Andrew from adcbooks.co.uk sends this along: The next JRR Tolkien inspired Art Exhibition is being held for 4 days from Saturday 23rd September 2006 at The Redesdale Hall, High Street, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire. The Exhibition will contain the largest ever display of the artwork (including new original pieces and new Limited Edition Prints) of the world renowned Tolkien Illustrator, Ted Nasmith who is in the UK for this exhibition and will be attending throughout. Ted Nasmith’s art can also be seen online at www.adcbooks.co.uk. [More]


September 22nd, as we all know, marks the birthday of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins. Be sure to raise a glass of ale in honor of the Halflings!


Today is Sala Baker’s Birthday! Sala was born on September 22nd, 1976 in Wellington, New Zealand. That makes him 30 years old today! Happy Birthday Sala!

Daniel Reeve, LOTR calligrapher and cartographer, writes: I have just released the first original Daniel Reeve font – Bilbo’s handwriting! It’s a TrueType font, available for purchase from my website, danielreeve.co.nz. This is the shire font as only Bilbo writes it, with all his quirks and flourishes – coming soon is Frodo’s version. In the future there will also be uncial fonts resembling those used for Rohan and Gondor, a Wizard font, as well as many others…Cheers!

Hollywood actor Sir Ian McKellen will return to his roots this weekend and perform a one-man show to an audience of just 160 people. The Lord of the Rings and X-Men star has agreed to appear at Bolton Little Theatre as part of its 75th anniversary. Sir Ian went to school in the town and was a member of the theatre as a teenager. He will perform A Knight Out In Gas Street for the second time. He premiered the show in Los Angeles last year. [More]

Since 1937, few books have provided more pleasure than J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. Originally published in England with a first printing of 1,500 copies, The Hobbit today celebrates its 69th anniversary! [More]