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David Lowbridge-Ellis David Lowbridge-Ellis

The most thrilling Bond novel of all?

When David was invited by John Bleasdale onto his James Bond Book Club podcast, he chose to talk about Live and Let Die, for his money the most thrilling of all Fleming’s novels.

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Sam Rogers Sam Rogers

Recognising strength – The Woman with the Golden Bullet

Andrea Anders drives the plot of The Man With The Golden Gun. So why is the character often overlooked when people talk about Bond Girls? On the film’s 50th anniversary, Sam Rogers explores how The Man With The Golden Gun was produced on the cusp of massive social change - and how this is reflected in the character of Andrea.

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David Lowbridge-Ellis David Lowbridge-Ellis

"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.

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David Lowbridge-Ellis David Lowbridge-Ellis

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!

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David Lowbridge-Ellis David Lowbridge-Ellis

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.

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David Lowbridge-Ellis David Lowbridge-Ellis

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.

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David Lowbridge-Ellis David Lowbridge-Ellis

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.

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