Cover artwork revealed for controversial release with revised texts. On Monday Ian Fleming Publications (IFP) unveiled the cover designs for the forthcoming paperback release under the IFP imprint. The books are being released to coincide with the 70th anniversary of Casino Royale’s publications and include all Fleming’s James Bond adventures as well as how two […]
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Robert J Binney weighs in on the controversy over updating Ian Fleming’s texts. At least they’re being talked about. Ian Fleming and Roald Dahl have both been in the headlines over cries of their material being “censored”; I don’t need to repeat the news. Despite the similarities of the stories, the issues – and the […]
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New editions contain updated texts with racist language and descriptions removed. Last week Ian Fleming Publications released new editions of Ian Fleming’s books. Over the weekend the media has reported the new editions have updated texts, with some racist words and phrases changed or replaced. According to The Telegraph the new editions include the following […]
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New edition Bond ebooks available from Amazon UK and other ebook retailers. Ian Fleming Publications is commemorating the 70th anniversary of Casino Royale‘s publication by releasing all twelve of Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels and two collections of short stories as a new ebook series. They have also released Fleming’s two non-fiction books, Thrilling Cities […]
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The move that marks an exciting future for James Bond as literary 007 approaches his 70th anniversary. Ian Fleming Publications Ltd (IFP) announces plans to publish Ian Fleming’s books under its own imprint – a move that marks an exciting future for 007. Ian Fleming Publications Ltd, the family company that owns the literary copyright […]
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Fleming’s only script written for the big screen lay forgotten for years. It’s long been known that Ian Fleming wrote a screenplay for a James Bond film for Rank, but only recently that the screenplay resurfaced. Fleming wrote the film treatment in 1956, based on his book published the previous year, Moonraker. However it wasn’t […]
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Ian Fleming and Sunspel have a natural and longstanding affinity. Sunspel have dressed his iconic creation James Bond, while Fleming himself was famously an advocate of the Sea Island cotton used in Sunspel’s most luxurious garments – an appreciation he passed on to the Bond character. This season, Sunspel have worked in collaboration with the […]
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Epitaph to James Bond author removed from family tomb. A plaque commemorating the life of Ian Fleming has been stolen from the obelisk marking his grave, as well as those of his wife Ann and son Caspar. The plaque appears to have been levered out from the side of the memorial. Fleming, who died in […]
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In this second of three articles Kathryn Smith shares her thoughts and impressions of five more James Bond books by Ian Fleming. Read part 1 here At the end of From Russia, with Love Bond was poisoned by Rosa Klebb, leaving the series on a cliff hanger. But while he looked death in the face, […]
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In the first of three articles Kathryn Smith pens her thoughts and impressions of Ian Fleming’s 007 books. Like many people around the world I enjoy the exploits of Britain’s greatest secret agent. But during 2019 I set myself the task of reading all of Ian Fleming’s James Bond books. Many of you must be […]
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