Ringer fan Jim sends us some pictures from the Book Expo America event in Chicago last weekend. Check out the Houghton Mifflin exhibit! [More]
Day: June 4, 2001
Ringer Fan Jim sent us this from last weekend’s BEA (Books Expo America) in Chicago:
“I thought you might be interested in these images from the Houghton/Mifflin exhibit area at last weekend’s Book Expo America (BEA) in Chicago. They are very high on the movies and have quite a campaign with new packaging for the books set for the fall. They were showing the trailers continuously and had some nice collateral material (canvas book bags with LOTR logos, etc.). The booth decorations were outstanding with life size Frodo & Gandalf cutouts.
All told there were at least four separate exhibitors that had LOTR items for preview. It was hard to get any serious work done.“
Greetings – Have we got some new Green Books for June!
• Anwyn has a great new Counterpoint about MAGIC, with emphasis on the ‘gift of Art.’
• Check out Turgon’s Bookshelf for a publicity interview with Tom Shippey, author of “J.R.R. Tolkien, Author of the Century.
• And a very nice surprise: new Tributes from authors Harry Turtledove and Lisa Goldstein, part of the forthcoming anthology, Meditations on Middle-earth, edited by Karen Haber (St. Martin’s Press, Nov. 2001).
• Our Special Guest takes a spin on Tolkien’s most mysterious character: “Who is Tom Bombadil?”
• Enjoy the crazy comedic compendium of Tookish’s Ticklers.
• The ever-popular Q&A has 16 new articles, including:
- Does the Shire have its own ‘power?’
- Was Gandalf afraid of Beorn?
- Is there a background story on the Arkenstone?
- Are there two Minas Tiriths?
- Why even go to war against Sauron?
- How do magic Rings make one ‘fade?’
• Moon Letters needs new submissions… so ink up your quills and get to writing!
• There are new updates in red to previous Q&A.
And I have a very special surprise later this month. Here’s a hint: working as a soldier of Gondor is harder than it seems! Stay tuned…
Much too hasty,
Quickbeam
The WETA/Sideshowtoy series II figures are coming soon! Stay tuned right here for some great images!
check out this great website where you can find your hobbit name! Mine is Berilac Trample of Woody End. [More]
Thanks to Dimple Loamsdown of Great Smials for the tip!
The first lesson of the Lord of the Rings class at the BN University has been posted, it is called J. R. R. Tolkien: The Man. Be sure to also check out the very informative LOTR Glossary on the page. [More]