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.

From Ian Fleming Publications: * We've just issued a statement regarding the digital serialisation of Raymond Benson's The Hook and the Eye, and our decision to release the full eBook text early, on June 24th. Please see our full statement here: www.ianfleming.com/a-statement-...

IFP posted that the updated eBook file containing Episode Two of THE HOOK AND THE EYE is taking longer than expected to feed through to US Kindle customers, but expect that this should be resolved later today. Try removing file from your device, sync your device, and then redownload the eBook.

Higher. RIP, Sly.

My piano performance is on an album! Richard Sinclair (Caravan, Camel, solo) compiled a 50th anniv. tribute to Hatfield & the North's "The Rotters' Club" with fan music covers. My take on "Fitter Stoke Has a Bath" is on this, the album only 1 Euro! richardsinclairsongs.bandcamp.com/album/the-ro...

When a podcast interviewer is as enthusiastic as Roland Hulme, the conversation becomes lively and fun. More Felix Leiter/Bond talk, but with more depth and revelations. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q1d...

Summer Deal Through July! “THE BLACK STILETTO” 5-book serial Each title individually: (U.S. only $1.99 each) tinyurl.com/eyxhxu3b (U.K. only £1.48 each) tinyurl.com/5adxzs9v “Benson has created one of the most original heroines I’ve read in a long time.”— Sandra Brown

"Hooked on Leiter" Episode 1! Ian Fleming Publications asked me to create little behind-the-scenes videos that will be posted on their site one week after every e-episode of THE HOOK AND THE EYE updates on your reading device. The first one is now up. www.ianfleming.com/hooked-on-le...

Holy mackerel! Apparently I've won the "Golden Bullet" Award from the #BondCommunity of fans/readers/viewers/influencers in the Bond Fiction Book of 2024 category for my e-book omnibus "James Bond: The Raymond Benson Years"! Many thanks to Roland Hulme and all the folks who voted!

I'm a guest on the TO LIVE AND LET DIE IN L.A. podcast with Neil and Steve. youtu.be/kTHvrfq9W6U?...

@calvindyson.bsky.social Calvin Dyson talks about THE HOOK AND THE EYE! www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgVb...

Happy Birthday to Ian Fleming. An influence on me in my (very young) youth and who is still a major figure in my life. I'm still pinching myself that his heirs and estate entrusted me to play in his sandbox first in the 1990s and once again today. In many ways I wrote THE HOOK AND THE EYE for him.

Very nice coverage of THE HOOK AND THE EYE at International Thriller Writers' (ITW) THE BIG THRILL by JH Bográn: www.thebigthrill.org/2025/05/the-...

TODAY the 1st Episode of THE HOOK AND THE EYE e-book serial drops! You can read the first chapter for FREE here: www.ianfleming.com/the-hook-and... or watch me reading the first chapter: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIR9... ! US buy: tinyurl.com/2n2r2jmb UK buy from IFP: tinyurl.com/mtz5dfn4

THE HOOK AND THE EYE Episode One drops Tuesday May 27! Hit the road with Felix Leiter! One price, full serial. US readers: tinyurl.com/2n2r2jmb (also on other e-reader retailers) UK readers, from Ian Fleming Publications: tinyurl.com/mtz5dfn4 Full printed book to be published in October.

I'm on "The 007 Files" w/ Bill Koenig and Javi Trujillo discussing Felix Leiter and Bond! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

I'm a guest on the James Bond Fan Club Ireland podcast! What a lovely group of lads! www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzqA...