Kim Sherwood

Mostly Books Meets...

Mostly Books Meets is back for another season and our first guest novelist, Kim Sherwood! Kim’s first novel Testament was published in 2018, and was longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Award, shortlisted for the Best First Novel Award, and won the Bath Novel Award and the Harper's Bazaar Big Book of the Year. A James Bond fan since a young age, and described as a “Fleming aficionado of the highest order”. In 2021 it was announced that a new series of double-0 novels penned by Kim had been authorized by the Fleming estate. These new novels mark an exciting departure, as they are set in the world of James Bond but instead turn their focus on a new generation of double-0 agents. Double or Nothing, the first in Kim’s new Bond series, publishes on the 1st of September. Kim has used her brilliant talent at characterization to expand the dramatis personae of the Bond universe with a story that is sure to attract new fans to the series, as well as delighting its old friends. The podcast is produced and presented by the team at Mostly Books. Find us on Twitter @mostlyreading & Instagram @mostlybooks_shop. Edited by Michael Roberts. Double or Nothing is published in the UK by Harper Collins. Books mentioned in this episode include: Double or Nothing by Kim Sherwood The Heat of the Day by Elizabeth Bowen Watership Down by Richard Adams The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien The Famous Five by Enid Blyton