James Fleming (author) explained

James Fleming
Birth Date:26 February 1944
Birth Place:London, England
Death Date:November 22, 2024
Relatives:Ian Fleming (Uncle)

James R. Fleming (26 February 1944-November 22, 2024) London), was an English author and editor of the journal, The Book Collector, from 2018-2024.[1] He was the son of Richard Fleming who served in Scottish regiments during World War II (Lovat Scouts and Seaforth Highlanders) and nephew to spy author Ian Fleming.[2] [3]

Fleming lived for the last twenty years in the remote North of Scotland in order to concentrate on his writing. This is where his Charlie Doig Russian series gestated. Well respected in the nearest town to his estate he became an honorary "Wicker" and fully immersed himself in community life.

He has written two historical novels, the first in 2000, The Temple of Optimism, and then in 2003 Thomas Gage.[4] In 2006 Fleming wrote the first of three thrillers, Cold Blood,[5] White Blood and Rising Blood,[6] that feature the Scottish/Russian character "Charlie Doig".

His 2021 book, Bond behind the Iron Curtain, examines the Russian critique of Ian Fleming.[7] [8]

Since 2018 Fleming has been the editor of The Book Collector.[9] [10] His essay on the process of indexing the backfile, “The Price of Passion: Indexing The Book Collector" illuminated the journal's history.[11] In 2023 an issue was devoted to Printing and the Mind of Man in which Fleming reviewed the correspondence of Percy Muir and John Carter, key organizers of the exhibit.[12]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.mi6-hq.com/news/james-fleming-ian-s-nephew-has-died-aged-80-241127 James Fleming, Ian's nephew, has died aged 80
  2. Web site: Bond is not his word . The Guardian . London . Lexy . Bloom . 24 September 2000 . 21 May 2023 .
  3. Fleming, James. 2017. “My Uncle Ian.” The Book Collector 66 (1): 11–14.
  4. Web site: The machinery of change . Daily Telegraph . Lilian . Pizzichini . subscription . 13 October 2003 . 21 May 2023.
  5. Web site: The rape of the nation . The Guardian . London . Sam . Thompson . 6 May 2006 . 21 May 2023 .
  6. Web site: Rising Blood by James Fleming – review . The Guardian . London . Andrew . Barrow . 29 July 2011 . 21 May 2023 .
  7. Fleming, James, and Blazej Mikula. 2021. Bond behind the Iron Curtain. The Mead, Turkdean, Cheltenham: The Book Collector.
  8. https://www.thebookcollector.co.uk/features/bond-behind-iron-curtain News Story
  9. "Masthead" and "Notes on Contributors." The Book Collector 67 (no 4) winter 2018: 885.
  10. Fleming, James. 2017. “My Uncle Ian.” The Book Collector 66 (1): 11–14.
  11. Fleming, James. 2016. “The Price of Passion: Indexing The Book Collector,” The Book Collector 65 (4): 659–63.
  12. Fleming, James. "Getting the Show on the Road or How to Borrow the World's Most Valuable Books for Ten Days." The Book Collector 72 (no 4) Winter 2023: 667-676.
  13. Barry, Rebecca Rego. "James Bond & Russia: An Interview with James Fleming." Fine Books and Collections (July 2022).

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