Ian Fleming Publications is now shipping WORLDWIDE! No matter where you are, you can get the print edition of THE HOOK AND THE EYE (and their other books, too). (And this Felix Leiter adventure is still available as an e-book, too.) ianflemingshop.com/products/the...

Looking toward the Caribbean from Ian Fleming's Goldeneye home in Jamaica, painted by Noel Coward.

Just a PSA... Happy to say that THE HOOK AND THE EYE is selling briskly! But since the holidays are on their way, a reminder that there are over 40 other titles available. While most are out of print in physical form, they all exist as e-books, some with prices as low as $1.99. tinyurl.com/2dr4ewj3

L.A. area peeps! I will be introducing a screening of "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (and signing stuff*), January 27, 2026, at the Culver Theater, Culver City. web.theculvertheater.com/films/From-C... (*no book sales at event, but I will sign what you bring) A "To Live and Let Die in LA" event.

My review of Matthew Field and Ajay Chowdhury's new book on James Bond Film Locations, "DARKER THAN THE SUN," is up at Cinema Retro: www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar... @quartobooksuk.bsky.social @aceajay.bsky.social @ohmssmatt.bsky.social

Highly recommend the new 5-part doc about Martin Scorsese, "Mr. Scorsese," on Apple TV. All the films are covered except 1, they skipped right over "Hugo," a fave, so that's my only quibble. Other than that, this is one of the better filmmaker docs I've ever seen. @tvplusupdates.bsky.social

Signed copies of THE HOOK AND THE EYE are now available from Ian Fleming Publications! (Also the 2023 reprint of ZERO MINUS TEN!) 🕵️The Hook and the Eye - bit.ly/THATE_signed 💥Zero Minus Ten - bit.ly/ZMT_signed

Episode Ten (the finale) of "Hooked on Leiter," covering chapters 32-35 of THE HOOK AND THE EYE, is now up at IanFleming.com. The entire video can be viewed at www.ianfleming.com/hooked-on-le... !

My review of the new coffee-table book "Martin Scorsese: The Iconic Filmmaker and His Work" by Ian Nathan, is up at Cinema Retro : cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar... @quartobooksuk.bsky.social

Reminder: THURSDAY, OCT. 23, 5pm (Cocktails) 5:30 (Presentation): "THE CINEMATRIC LEGACY OF DAVID LYNCH" at the Barrington White House, Barrington, IL. Cocktails followed by a multi-media presentation by yours truly. www.barringtonswhitehouse.com/event/raymon...

My review of Kino Lorber Studio Classics' new Blu-ray release of Cliff Owens' THE WRONG ARM OF THE LAW (with Peter Sellers) is up at Cinema Retro: www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar... @kinolorber.com

My review of The Criterion Collection's new Blu-ray (and 4K UHD) release of Ken Russell's "ALTERED STATES" is up at Cinema Retro: www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar... @criterion.bsky.social @criteriondaily.bsky.social

UPDATED TIME. 5pm, not 6pm. Please join me for Cocktails and a Presentation with Film Clips of THE CINEMATIC LEGACY OF DAVID LYNCH, at the Barrington White House, Thursday, October 23, 5pm. Details in link below. www.barringtonswhitehouse.com/event/raymon...

JAMES BOND'S STATESIDE COMPANION - Catching RAYMOND BENSON & THE HOOK AN THE EYE as 007's newest novel becomes a paperback leiter via a London launch night & a celebration of Fleming's right hand man... youtu.be/RiSonombvfs #FelixLeiter #TheHookandtheEye #RaymondBenson @raymondbenson.bsky.social

Fun interview with Terrance Layhew on his Suit Up podcast, all about Felix Leiter, THE HOOK AND THE EYE, film noir, and other zany topics! terrancelayhew.com/with-raymond... youtu.be/Ngcx38cfXzs

The paperback print edition of THE HOOK AND THE EYE will be available October 7. Order directly from Ian Fleming Publications: www.ianfleming.com/items/the-ho...

Episode Nine of "Hooked on Leiter," covering chapters 29-31 of THE HOOK AND THE EYE, is now up at IanFleming.com. The entire video can be viewed at www.ianfleming.com/hooked-on-le... !

My review of The Criterion Collection's new Blu-ray release of Wes Anderson's "THE FRENCH DISPATCH" is up at Cinema Retro: www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar... @criterion.bsky.social @criteriondaily.bsky.social

My review of Kino Lorber Studio Classics' new 4K/UHD-Blu-ray release of Jean-Pierre Melville's "BOB LE FLAMBEUR" is up at Cinema Retro: www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar... @kinolorber.com

My review of The Criterion Collection's new 4K UHD/Blu-ray release of Akira Kurosawa's "HIGH AND LOW" (plus a brief review of Spike Lee's remake, "HIGHEST 2 LOWEST") is up at Cinema Retro: www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar... @criterion.bsky.social @criteriondaily.bsky.social

"Hooked on Leiter" Episode 8, covering Chapters 25-28 of THE HOOK AND THE EYE, is now up at ianfleming.com! You can see the entire video at bit.ly/hooked-on-le... !

My review of Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray release of Woody Allen's "SCOOP" with Scarlett Johansson is up at Cinema Retro: www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar... @kinolorber.com

My review of "THE MOVIE PUZZLE BOOK" By Ian Smith and Dr. Gareth Moore, from Ivy Press/Quarto Group, is up at Cinema Retro: www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar... @quartobooksuk.bsky.social

My review of the book "DAVID LYNCH: HIS WORK, HIS WORLDS" by Tom Huddleston (Frances Lincoln / Quarto Books) is now up at Cinema Retro: www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar... @quartobooksuk.bsky.social

"Hooked on Leiter" Episode 7, covering chapters 21-24 of THE HOOK AND THE EYE, is now up at IanFleming.com! Preview below, but you can see the entire video at bit.ly/hooked-on-le... !

