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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 9h

ALL IN OR NOTHING as a new Bond novella marks the National Year of Reading. As a companion story to DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER, author Dan Jones is penning new 007 short, ALL IN! ALL IN by Dan Jones December 3 2026 Ian Fleming Publications markoconnell.co.uk/diamonds-are... #AllIn #DanJones #JamesBond

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

'Charlie Higson is on a mission. He wants to make James Bond heroic, sexual, strange, and relevant again...' NOTHING TO LOSE - Reviewing Charlie Higson's KING ZERO: markoconnell.co.uk/nothing-to-l... #KingZero #CharlieHigson #JamesBond

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

'From London Melody to Digger, Pinewood Studios has now been home to British cinema production for ninety years.' This weeks marks 90 years of movie majesty from the dream palace that is Pinewood Studios! markoconnell.co.uk/from-pinewoo... #PinewoodStudios #JamesBond #EONProductions

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Pen pals, spies and Bentleys gathered in Piccadilly Arcade this week to launch a new Bond minded writing set like no other... THE COMPANY INK – Launching YARD-O-LED x IAN FLEMING with MARK O'CONNELL markoconnell.co.uk/the-company-... #YardOLed #IanFleming #JamesBond @theianfleming.bsky.social

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

To all VHS era Bond fans, John Grover was familiar. As an Assembly Editor, Supervising Editor and Editor, Grover's cutting skills sculpted 6 James Bond films - helping steer the Bond timeline from Roger Moore to Timothy Dalton. Rest in peace, John Grover. #RIPJohnGrover #JohnGrover #JamesBond

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

BOND’s SILVER LINING as Big Finish Productions’ SILVERFIN reveals its main cast with top, apt and canny casting throughout... markoconnell.co.uk/bonds-silver... #SilverFin #JamesBond #CharlieHigson #BigFinish

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It has been a while since a new Bond novel lodges like a rogue bullet in my head and will not shift. There is Nothing ZERO about this one... #KingZero #CharlieHigson #JamesBond #TheNewJamesBondNovel

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

In 1982 Bob Mackie costumed the Oscars Bond tribute number and all manner of queer, camp 007 show number excess. Years later, Mackie designed again for muse Tina Turner and GOLDENEYE. Rest in peace, Bob Mackie. #RIPBobMackie #BobMackie #BondQueerBond #JamesBond #TinaTurner

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

BEACH BOND! From San Monique to Santa Monica as BOND, QUEER BOND hits Ginger Rogers Beach for some gay rays, prime CA hues, & LA action. Thanks to Agent K and our man in LA for the surveillance! To order BOND, QUEER BOND: lnk.to/BondQueerBond #BondQueerBond #JamesBond #SantaMonica #BQBintheWild

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

'No day shall erase you from the memory of time.' - Virgil It only takes one hinge to open a different door. That day a very different door opened. Photography / Mark O'Connell Music / Adrian Johnston #911 #NYC #NewYork #NeverForget #911MuseumEd #FDNY #GroundZero

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

'That's why the zero's regal, Mister Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.' The man who would be king as author Charlie Higson returns to the Bond realm with a beautifully produced new 007 novel, KING ZERO! ianflemingshop.com/products/jam... #KingZero #CharlieHigson #JamesBond #TheNewJamesBondNovel

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

LICENCE... DECIDED? Whether it is slow news or slow horses, a lot of ink needs to dry first... #JamesBond #StevenKnight #Bond26 #AmazonMGMStudios #AmyPascal

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Ogromne dzięki to JAMES BOND POLAND for the review observations and kind feedback on BOND, QUEER BOND! Also, JAMES BOND POLAND's Bond artistry is clever, original and wholly fresh... jamesbond.com.pl/com To order BOND, QUEER BOND: lnk.to/BondQueerBond #BondQueerBond #JamesBond

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

From New South Wales with love as this bullet catcher wishes a happy vodka Martini fuelled 87th birthday to the 002nd Bond and the first to prove the role could be recast. Happy birthday George x Photo / Mark O'Connell #GeorgeLazenby #JamesBond #OnHerMajestysSecretService #OHMSS #BondQueerBond

