J.W. Braun is back with another book review. This month, Braun reviews a biography of J.R.R. Tolkien and shares a bit of LOTR movie trivia that might surprise you!
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Category: Books Publications
In an article written by Tony DiTerlizzi for The LA Times, we get a rare glimpse at what could have been the 30th Anniversary Edition of The Hobbit, illustrated by renowned artist Maurice Sendak (Where the Wild Things Are). But with thanks to a mislabeling error by an editor, and Sendak’s first heart attack, then project never came to fruition. A great read for the start of the week. [Read on]
Today is the annual Tolkien Reading Day where fans from around the world celebrate J.R.R. Tolkien and his works by simply reading. Some schools around the globe participate as do bookstores and coffee shops but many more take part in their own way, by themselves or with friends and family. How did you celebrate? There are excellent responses on TORn’s own Facebook page (and we like to be “liked”) or you can share your experience on our message boards by following the “discuss” link below. It is also an excellent time to check our our own Reading Room including this post. If you didn’t have a chance to read Tolkien today, its not too late in many time zones (and we promise not to tell if you do it a day late.)
To celebrate the beginning of filming of The Hobbit, White Tree Press (www.whitetreepress.com) is giving away five copies of our fan appreciation anthology, Lembas for the Soul: How The Lord of the Rings Enriches Everyday Life. It’s been an amazing five years since Lembas for the Soul was published. We’re anticipating more joy and wonder now that filming of The Hobbit finally is under way.
White Tree Press will send a free copy of Lembas for the Soul to five fans whose names will be drawn at random from the emails we receive at lembasfolk@gmail.com. Entries must be received between now and April 16th, 2011 CST.
Mark Tatulli seems to be a LOTR Fanboy, his latest Lio comic has gone geek again, this time with Smaug!
Martyn writes: Tesco have a reputation for building their supermarkets in every nook and cranny of Britain, managing to overcome local protests.