Devil May Care media roundup

There has been an avalanche of publicity following the announcement of the 2008 Centenary novel, Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks. Here are a few worthy links to articles that appeared over the last few days:

• The Name’s Faulks, Sebastian Faulks. Entertainment Weekly’s blog, Popwatch, scored the first post announcement interview with Sebastian Faulks.

• The Thriller Writer With The Golden Touch. Ben Macintyre in the London Times discusses the selection of Faulks and James Bond's place in the Western Canon.

• Hands off 007 or I’ll Shoot You. Journalist Jeremy Clarkson struggles with his jealously over the selection of Faulks in The Times.

• Live and Let Buy. In celebration of the Centenary announcement, The Telegraph presents a (spoof) selection of James Bond works in progress.

• Watch ITV News coverage of the Faulks announcement on YouTube.

• ABC News reports that this is “the first new Bond book in 42 years” which is, of course, untrue. Nice to see fans setting them straight in the comments section.

Devil May Care will be released by Penguin Books in the UK and Doubleday in the U.S. on May 28, 2008.