--- title: New Fifty Shades of Grey Book From Christian's point of view description: EL James has written a version of Fifty Shades of Grey from Christian's perspective and it will be released this summer. canonical: https://time.com/3903108/el-james-fifty-shades-of-grey-christian-grey/ author: Esther Zuckerman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-06-01T14:04:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T07:46:49.420Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: EL James to Publish New 'Fifty Shades of Grey' From Christian's Point of View og:description: EL James has written a version of Fifty Shades of Grey from Christian's perspective and it will be released this summer. og:url: https://time.com/3903108/el-james-fifty-shades-of-grey-christian-grey/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: EL James to Publish New 'Fifty Shades of Grey' From Christian's Point of View twitter:description: EL James has written a version of Fifty Shades of Grey from Christian's perspective and it will be released this summer. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # EL James to Publish New _Fifty Shades of Grey_ From Christian's Point of View ## Video: E.L. James and Fans Talk 'Fifty Shades of Grey' [Watch (HLS stream): E.L. James and Fans Talk 'Fifty Shades of Grey'](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/HbsVgTNO.m3u8) (7:09)  _Published 2015-02-05. In 2012, TIME spoke with 'Fifty Shades of Grey' author E.L. James in one of the few on-camera interviews she has appeared in_ by [Esther Zuckerman](https://time.com/author/esther-zuckerman/) ## Esther Zuckerman Zuckerman is a contributor for TIME. Jun 1, 2015 2:04 PM UTC by [Esther Zuckerman](https://time.com/author/esther-zuckerman/) ## Esther Zuckerman Zuckerman is a contributor for TIME. Jun 1, 2015 2:04 PM UTC _Fifty Shades_ fans eager to get into the head of the books’ mysteriously sexy bondage enthusiast will now have the chance: EL James has written a version of the novel from Christian’s perspective and it will be released this summer. James announced on her social media accounts that the book, titled _Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian_, will be published on June 18 — in honor of the character’s birthday. According to an announcement from Vintage Books, James writes in _Grey_ that the book “is dedicated to those readers who asked…and asked… and asked… and asked for this.” “Christian is a complex character and readers have always been fascinated by his desires and motivations, and his troubled past. Also, as anyone who has ever been in a relationship knows, there are two sides to every story,” James said in a statement. “It’s been a great pleasure to return to my happy place-writing, being with Christian and Ana in their universe, and working with the fantastic team at Vintage.” The film version of the first installment of James’ [trilogy came out in February](https://twitter.com/FiftyShades/status/591366406945406976), and the next two, _Fifty Shades Darker_ and _Fifty Shades_ _Freed_, are due out in 2017 and 2018, respectively. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3903108/el-james-fifty-shades-of-grey-christian-grey/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3903108/el-james-fifty-shades-of-grey-christian-grey/"},"headline":"EL James to Publish New Fifty Shades of Grey From Christian's Point of View","datePublished":"2015-06-01T14:04:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T07:46:49.420Z","description":"Just in time for Mr. Grey's birthday","url":"https://time.com/3903108/el-james-fifty-shades-of-grey-christian-grey/","keywords":["Books","Fifty Shades of Grey"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Esther Zuckerman","jobTitle":"Zuckerman is a contributor for TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/esther-zuckerman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/books/","name":"Books"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3903108/el-james-fifty-shades-of-grey-christian-grey/","name":"EL James to Publish New Fifty Shades of Grey From Christian's Point of View"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"E.L. 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