Publications

Whether it be early conceptual artwork, the production design of sets and gadgets, poster campaigns, or bringing a literary character to life, James Bond’s world owes a lot to the many creative processes and talented people who have contributed over the decades. This special issue features a few snapshots of those elements from the films, [...]

Legendary Bond producer Cubby Broccoli’s original hardback 1998 autobiography (published as “When The Snow Melts”) has been updated as an eBook edition by EON Productions and features new introductions by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli as well as a selection of rarely seen images. EON Productions will donate all of the income from the [...]

Raymond Benson announced today on his Facebook page that his 1984 book on the James Bond phenomenon is to be republished in January 2012. Initially available in ebook format, it will also be punished as an audiobook as well as in paperback. According to The Book Bond blog: It will be released first as an [...]

The Sidney Morning Herald has published an extract from Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2012 (available from Amazon UK and Amazon US) in which it takes a look at the top 10 destinations from the James Bond films. The article says: Beat Bond to paradise with a sortie into his most enviable sojourns of the [...]

MI6 Confidential, the full-colour magazine celebrating the world of James Bond 007, returns with its twelfth issue. The waiting is over. James Bond 23 is in production. Skyfall is coming… MI6 Confidential attended the official press conference in London to gather the intel and soak up the atmosphere. As well as the 50th anniversary in [...]

Ian Fleming’s Commandos: The Story of 30 Assault Unit in WWII by Nicholas Rankin is available from all good booksellers today, including Amazon. The book provides an interesting history into the commando unit set up by Ian Fleming to recover all manner of Nazi secrets such as code settings, secret documents and new technology being [...]

MI6 Confidential, the full-colour magazine celebrating the world of James Bond 007, returns with its eleventh issue. It frequently tops fan polls, is cited as the best Ian Fleming film adaptation, and named his favourite by Sean Connery, but it is often forgotten that “From Russia With Love” was one of the most troubled productions [...]

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 [...]

MI6 Confidential, the full-colour magazine celebrating the world of James Bond 007, returns with its tenth issue. With the tabloid press railing against his selection and criticizing his suitability as the new James Bond on an almost daily basis, and the producers making the bold step of resetting the character back to the start of [...]

Today sees publication of the latest James Bond book, “Carte Blanche”, written by Jeffery Deaver following its launch at St Pancras station yesterday