]

April 12th, 2012 by

A new addition to the James Bond books is to be published in 2013 according to a press release published on the Curtis Brown website on Tuesday, which started to hit the news yesterday evening. The press release is reproduced in full below, but it is interesting to see that the novel will be set […]

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James Bond returns Home: Vintage Publishing Acquires Bond Backlist

March 16th, 2012 by

Ian Fleming Publications has issued a press release this morning announcing that Ian Fleming’s 12 novels and two books of short stories will be switching publisher this year. Vintage Publishing has picked up a ten year licence for both print and ebooks, something that was contentious between IFP and Penguin. The move to Random House […]

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Collecting 007: Goldfinger cover proof

September 13th, 2011 by

A rare, final proof for the novel Goldfinger by Richard Chopping is available from The Cary Collection. The piece is believed to be one of fewer than ten copies and feature the iconic trompe l’oeil skull embedded with $20 gold coin eye sockets together with a rose stem beneath the skull’s teeth and is signed […]

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New James Bond book unveiled in Dubai

January 17th, 2011 by

The new James Bond book, previously known simply as Project X, was formally unveiled today at at a press conference in Dubai where part of the book will be set. The book is entitled Carte Blanche and will reboot James Bond to the present day. It is written by Jeffery Deaver, author of The Bone […]

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