ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL (IAN FLEMING)

Yesterday, Ian Fleming, James Bond's infamous creator would have been 100. Celebrate of the famed scribe's birthday by learning how to make a perfect Vesper martini at the Dukes Hotel in London. Fleming was known to write at the hotel and he even had a favorite table in the bar. It's also where he came up with the recipe for the famous drink. Also check out the book launch of "The Devil May Care" the first Bond novel in 40 years to chronicle the adventures of 007.

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BOND'S 'THE DEVIL MAY CARE' ARTWORK

Thanks to EW, here's a look at the new book jacket for the forthcoming James Bond novel "The Devil May Care." In an odd authorship credit, the book, written by Sebastian Faulks (pictured), has the credit "By Sabastian Faulks writing as Ian Fleming." Dopey ...

In an interview with Commander Bond, the author says “It’s a very traditional Bond story. It’s got all the bits that you like about the Bond adventures and none of the boring bits.” Faulks continues about the story written during the era of the Cold War “It’s got pace, adventure, it has not one, but two beautiful women. Ian Fleming loved trains; it has trains. He loved cars; there are cars. There’s also something I’ve discovered; a very, very exotic Cold War vehicle. I can’t really think how better to describe it. And, of course, it has high life. Adventure.” ”

The popular novelist, famous for "Charlotte Gray" and "Birdsong," was selected by the Fleming estate of the late 007-author in 2006, though his identity was not revealed to the public until July 2007 when a publishing date for the work was officially announced along with its title.

The novel is set in 11967 (and in Ian Fleming's original continuity, following The Man With The Golden Gun) and the action is played out "across two continents, exotic locations and some of the world's most thrilling cities". U.S. publisher Doubleday confirmed one of the locations will be Paris.

The publication of the book will coincide with the centenary of Ian Fleming’s birth on May 28.

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