Ian Fleming’s series focused on the spy with a license to kill is the latest book series that will be put under an editor’s pen. The James Bond books are getting rewrites before they are re-released ...

Recently, after the decision to reprint Roald Dahl’s books with less problematic language was met with an immediate and predictable backlash from pretty much everyone, the company that owns Dahl’s ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Outside of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the James Bond film franchise is arguably the most enduring ...

Ian Fleming, the writer who invented the immortal character James Bond, would have been 100 years old this week. He died in 1964. Scott Simon talks to Simon Winder, author of a book about Fleming's ...

With the 25th James Bond film “No Time To Die” doing well in theaters, fans of the hugely successful film series may be interested in reading about the genesis of the most popular fictional character ...

Ian Fleming’s estate has said the author would agree with the rewording of certain passes in his James Bond novels. Last week, it was announced that Fleming’s 007 books have been revised to omit ...

Racist language has been removed from Ian Fleming's James Bond books by the publisher on the advice of sensitivity readers. Terms including the N-word, which features in Fleming's books from the 1950s ...

As the head of a public relations agency, I write for a living. Most of my days are spent creating content—from press releases to op-ed columns like this one. And, as a fan of the James Bond franchise ...

This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books. Sign up for it here. “I must save my mind for better things,” Doyle wrote to his mother, “even if it means I ...

Perhaps nothing better illustrates the silliness of our times than the disturbing trend to “rework” classic books to make them palatable for a modern audience. Applying current mores to the past – and ...