Here is some more info. on what will be happening:
We will be reading "The Return of the King" this year. In addition to the Marathon Reading itself, we also have four Workshops, a keynote lecture, the
DVD movie version of "The Two Towers," a Reception, several drawings in which we give away over $2,000 worth of books and related "Lord of the Rings" merchandise (donated graciously from Houghton Mifflin and New Line Cinema). We also have a Walden Books booktable at all the events with all sorts of interesting books and related Tolkien merchandise available for sale.
We've got Tom Shippey coming and Joseph Pearce as well. They are incredible Tolkien Scholars.
Peace, Love, and Hobbits,
-EsteTook