Good morning, and welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. This month we’re reading Los Angeles author Percival Everett’s “Dr. No,” a cross-genre spy caper that delivers a much-needed escape ...

Percival Everett’s newest book, “Dr. No,” is at once a spy caper, a philosophical study of the concept of “nothing” and a satire of the outsized worlds of billionaires. Kirkus Reviews calls the novel ...

Set in London, Jamaica and the fictional island of Crab Kay, it shot on location in Jamaica in 1962. The plot concerns Agent 007 traveling to Jamaica to investigate the death of MI6 station chief John ...

62 years, 25 films and 6 lead actors — but it all began with this iconic line from Sean Connery in Dr. No. This iconic British character, conceived by author Ian Fleming in 1953, has captivated ...