On Sept. 15, 1939, two weeks after Nazi Germany invaded Poland, triggering World War II, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote to his publisher to explain why he didn’t expect to make much progress on his new story ...

Ablaze sent a press release to promote their "new graphic novel" biography of J. R. R. Tolkien's life – but it was originally published in French in 2019 by Soleil. Tolkien: Lightning Up The Darkness, ...

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A new Oxford exhibition offers unusual artifacts of the famed writer. TOLKIEN TREASURES. Above, the final design of The Hobbit dust jacket is part of ‘Tolkien: Maker of Middle-Earth.’ Tolkien not only ...

Lovers of literature the world over will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of J.R.R. Tolkien Sept. 2. Although the anniversary will be an opportunity to celebrate the life and work of the ...

On Nov. 29, 1931, J.R.R. Tolkien introduced the world to Middle-earth — the most important part of it, anyway. The Hobbit wouldn’t be published for six more years. The Lord of the Rings was still ...

Putting an entire life to film is a hard task, especially someone with a sprawling legacy like J.R.R. Tolkien. Director Dome Karukoski's smartest decision was to focus this biographical romp on the ...

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