Get in there. It’s half price at the moment and doing well in Amazon bestsellers chart

On October 6th and 7th I will be in Edinburgh and then York for more bookshop events. Do join me.

I’m on the road next week talking about James Bond and my new book, King Zero. Tuesday 29th Tring book festival. Thursday it’s October Chorleywood Bookshop. Friday 2nd Toppings in Bath. Sunday 4th Penarth Pier Pavilion. Monday 5th Oct Toppings St Andrews.

I might read a snippet from the next Mortal Engines book at @WaterstonesPicc tomorrow. (It won’t be out till next August, but it is on its way.)

Gearing myself up for a #BondFest with these two! Loved @VaseemKhanUK's #QuantumOfMenace so excited to dive back into Q's world. Think #KingZero by Bond fan @monstroso will be enormous fun too!

My new #James Bond book was only out yesterday and it’s already No.1 Spy book on Amazon

It's a beauty!!

To celebrate the publication of King Zero today I’m hosting a James Bond quiz for Waterstones. Won’t tell you where it is as it’s sold out. Hoping to have fun and hoping my questions aren’t too hard/easy. I’ll report back.

King Zero by @monstroso is out in the UK today!​​ 'A brilliant addition to the James Bond canon, written with great brio and aplomb and a shrewd understanding of what makes the Bond universe tick. Wholly compelling' - William Boyd​ ​ '[Higson] knows a thing or two about what makes for a good 007... Fans can rest assured that King Zero also brims with danger and sensual femme fatales, with sex and run-ins with sharks – even a streak of horror... it’s a terrific read' - The Times​ ​ When a former MI6 agent is murdered in the Saudi desert, Bond uncovers a deadly conspiracy led by a powerful new enemy. Can the last analogue hero stop a digital-age threat before the countdown reaches zero?​ Get yours here: ianflemingshop.com/products/… #KingZero #JamesBond #CharlieHigson

This morning I will mostly be on BBC Breakfast

Lithuanian composer and conductor Mindaugas Piečaitis led an orchestra performing a piece inspired by Nora the cat, who famously “plays” the piano. The unusual performance was met with enthusiastic applause and a standing ovation.

Monday: Greg Tuesday: Ian Wednesday: Greg Thursday: Ian Friday: Greg Saturday: Ian Sunday: Greg The Gregorian Calendar

Launch party for King Zero (#JamesBond) went well. Only one casualty when children’s author Nadia Shireen was crushed by a giant book

Great books.

Had the launch party for my new Bond book last night, in a suitable Bondian venue. In a pre party Q&A I was asked who should sing the title song if King Zero ever became a film. Good question but I had no answer. Any suggestions?

In all the discussion about colonising Mars, I don't see much about how the soil is poisonous to us. This was only discovered in 2008. It contains perchlorates, which are environmental toxins here on Earth. Any human contact with Mars dust? Bad news in the long run. 1/

Watching a pre-blue filter film. Imagine that, there are actual colours! (The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965))

Thanks to .@monstroso for making the 50th episode of The 007 Files a special one. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…