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The Search for Bond by Robert Sellers - exclusive advance review
The Search for Bond couldn't be arriving at a better time - or a worse one, if you're hoping it won't be long until we find out who the next Bond will be.
On Our Minds Only? Bond fans talk mental health
Mental health is not discussed enough, despite it being an important element of the 007 stories. In this series, David talks very openly about mental health with members of the Bond community. He has a theory: these are the sorts of things on many of our minds but we often struggle to put them into words. Maybe we can change that?
"A gay teen love letter to James Bond movies"
A Different Kind of Brave is a ludicrously exciting and romantic action adventure story with all of the Bond ingredients - but with two gay protagonists, one of who filters his whole life through his beloved Bond movies, which is definitely something many of us can relate to.
Why Bond fans - of all ages - should read Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
I’ve spoken with so many avowed fans of Fleming – people who have read all fourteen Bond books cover to cover ad infinitum – who have never even picked up a copy of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, let alone read one. Why?
‘Time To Donate’ - Licence to Queer’s 2024 charity fundraiser
Over the last two years, the Licence to Queer community raised almost £4,000 for charity. This year we’re raising money to support the vital work of a charity whose mission is close to our hearts: PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide.
No Time To Diet: the menu for the Daniel Craig Bond movie marathon
Bond food expert Edward Biddulph has created the mouthwatering menu for this year’s fundraising marathon. There’s a dish representing every one of the Daniel Craig Bond films. Here are the five recipes…
A Spy Like Me - the official launch event
Kim Sherwood's A Spy Like Me had its official launch on Saturday 27th April at Dukes Hotel in London. It was my pleasure to be not only an organiser but also the emcee for the evening. The centrepiece of the event was a conversation between Kim and me with a follow-up Q&A. You can listen to a recording of that here!
Classified Chats with Kim Sherwood
In conversation with David Lowbridge-Ellis, Kim Sherwood uncovers everything you need to know about the writing of the addictively enjoyable Bond thriller, A Spy Like Me.
Book Review: A Spy Like Me
A Spy Like Me is that rare achievement, being both an addictively readable thriller and a work of great Literature (with a capital L). To the list of literary thriller writers begun by Fleming, which included Poe, Hammett, Chandler, Ambler and Greene, we can now add another: Sherwood.
Everything SHE touches turns to excitement!
On their most recent trip to Tokyo, David and Antony really didn’t expect to find themselves in a lesbian bar themed around James Bond. Nor could they quite believe it when the owner herself was up for being interviewed about her Bond fandom and how ‘women only’ carries a different meaning in Japanese culture.
Sir Hilary Bray Day - we have all the tweed in the world
On 1st April, we choose to wear tweed and raise money for charity in homage to brass rubbing enthusiast Sir Hilary Bray and the man who brought him to life - George Baker.
Hear my love letter to the music of Casino Royale on the latest episode of The Scores Are Not Enough.