The great fantasy classic that anticipated J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings is now available in English for the first time in 181 years! Preorders for ‘The Magic Ring’ by Baron de la Motte-Fouqué made between March 25 and April 30 will be guaranteed to arrive on the world release date of July 1. Order now to ensure you’re among the first to experience the excitement of The Magic Ring! [More]
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Anthony and Jessica of the North East Tolkien Society write: The proceedings from the 2004 Marquette University LOTR Conference have now been published. New research by twenty scholars of J.R.R. Tolkien is now available from the Marquette University Press. The articles were originally presented at the October 2004 conference, “The Lord of the Rings, 1954-2004: Scholarship in Honor of Richard E. Blackwelder,” organized by the Marquette Libraries’ Department of Special Collections and University Archives. The international conference celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Tolkien’s masterpiece, as well as the opening of Marquette’s new John P. Raynor, S.J., Library. More information and ordering is found here. [More]
Henery Gee writes: Just to let you know that I’m still on the road promoting my book ‘The Science of Middle-earth’ here in the UK. I’ll be at the Brighton Science Festival on 23 February and the Cambridge Science Festival on 18 March. For full details you can visit my website henrygee.org.uk.
As you probably know, The Science of Middle-earth started life in the ‘Green Books’ section of TORn. Tom Shippey chose it as his book of 2005 in the Times Literary Supplement, and in the New York Review of Science Fiction said that it was “the most unexpectedly Tolkienian book about Tolkien that I have ever come across”.
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Celevon writes: The authors of Lembas for the Soul would like to thank the TORn community for nominating our book for the ORC award for Best Tolkien-themed book of 2005. It’s truly an honor to be nominated in the company of such distinguished artists and Tolkien authors. Now that the holiday rush is over, we’ve finally had time to pull together some photos of the Lembas launch party at the LOTR Exhibit at the Indiana State Museum in December. [More]
BENBELLA BOOKS UNLEASHES THE ULTIMATE KING KONG ANTHOLOGY THIS NOVEMBER
King of Skull Island is Back on the Big Screen…and Ripping up the Pages of a New Anthology
Extra, Extra! After 30 Years, King Kong is Still One Angry Ape!
KING KONG IS BACK! AN UNAUTHORIZED LOOK AT ONE HUMONGOUS APE!
BEFORE YOU SEE THE MOVIE, EXPLORE THE PAGES OF NEWEST ANTHOLOGY FOR CONVINCING EVIDENCE OF KONG’S ENDURING LEGEND
King Kong—love story, horror film, exotic adventure tale—is back on the big screen after an almost thirty-year absence, just in time for the King of Skull Island to influence another generation. From the 1933 black-and-white Cooper/Schoedsack classic to the badly received 1976 De Laurentiis remake, to the new vision brought to life by Peter Jackson, the essayists in KING KONG IS BACK! explore the great ape’s unprecedented appeal and the film’s impact on our cultural imagination. Edited by bestselling author David Brin, KING KONG IS BACK! is sure to provoke provocative and oftentimes hilarious new insights on the legend of Kong, the evolution of film and the impact of one big ape on our society.
CONTRIBUTORS & TOPICS INCLUDE:
· Pop culture guru Natasha Giardina, in an essay entitled “Queer Eye for the Ape Guy?,” discusses King Kong’s dating issues, his uncanny similarities to Homer Simpson and why, in these metrosexual times, we need Kong more than ever
· Fantasy author John Wright on how King Kong tells us every thing we need to know about our civilization…although we may not like what we learn
· Primatologist Dario Maestripieri describes the first monkey studies of human behavior, gorilla genitalia and how King Kong is really a chimp
· Science fiction author Adam-Troy Castro speculates on what would have happened if they never went back for Ann Darrow
· Artist Bob Eggleton revels how the magic was created, and hypothesizes on the fate of the upcoming Peter Jackson film
PUBLICATION DETAILS KING KONG IS BACK! AN UNAUTHORIZED LOOK AT ONE HUMONGOUS APE!
- Editor: David Brin
- ISBN: 1-932100-64-4
- Pub. Month: November 2005
- Retail: $17.95 (US)/$24.95 (CAN)
- Publisher: BenBella Books
- Cover: Trade Paperback
ABOUT THE EDITOR:
David Brin is the New York Times bestselling author of The Postman and the Kiln People. He resides in San Diego, CA.
EDITORIAL NOTES:
December 14, 2005 is the international theatrical film release of Universal Pictures’ King Kong, directed by Lord of the Rings’ Peter Jackson and starring Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody, Jack Black and Andy Serkis.
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Celevon writes: Tonight (December 3rd) many of the contributing authors for “Lembas for the Soul: How The Lord of the Rings Enriches Everyday Life” will be signing the book at The Lord of the Rings Exhibit at the Indiana State Museum in Indianapolis, Indiana. The afternoon signing will be an informal “launch” party for the book, and all interested fans are invited to stop by and meet the authors. [More]