Login
Username:

Password:

remember me

Lost Password?

Register now!
Main Menu
Collector's Guide Table of Contents
Pre-Order From Amazon

Author Archive: wellinghall

Tolkien Studies Volume 7 is available for preorder now.

wellinghall @ Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 ()

http://wvupressonline.com/journals/tolkien_studies/volume_7
I've just ordered my copy
- wellinghall

Historic Oxford pub to get a revamp

wellinghall @ Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 ()

"Oxford's Eagle and Child pub is to undergo a major facelift as part of a scheme to renovate buildings in a historic stretch of St Giles."
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/yourtown/oxford/8260195.Historic_Oxford_pub_to_get_a_revamp/
- wellinghall

Peter Jackson has agreed to direct The Hobbit!

wellinghall @ Friday, June 25th, 2010 ()

"In a surprising but not altogether shocking development, Deadline is reporting that Peter Jackson has agreed to direct the two HOBBIT films and that he's finalizing his deal right now with Warner Bros., New Line and MGM. While the obvious fingers were pointed at Jackson after Guillermo del Toro somewhat abruptly left the film, Jackson [...]

Limited edition prints of The Lord of the Rings maps

wellinghall @ Monday, June 21st, 2010 ()

"A unique opportunity to collect a piece of The Lord of the Rings history.
A strictly limited edition of the maps for the new edition of the book The Lord of the Rings have been printed with the kind permission of the J R R Tolkien Estate."
http://tolkienmaps.com/
 http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2010/06/20/37152-british-artist-who-drew-the-maps-for-j-r-r-tolkiens-the-lord-of-the-rings-visits-usa/
  - wellinghall

Mythopoeic Awards 2010 Finalists Announced

wellinghall @ Friday, June 4th, 2010 ()

Announcements: Finalists (June 1)
Fantasy Awards

Adult Literature

Barbara Campbell, Trickster’s Game trilogy consisting of Heartwood, Bloodstone, and Foxfire (DAW)

Greer Gilman, Cloud & Ashes: Three Winter’s Tales (Small Beer Press)

Robert Holdstock, Avilion (Gollancz)

Catherynne M. Valente, Palimpsest (Spectra)

Jo Walton, Lifelode (NESFA Press)

Children’s Literature

Kage Baker, The Hotel Under the Sand (Tachyon)

Shannon Hale, Books of Bayern consisting of The Goose Girl, [...]

Guillermo Del Toro departs "The Hobbit"

wellinghall @ Sunday, May 30th, 2010 ()

"Guillermo Del Toro announced today that he is no longer directing the two movies based on J.R.R Tolkien's "The Hobbit", but will continue to co-write the screenplays. Out of respect to the legions of loyal Tolkien fans, both Guillermo and Peter Jackson wanted to break the news to The One Ring first. They are both [...]

'The Hobbit' Officially Pushed to 2013

wellinghall @ Wednesday, April 28th, 2010 ()

Warner Bros. and IMAX Corp. have just issued a joint press release announcing a partnership through 2013 that will include placing upwards of 20 Warner Bros. films into IMAX theaters, as well as conventional theaters. The biggest news to come out of this whole thing is a tentative release date for The Hobbit of December [...]

Swedish Keyboard Legend Bo Hansson Passes Away Aged 67

wellinghall @ Monday, April 26th, 2010 ()

Hansson is probably best known for his musical interpretation of Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings", entitled 'Music Inspired by Lord Of The Rings. Released on Charisma Records after gaining a cult following in Britain due to import copies filtering over from Sweden, the album was his biggest success, reaching the Top 20 on the UK [...]

“Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics” : The Brilliant Essay that Broke Beowulf Studies

wellinghall @ Monday, April 26th, 2010 ()

This is a new essay by Michael Drout on Tolkien's seminal work.  I've only skimmed it so far, but it looks good.http://www.lotrplaza.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=237825&PN=1
- wellinghall

Tolkien inspiration Moseley Bog awarded Lottery grant

wellinghall @ Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 ()

"A Birmingham beauty spot that was the inspiration for JRR Tolkien classics The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit was today granted a Ł376,500 cash injection to preserve it for future generations."
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2010/03/30/376000-joy-for-hobbit-land/
http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2010/03/30/tolkien-inspiration-moseley-bog-awarded-lottery-grant-65233-26139012/

 - wellinghall


Tolkien Collecting News Archive
Categories
Monthly archives
Hosted by Rown's Books J. R. R. Tolkien Specialist Bookseller