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Adam Roberts to give Pembroke Tolkien Lecture

Professor Adam Roberts will deliver the second annual Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature at Pembroke College, Oxford. The press release says: Adam Roberts is Professor of Nineteenth-century Literature at Royal Holloway, University of London. He has […]

The Harvard Lampoon Parodies ‘The Hobbit’

It is said that when you mock something, it’s because you love it. In that case, Tolkien’s Middle-earth has seen a lot of love in the past already. In the recent past, a vast amount […]

EXCLUSIVE Excerpt From ‘The Riddles of The Hobbit’

If you’ve ever read J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit or if you’ve seen any of the film adaptations, I’m sure you can recall the famous “Riddles in the Dark” scene. In it, Bilbo and Gollum engage […]

‘The Riddles of The Hobbit’ Available for Pre-Order

Have you ever labored over Bilbo and Gollum’s riddles, refusing to read ahead until you had an answer? If so, you were enjoying the unique combination of J.R.R. Tolkien’s imagination and the traditions of the past, […]