SOLO is published in the UK by Jonathan Cape.
The book was unveiled last wenesday at the Dorchester Hotel in London ( where incidentally Roger Moore was introduced to the World Press as the new James Bond back in 1973 ).
Yours truly was amongst the distinguished members of the International Press and had the honour of asking the writer the very last question at the Press conference ( something about creating a fictionnal country as the setting of the new book ... )
Writer William Boyd also took part in his first public event this very evening at the Southbank Centre , as he talks to GQ Literary Editor Olivia Cole about the experience of creating his own James Bond novel and his interest in 007′s creator, Ian Fleming.
Introducing the event will be special guest, Lucy Fleming, Ian Fleming’s niece.
On Monday 30th September Boyd will be at the Lyceum in Edinburgh, in discussion with David Robinson, Literary Editor of The Scotsman.
SOLO, the brand new Bond novel by William Boyd, was launched in style at the Dorchester Hotel on London’s Park Lane this morning.
Amidst
TV crews and crowds of Bond fans, the first seven copies of the novel –
SOLO #001 to #007 – were signed by the author and then transported
through London to Heathrow airport in a convoy of seven classic Jensen
cars, Bond’s motor of choice in the new book. Each book, encased in a
perspex briefcase, was escorted by a BA stewardess.
They
were given the red carpet treatment at Terminal 5, where they were met
by a British Airways captain before being stowed in a secure safe ahead
of their international departure to Amsterdam, Edinburgh, Zurich, Los
Angeles, Delhi, Cape Town and Sydney. Each book was strapped into the
cockpit throughout the flight, and will be hand delivered upon arrival
by the plane’s captain to a dedicated contact – including the
international publishers of the book, and, in LA, Ian Fleming’s
great-nephew Robert Laycock.
The setting of the launch mirrored the opening of the new book, where Bond – a veteran agent at 45 – celebrates his birthday with an evening of gambling, drinking and fine dining at The Dorchester. And, of course, he meets a beautiful woman…
- See more at: http://www.ianfleming.com/solo-launch-at-dorchester-hotel/#sthash.ZqEoyKPi.dpuf
Amidst
TV crews and crowds of Bond fans, the first seven copies of the novel –
SOLO #001 to #007 – were signed by the author and then transported
through London to Heathrow airport in a convoy of seven classic Jensen
cars, Bond’s motor of choice in the new book. Each book, encased in a
perspex briefcase, was escorted by a BA stewardess.
They
were given the red carpet treatment at Terminal 5, where they were met
by a British Airways captain before being stowed in a secure safe ahead
of their international departure to Amsterdam, Edinburgh, Zurich, Los
Angeles, Delhi, Cape Town and Sydney. Each book was strapped into the
cockpit throughout the flight, and will be hand delivered upon arrival
by the plane’s captain to a dedicated contact – including the
international publishers of the book, and, in LA, Ian Fleming’s
great-nephew Robert Laycock.The setting of the launch mirrored the opening of the new book, where Bond – a veteran agent at 45 – celebrates his birthday with an evening of gambling, drinking and fine dining at The Dorchester. And, of course, he meets a beautiful woman…
- See more at: http://www.ianfleming.com/solo-launch-at-dorchester-hotel/#sthash.ZqEoyKPi.dpuf
SOLO, the brand new Bond novel by William Boyd, was launched in style at the Dorchester Hotel on London’s Park Lane this morning.
Amidst
TV crews and crowds of Bond fans, the first seven copies of the novel –
SOLO #001 to #007 – were signed by the author and then transported
through London to Heathrow airport in a convoy of seven classic Jensen
cars, Bond’s motor of choice in the new book. Each book, encased in a
perspex briefcase, was escorted by a BA stewardess.
They
were given the red carpet treatment at Terminal 5, where they were met
by a British Airways captain before being stowed in a secure safe ahead
of their international departure to Amsterdam, Edinburgh, Zurich, Los
Angeles, Delhi, Cape Town and Sydney. Each book was strapped into the
cockpit throughout the flight, and will be hand delivered upon arrival
by the plane’s captain to a dedicated contact – including the
international publishers of the book, and, in LA, Ian Fleming’s
great-nephew Robert Laycock.
The setting of the launch mirrored the opening of the new book, where Bond – a veteran agent at 45 – celebrates his birthday with an evening of gambling, drinking and fine dining at The Dorchester. And, of course, he meets a beautiful woman…
- See more at: http://www.ianfleming.com/solo-launch-at-dorchester-hotel/#sthash.ZqEoyKPi.dpuf
Amidst
TV crews and crowds of Bond fans, the first seven copies of the novel –
SOLO #001 to #007 – were signed by the author and then transported
through London to Heathrow airport in a convoy of seven classic Jensen
cars, Bond’s motor of choice in the new book. Each book, encased in a
perspex briefcase, was escorted by a BA stewardess.They
were given the red carpet treatment at Terminal 5, where they were met
by a British Airways captain before being stowed in a secure safe ahead
of their international departure to Amsterdam, Edinburgh, Zurich, Los
Angeles, Delhi, Cape Town and Sydney. Each book was strapped into the
cockpit throughout the flight, and will be hand delivered upon arrival
by the plane’s captain to a dedicated contact – including the
international publishers of the book, and, in LA, Ian Fleming’s
great-nephew Robert Laycock.The setting of the launch mirrored the opening of the new book, where Bond – a veteran agent at 45 – celebrates his birthday with an evening of gambling, drinking and fine dining at The Dorchester. And, of course, he meets a beautiful woman…
- See more at: http://www.ianfleming.com/solo-launch-at-dorchester-hotel/#sthash.ZqEoyKPi.dpuf
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