Happy 10th Anniversary to FIFTY SHADES OF GREY!

“Gone is the ubiquitous book cover of old, replaced by a silver flourish on a dark blue background. The design, a wink and a nod to Ana and Christian’s relationship, came from James herself: Look closely and you’ll see the flourish is really a (flogger). ‘I just thought, why don’t we do this and (the publisher) said yes!’ A silver ribbon in the book is a nod to the original cover’s iconic tie.”

The Lasting Legacy of Fifty Shades:

“Q: Looking back over the past 10 years, what has been the highlight for you?

James: ‘I think of the response from people who love it and the letters, and I get quite emotional even thinking about it. I think about the people who have told me they’ve managed to conceive a child when they haven’t been able to. How it’s helped them through their chemotherapy or having a kidney transplant, or they’ve lost someone that they love… You think about all of the hate, but the thing that counts is the people that we’ve really touched… I think that’s just extraordinary.’”