Calvin Dyson reviews my 2001 Bond novel NEVER DREAM OF DYING! Oh my! www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJVt...

Episode 6 of "Hooked on Leiter," covering chapters 18-20, the behind-the-scenes video series about THE HOOK AND THE EYE, is now up at ianfleming.com, at: www.ianfleming.com/hooked-on-le...

#TBT Throw Back Thursday How many of you were also members of the M.M.M.S. (the Merry Marvel Marching Society) 60 years ago or so? Listening to that Marvel Bullpen record ("The Voices of Marvel") again on YouTube still makes me laugh: www.youtube.com/watch?v=27g3...

My review of The Criterion Collection's new Blu-ray box set edition of Francois Truffaut's THE ADVENTURES OF ANTOINE DOINEL (containing THE 400 BLOWS and other titles) is up at Cinema Retro: www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar... @criterion.bsky.social @criteriondaily.bsky.social

Episode Five of "Hooked on Leiter" behind the scenes videos is now up at Ian Fleming Publications, covering chapters 15-17 of THE HOOK AND THE EYE. Preview below, full video at : bit.ly/hooked-on-le...

My review of The Criterion Collection's new Blu-ray release of Mike Nichols' "CARNAL KNOWLEDGE" is up at Cinema Retro: www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar... @criterion.bsky.social @criteriondaily.bsky.social

Sharing my son and daughter in law's new single (Max Benson & Jayme Palmer) 🎵 Speak Low 🎤 👄 by Valley Standard Time Spotify - tinyurl.com/39jvwrbj Apple Music - music.apple.com/us/album/spe... YouTube - youtu.be/thCdos7lgjA?... YouTube Music - music.youtube.com/watch?v=thCd...

#TBT Throw Back Thursday 45 years ago this month I was in rehearsals for PAPER TIGER (text/lyrics: Thomas Brasch; music: me) an off-off-Broadway musical theatre piece I directed. Easily one of the bookmarks in my life.

Happy 97th Birthday to the late STANLEY KUBRICK, shown here as the young teen photographer, and his 1998 Directors Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award.

Who says they don't make new tie-in board games for 57 year old movies? Just received this. Haven't played it yet. Has anyone else played it? @themaestroteam.bsky.social

Ian Fleming Publications interviews me about Felix Leiter and THE HOOK AND THE EYE, now up at their website: www.ianfleming.com/an-interview...

🎙️ New IGIM episode! We talk to @raymondbenson.bsky.social (author of James Bond novels and The Hook and the Eye) about writing Bond, writing Felix, text adventures, short stories, Timothy Dalton, Texas, Bond music and more! #FelixLeiter #JamesBond 🍎Podcasts apple.co/3THXGz4 🔗 raymondbenson.com

The next "Hooked on Leiter" behind-the-scenes video is now up at IanFleming.com, discussing chapters 11-14 of THE HOOK AND THE EYE. The full video is at bit.ly/hooked-on-le... !

When I spoke at the MENSA Conference in Chicago on Saturday, I met many interesting (and smart!) people. Among them... Diane Capone (left) is Al Capone's granddaughter, and Victoria Price (right) is Vincent Price's daughter. Both charming.

I'll be presenting my media show THE JAMES BOND PHENOMENON today to a bunch of smart people! They'll learn where the "Q" in "IQ" comes from! (I'm a guest speaker at the annual MENSA conference, this year held in Chicago.)

The third episode of "Hooked on Leiter" behind-the-scenes chat covering chapters 8 - 10 of THE HOOK AND THE EYE... the full video is now up at IanFleming.com - bit.ly/hooked-on-le... !

My review of Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray release of Bob Clark's MURDER BY DECREE is up at Cinema Retro: www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar... @kinolorber.com

I was on Chicago's WGN Channel 9 "The Morning News" Show today talking about THE HOOK AND THE EYE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGPk...

I will be live on Chicago's WGN Morning News Show to talk about the new Felix Leiter novel, THE HOOK AND THE EYE, with Larry Potash and the Channel 9 team - Monday June 30, approx. between 9:20 - 9:50am CST. US viewers can watch here: wgntv.com/on-air/live-...

"Fleming's Felix" -- An Essay about Ian Fleming's version of Felix Leiter... now up at ianfleming.com ! www.ianfleming.com/flemings-fel...

From Sweden With Love contributor Brian James Smith, our man in Scotland, reviews The Hook and The Eye – a Felix Leiter adventure by James Bond continuation author @raymondbenson.bsky.social and published by Ian Fleming Publications today. jamesbond007.se/eng/recensio...

I read poetry/lyrics from Robert Wyatt, Peter Blegvad, Arthur Rimbaud, and Don Van Vliet (Capt Beefheart)! Honored to be a guest reader on "Harry's Poetry Hour," hosted by actor/poet Harry Northup and sponsored by MPTF. My brief readings begin at the 21:20 timestamp. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dt7...

It was this summer 20 years ago that the "007 Man with the Red Tattoo Museum" opened on the island of Naoshima, Japan, inspired by my 2002 Bond novel that had locations there. Randi & I attended the ribbon-cutting. The museum stayed open for 11 years, which was more than I expected!

"Hooked on Leiter" episode 2 now up at ianfleming.com www.ianfleming.com/hooked-on-le... A behind-the scenes chat about THE HOOK AND THE EYE Episode Two. Note that the serialized e-book will no longer be a thing... the full e-book will be published June 24.