James Bond News

Today sees the release of an espionage book that seems so highly improbable it could only be true. Into the Lion’s Mouth by Larry Loftis is about Dusko Popov’s exploits during the Second World War, when he gained valuable intelligence for the allies while misleading Nazi Germany. Buy from Amazon or Amazon UK Popov was […]

Earlier today Ian Fleming Publications revealed the cover artwork for the US paperback edition of Trigger Mortis. The announcement was made on Twitter this morning, the pulp-inspired design largely receiving the thumbs up from fans on the social media platform. Proud to unveil the fantastically retro US paperback cover for Trigger Mortis by @AnthonyHorowitz. Out […]

Saturday saw director Sam Mendes gave a talk at the Hay Festival in which he spoke about his experiences of working on stage and screen. And part of that was about directing the two most recent Bond films. Mendes has worked in both theatre and film and won best director Oscar for American Beauty (1999), his […]

MI6 Confidential, the full-colour magazine celebrating the world of James Bond 007, returns with its thirty-fifth issue. Since the early days of digital animation, computer effects have been used to enhance or replicate elements on screen that were too costly or, frankly, too implausible to produce for real. Yet, Bond films have a worthy reputation […]

Burt Kwouk, who appeared in Goldfinger, You Only Live Twice and the 1967 Casino Royale spoof, has died at the age of 85. Kwouk was born in Cheshire in 1930 but was brought up in Shanghai until he was 17 years old, when his Chinese parents returned to England. After completing his studies in the United States […]

Trigger Mortis, the latest addition to the James Bond continuation novels is available in the UK from today in paperback. Buy from Amazon UK Anthony Horowitz’s novel, which is set shortly after the events of Goldfinger, received widespread critical acclaim from fans when released in September. The paperback edition is published by Orion. Trigger Mortis is available from […]

Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter about his exit from TV show NCIS, Michael Weatherly revealed his production company is working on bringing Ian Fleming’s Thrilling Cities to the small screen. Buy from Amazon UK or Amazon.com The book was originally written by Fleming for a series in the Sunday Times and later compiled into a book. […]

Friday saw Steve Cole speak at the Whitstable Literary festival just days after the release of his second Young Bond novel, Heads You Die. Buy from Amazon UK  Discussing his entries in the Young Bond saga he revealed that his third book in the series, to be released in September, will be titled Strike Lightning. Temporary cover artwork […]

Heads You Die, the second book by Steve Cole in the Young Bond series, was published in the UK today by Red Fox and available online and in bookshops. Buy from Amazon UK | Amazon.com The brief  synopsis posted on Amazon reads: James’s Cuban holiday has become a nightmare mission to save an old friend from a villain who has […]

Whitstable Literary Festival will this year focus on Ian Fleming and his Kent connections, as well as thrilling contemporary spy stories and tales of real life espionage from Guy Burgess to Bletchley Park. The highlight of WhitLit 2016 will be a special Ian Fleming evening on Friday 13th May with his biographers Andrew Lycett and Matthew Parker as well as Fleming’s step-daughter, Fionn […]