Ian Fleming Publications claims that Fleming himself was on board with the inclusion of less offensive racial language, and approved the changes to “Live and Let Die” before he died in 1964.

Ian Fleming's James Bond books have been rewritten with modern audiences in mind, removing a number of racial references ahead of 007's 70th anniversary this spring, The Sunday Telegraph reported.

70 years after Casino Royale was first printed, the Ian Fleming Estate is cutting some offensive language from James Bond's literary source. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

Ian Fleming is the most influential writer of spy fiction. His signature creation, James Bond, is the archetype of the fictional secret agent: suave, sharp, armed with high-tech gadgets, and ...

Fleming, who was born May 28, 1908, definitely was part of the British establishment. The author's father, Valentine, was a member of Parliament while Fleming's older brother, Peter, was an Oxford ...

The Telegraph says that newly edited versions of Ian Fleming’s James Bond books are going to be released in honor of the series’ 70th anniversary, but there are some twists here beyond what ...

Writing novels about the British superspy James Bond brought the author Ian Fleming immediate success. Casino Royale, the first Bond novel, was released in 1952; in the 12 years to follow, Fleming ...

Seventieth anniversary reprintings of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels are going to be "updated" (i.e. rewritten) to appeal to 21st century sensitivities. This is both a mistaken and hopeless endeavor.

After the Roald Dahl text editing controversy that erupted in recent days, it is now the turn of Ian Fleming‘s James Bond novels to be rewritten.. A report in U.K. newspaper The Telegraph ...