J.R.R. TolkienWe have been sitting on some spectacular news that we can finally share with the world! The Literary manuscripts from Marquette University’s renowned J.R.R. Tolkien Collection, the Holy Grail of Tolkien artifacts, will be on display in New York City to coincide exactly with the “Fellowship of the Ring,” screening and concert at Radio City Music Hall on October 9 and 10. There are other Middle-earth themed programming events planned in Midtown with more details to come.

The exhibit, “The Beginnings of a Masterpiece: Original Manuscripts from The Fellowship of the Ring,” will be held at Fordham’s Gerald M. Quinn Library at Lincoln Center, located conveniently close to the history Radio City location, October 5 through November 19. Continue reading “Tolkien manuscript exhibit to coincide with ‘Fellowship’ concert and screening at Radio City”

Black & White Ogre Country Front CoverMalcolm Lindley from ADC Publications Ltd sends along news about one of their publications ‘Black & White Ogre Country: The Lost Tales of Hilary Tolkien’ Edited by Angela Gardner, Illustrated by Jef Murray.

We have recently published the first of two books dealing with the world of Hilary Tolkien, brother to JRR (Ronald) Tolkien who created the world of Middle-earth, Hobbits and The Lord of the Rings. These brothers lost their father at very young age, and later, their mother as teenagers and naturally came to rely on each other a great deal. Continue reading “‘Black & White Ogre Country’ News”

FoxTrot Cartoon Our pal Bill Amend is at it again with another LOTR reference in one of his latest ‘FoxTrot’ cartoons! Take a look! More..

Folks from The Tolkien Society send this in: Just a quick note for the benefit of your readers, regarding the Tolkien Society publication in two volumes of The Proceedings of “Tolkien 2005: The Ring Goes Ever On” where online bookstores say they aren’t yet available this is only the case for that retailer. Please note that the 2 volume set has been available since Sepember 2008 and is currently ONLY available from Tolkien Society Trading Ltd or those booksellers (like Rene van Rossenburg’s – Tolkienwinkel) which have bought stock from TST. More..