Impressions from Hobbit Village 2015 in Barletta, Italy
am very glad to report a couple of pictures and videos on an amazing event in a beautiful town and its castle, Barletta. Enjoy 🙂
Category: News
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobo artist
fter 15 years of living in tiny shelters, itinerant artist Dan Price settled into an 80 square foot underground room with one skylight and one small door.” The former photojournalist, surfer, biker and...
On my own behalf: The Tolkienist named jury member with two German fantasy awards
anuary has been starting off pretty well for me – I have been invited to be part of the jury for the German fantasy award Seraph, publicly presented at the Leipzig Book Fair,...
Listen to rare Tolkien recording: At the Tobacconist’s – and help the British Library save its audio collection
ave our Sounds‘” is the British Library’s programme to preserve the nation’s sound heritage.” With this statement, the British Library is addressing one of the most pressing conservatory issues of our times –...
Win your perfect Christmas gift – books, books, books!
his December I will write one blog post a day, bringing you the latest in news, events, publications – what was amazing in 2014 and what will be even more awesomez! in 2015....
History of Tolkien’s life at Exeter College published
R.R. Tolkien helped organise and participated in the sexcentenary celebrations of Exeter College, Oxford, in 1914. Now, exactly one hundred years later, the college has reached the 700 years mark and has recently...
Tolkien ranks among the “Top Ten Books that stayed with us” on Facebook
A recent meme-like status has appeared with Facebook asking you and your friends to name “10 books that have stayed with us.” Now, you may like such questions or not but if something...
Tolkien’s favourite tree in Oxford’s Botanic Garden to be cut down
ad news for visitors of Oxford’s Botanic Garden and many Tolkien fans: J.R.R. Tolkien’s favourite tree, a black pine (pinus nigra), suffered severe damage on July 26, 2014, and needed to be removed....
Why the Doctor, John Lewis, Barnado’s and YouGov determined the UK’s favourite books
The John Lewis Partnership has teamed up with Barnado’s, an UK children’s charity, to celebrate the company’s 150th anniversary and work together for a good cause. They have asked YouGov to provide them...
On my own behalf: The Tolkienist has now become a Content Gem
or those of you taking an interest in the wider range of topics I am curating via my Twitter handle @Macrobee (@The_Tolkienist is putting an emphasis on all things Tolkienian) you may have...
Looking back: A Journey through Mirkwood
Nine days in Middle-earth (or NE Lithuania) am very happy to present you with a report on an unique event which happened last year in Lithuania and particularly so because one of the...
Readings and radio plays & rumours of an unpublished Tolkien speech
olkien has inspired artists from all over the world and across all media. I think that one of the best ways of portraying his many and very diverse works is to do a...