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

40 years ago this weekend... 'Being Cubs on tour we were provided with a pocket money allowance. Some bought sweets, a football and some now reduced Mexico '86 Panini stickers. But my own personal retail mission that day was to buy the new TV TIMES' - #CatchingBullets #JamesBond #ForYourEyesOnly

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

A production pal of BOND '85, a co-star of Bond's wife and best Blofeld and the feasible inspiration for Silva's entrance in SKYFALL, Tim Curry was also the best Bond villain we never had. #RIPTimCurry #TimCurry

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

'You were expecting someone else?' As the casting crosshairs tighten around their target, should Bond and movie fans be expecting someone else altogether...? www.instagram.com/p/DcipInattT... #Bond26 #JamesBond #AmazonMGMStudios

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

'There is nothing like a challenge to bring out the best in a man.' Remembering Sir Sean Connery today on what would have been his 96th birthday. Art by Nikos Bogris #SeanConnery #JamesBond #Bond26 #DrNo

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

'Has James Bond finally looked UP!' When local cinemas get things right... #AViewtoaKill #Thunderball #JamesBond

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The 2029 Academy Award for Best Hair and Make Up will NOT be going to any of the Four Non-Bonds. #TheBeatles

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

From a rich study of 007 FIRST LIGHT and its creatives via David Arnold’s return to Bond, the wartime Ian Fleming, and a BOND, QUEER BOND showcase, MI6 CONFIDENTIAL has a cracking new adventure on sale. www.mi6confidential.com/issue-78 #007FirstLight #JamesBond #BondQueerBond #MI6Confidential

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

On eclipse day, there are colanders...and there are colanders that look like they have been designed by Ken Adam in 1971! #solareclipse #eclipse #DiamondsareForever #JamesBond

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

We won't hide our pride, and this is not a conversation. Our queer is here. #Berlin #CSD #BerlinPride #LGBTQ #queer

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

'The best articulation I have read on what draws gay audiences to the world of spy fiction and Bond adventure.' A big thanks to the first wave of Amazon readers who have fired some fabulous other reviews of BOND, QUEER BOND! To order: lnk.to/BondQueerBond #BondQueerBond #MarkOConnell #JamesBond

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

There I was, watching THE ODYSSEY and wondering how the hell are they going to move that damn horse... 'Easy Pegasus.' #TheOdyssey #AViewtoaKill #MayDay

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Defy the odds... and NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN MATT DAMON is 009 in a JOHN GLEN film all shot with VHS cameras in the Paddock Tank! #TheOdyssey #Octopussy #JamesBond #JohnGlen #ChristopherNolan

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

60 years ago this week, Ian Fleming's posthumous OCTOPUSSY AND THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS is published. With its mix of the botanical, nautical and gynaecological, it is also one of Richard Chopping's best illustrations for Bond. #OctopussyandTheLivingDaylights #RichardChopping #BondQueerBond

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

MEET THE NEWEST JAMES BOND! As @BigFinish & Ian Fleming Publication’s new audio adventure SILVERFIN announces its new lead... meet the newest spy on Bond's block! markoconnell.co.uk/meet-the-new... #IsaacRouse #YoungBond #SilverFin #JamesBond #CharlieHigson #IanFleming #BigFinish

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

'For England, James!' Goldfingers crossed, gentlemen. Original Bond art by Robert McGinnis #England #WorldCup #JamesBond 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

This bullet catcher is very excited to be a guest today on The Robert Elms Show on @BBCRadioLondon from 1030 talking BOND, QUEER BOND, London Bond and all the fabulous things about our man James! #BondQueerBond #JamesBond #BBCLondon #GaryCrowley #BBCRadioLondon

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

BOND, QUEER BOND | ★★★★ A MASSIVE thanks to @empiremagazine.bsky.social for the detailed, rich & glowing review of BOND, QUEER BOND! This 1989 buying Empire kid is beyond touched at this full circle moment! Thanks to John Nugent and the team! #BondQueerBond #Empiremagazine #JamesBond

