Articles written by: pencilphilos

When Maria watched the Fellowship the very first time in cinemas, she fell hopelessly in love with Tolkien’s work. Up to the point where she lost herself in Middle Earth entirely. When not occupied with studying, she likes to draw, hoard books, travel around (if her bank account allows it), and pretending to be a hobbit that is attending Hogwarts in order to become a jedi knight.

Two New Illustrated Editions of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ to be Released

Yesterday, Harper Collins announced two Illustrated editions of ‘The Lord of the Rings’. This #TolkienReadingDay we are delighted to announce a very special new edition of Lord of the Rings, featuring artwork by Tolkien and […]

‘The Hobbit’ to be translated into te reo Māori

Tom Roa, Professor at Waikato University’s faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies, is translating Tolkien’s The Hobbit into te reo Māori. Roa is no stranger to translating children’s classics into te reo Māori. In 2015, […]

Why we will celebrate Tolkien Reading Month

Each year on March 25th, the day The Ring was destroyed, the Tolkien community celebrates Tolkien Reading Day in celebration of Tolkien’s work. Every year, the Tolkien Society introduces a theme for Tolkien Reading Day […]

Collector’s Corner: New LOTR & Hobbit Boxed Sets to be Released

As I was browsing Amazon for Tolkien related books, as one does, I stubled upon two soon-to-be-released box sets containing Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and with Tolkien Reading Day just […]

Tolkien 2019 – Celebrating 50 Years of the Tolkien Society: Part 2

From 7th – 11th of August, the Tolkien Society celebrated its 50th anniversary at the Macdonald Burlington Hotel in Birmingham. With Guests of Honour such as Tom Shippey, Alan Lee, Ted Nasmith, John Garth, and […]

Tolkien 2019 – Celebrating 50 Years of the Tolkien Society: Part 1

From 7th – 11th of August, the Tolkien Society celebrated its 50th anniversary at the Macdonald Burlington Hotel in Birmingham. With Guests of Honour such as Tom Shippey, Alan Lee, Ted Nasmith, John Garth, and […]

New Details Revealed about Amazon’s LOTR TV Series

As time progresses, more and more details are surfacing on Amazon’s ambitious $1bn TV show set in Middle-earth. In a recent interview with Deadline.com,  Amazon Studios’ new boss Jennifer Salke talked about the future of […]

BREAKING: ‘The Fall of Gondolin’ to be Released in August 2018

Publisher Harper Collins releases The Fall of Gondolin, edited by Christopher Tolkien, in August 2018. This news comes as a surprise for Christopher Tolkien wrote in the preface of Beren and Luthien, published in 2016, […]

Amazon’s $1bn ‘Lord of the Rings’ TV Show & What is known so far

Amazon’s upcoming Lord of the Rings TV show, expecting to cost $1 billion, will be the most expensive TV show in history. A few days ago, in an article published by The Hollywood Reporter, it […]

Beren and Luthien Book Club: Week 3 & 4

On March 25th was the long awaited Tolkien Reading Day so all month long in March, we, along with some of our readers, read Tolkien’s Beren and Luthien over in our Facebook Group. Read my […]