Bond ... James Bond
OK, so Nancy tried a little cheesecake today: a guy's naked, tattooed leg. Well, two can play at that game.
Here's Tuuli Shipster hyping the new James Bond book, Devil May Care, which was released today. (You'll be excused if you can't see the books for all the glare from the sexy cover model and the shiny Bentley.) The book marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Bond creator Ian Fleming. It was written by Sebastian Faulks.
Yes, the same Sebastian Faulks who wrote Birdsong, The Girl at the Lion D'Or and other historical romance novels. Seems an unlikely pairing for Bond, the super-suave secret agent who loves 'em and leaves 'em (if they aren't killed by the bad guys first).
Is it a calculated move by publisher Penguin to develop cross-over appeal -- a Bond novel that will be snapped up by the thousands of book clubs around the world?
Amazon has created a Bond quiz. A sample: Though Bond is regarded by many as the quintessential English hero, he is not English. What is his nationality?
A: He is half Scottish and half Swiss.
See Amazon for more of the quiz, and a video of Faulks discussing his book.
Comments
Ugh...I bet this will be as bad as the Timothy Dalton era Bond Movies.
Posted by: Pat | May 28, 2008 3:54 PM
I don't know why it bothers me that I got that question right when I have never read a bond book or seen a bond movie. (really!)
Is it wrong that I refuse to read/watch something when it's THAT popular that everyone has knowledge of it?
Posted by: aeb | May 29, 2008 5:46 PM