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

FROM HAMPSTEAD WITH LOVE as a unique 007 event hits London! Expect a very different spin of the DB5 — movie memories, jet set fantasy, lost and found heroes, velvet music and an inclusive warm-witted evening for all! www.tickettailor.com/events/circl... #BondQueerBond #CircleAndStarTheatre

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

A big thanks to Cameron Scheetz and the USA's premiere LGBTQ destination and culture news platform QUEERTY for the BOND, QUEER BOND love, chat and support! Interview to come! #BondQueerBond #JamesBond #Queerty #LGBTQ #queer

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Queers!! And a shaken and stirred celebration here on publication day for BOND, QUEER BOND! This fabulous bullet catcher is beyond proud, beyond excited and beyond happy BOND, QUEER BOND is finally loaded into 007's velvet gunbarrel. x #BondQueerBond #JamesBond #TheHistoryPress

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

BOND, QUEER BOND turns centrefold queen today as THE SUNDAY MIRROR showcases the new fabulous other history of a spy with some great book insight and the best images from A VIEW TO A KILL! A big thanks to THE MIRROR and Keir Mudie for the chat and support. #BondQueerBond #JamesBond #LGBTQ #queer

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

According to at least 19 British laws, Bank Holiday Mondays, sofas and TVs were always made for James Bond... BOND, QUEER BOND Title Sequence TRAILER May 4 2026 | 1700 #BondQueerBond #JamesBond #MarkOConnell #TheHistoryPress

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

'With the Hollywood press sharing the December 1983 news that Roger Moore is returning to Bond for the 007th time, EON Productions had their sights on San Francisco - and gay San Francisco - early on.' 'May Day by the Bay' BOND, QUEER BOND Happy MAY DAY BY THE BAY Day folks! #BondQueerBond #MayDay

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

BOND, QUEER BOND Chapter Title Reveal TONIGHT! 19OO/BST 1400/ET 1100/PT #BondQueerBond #JamesBond #TheHistoryPress

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

BOND, QUEER BOND... where sluts, 007s and great henchmen share the most gloriously incongruous, inclusive and celebratory index!! #BondQueerBond #SlutsAGoGo #DorisFish #Skyfall #LGBTQ

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Bond author Ian Fleming would often name his chapters with the same wordplay, skill and grace that he baptised his Bond novels with. BOND, QUEER BOND has styled each chapter title to sound like a knowing Bond title... albeit with a velvet veneer... To pre-order: lnk.to/BondQueerBond #BondQueerBond

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

YOU ONLY BEIGE TWICE! BEIGE BOND is how you do a Bond cabaret with retro respect, great energy, live artists and cracking humour! And BOND, QUEER BOND. A big thanks to Lenny Beige, his management & the whole Circle & Star family x Photo / Ajay Chowdhury #LennyBeige #BondQueerBond #JamesBond

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

From gentle readers to intense illustrators via hedonistic tunesmiths, revolutionary editors & camp film classics, it was a joy to chat with TRAPPED HISTORY today for a special look at BOND, QUEER BOND, its perspectives, heritage & LGBTQ heroes! #TrappedHistory #BondQueerBond #JamesBond #IanFleming

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

As a new Bond is about to fire fast and fresh from the gaming gunbarrel, FIRST LIGHT pulls back its sheets to reveal a brand new title song by Lana Del Rey & returning Bond tunesmith, David Arnold! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Jyw... #007FirstLight #LanaDelRey #DavidArnold #EarntheNumber

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

One month today, the fabulous other history of a spy gets even more fabulous! BOND, QUEER BOND - THE FABULOUS OTHER HISTORY OF A SPY is a brand new 007 adventure like never before! Available to pre-order: lnk.to/BondQueerBond #BondQueerBond #JamesBond #LGBTQ #queer #Bond26

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

This bullet catcher is very proud to be a special guest for a unique night celebrating the music of Bond! STAGES WITH LENNY BEIGE - SONGS FROM THE WORLD OF BOND Sat 25 April/2000 Circle & Star Theatre www.tickettailor.com/events/circl... #BeigeBond #JamesBond #MarkOConnell #BondQueerBond

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Lock, stock and one smoking gunbarrel.

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