N Marion Hage writes: I write for Andwerve Literary Journal, a Los Angeles based publication. I’m an avowed Ring Nut and recently had the chance to interview Barbara Remington, who illustrated the first licensed version of The Hobbit and the three The Lord of the Rings books for Balentine. Barbara discusses the crazy atmosphere surrounding the Tolkien novels, how in haste to beat “Ace” to the punch, Balentine gave her the impossible task of illustrating a story she’d never seen, something they’d done once before when they asked her to illustrate The Hobbit. [More]