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	<title>TCG News</title>
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	<description>Tolkien Collector's Guide Collecting News</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:51:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Tolkien Studies Vol. 5 Coming Soon</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:51:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Edmonds</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Amazon.com just put this year&#8217;s volume of Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review up for advance order, and  Michael Drout was kind enough to provide me with a summary of the contents, which I have included below.  The book (these journal issues really are books, with 300+ pages each, hard covers, and a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mythlore 101/102 Contents Announced</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Edmonds</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The double issue number 101/102 of Mythlore (published by the Mythopoeic Society) just went to the printer, and should be delivered to subscribers in three to four weeks, according to Janet Brennan Croft, the editor of the journal.  Here are the contents of interest for Tolkien collectors (click this link for the complete list [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HarperCollins asks for input on possible future editions</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:38:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Edmonds</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HarperCollins has not only given a tantalizing glimpse into possible forthcoming editions of Tolkien&#8217;s works, they have taken the extra step to solicit reader feedback on desired features, pricing, and other aspects.
Recently they published the following note on the discussion forums at www.tolkien.co.uk:
Dear Tolkien Reader,
HarperCollins are investigating ways to extend the Tolkien store exclusively available [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John D. Rateliff Radio Interview - April 16th</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Edmonds</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Upcoming Events</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An hour long chat with the author of The History of &#8216;The Hobbit&#8217; will take place Wednesday April 16th on WBSD - that&#8217;s in Burlington, Wisconsin, so for the rest of us it is also streamed online at www.wbsdfm.com.  Tolkien will not be the only subject of the discussion, as the announcement also goes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tolkien 2008 Conference - University of Vermont</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Edmonds</dc:creator>
		
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Jason Fisher has provided the following information (via TORN) for the Tolkien 2008 conference this weekend.
Friday, April 11thHenderson&#8217;s Cafe, Davis Center7:30-9:00 p.m. &#8212; Open-mike Fireside Tolkien Reading
Saturday, April 12thMemorial Lounge Auditorium, Waterman Building8:00-8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30-10:00 a.m. &#8212; Session I: Personal Identity, Power, and Post-colonialism- Jacob Seliger &#8220;The Paradox of Power and Defining Good and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elizabeth Whittingham to discuss The Evolution Of Tolkien&#8217;s Mythology</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Edmonds</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Upcoming Events</category>
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Lift Bridge Book Shop in Brockport, NY is sponsoring a discussion session and book signing event with Elizabeth Whittingham.  Elizabeth is the author of The Evolution Of Tolkien&#8217;s Mythology: A Study of the History of Middle-earth, published late last year.  The publisher states &#8220;this work provides a thorough study of Tolkien&#8217;s life and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TCG site updates</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Edmonds</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Collecting News</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am in the process of updating a bit of the mechanics of the site, and for now will try to use WordPress for news and announcements instead of the (somewhat cumbersome) older process.  The older news articles are still available  for the very curious.  Stay tuned for more!

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		<title>Lord of the Rings Interactive Map</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 22:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Edmonds</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I ran across this little software application today - while not as flexible as something like Google Earth, it is a fun little tool.  It has a reasonably detailed map drawn from The Lord of the Rings that you can click on, drag around, and even do text searches to find particular locations.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wow, would you look at that Mallorn cover?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Edmonds</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I must say, I was shocked (in a pleasant way) when I got the latest issue of The Tolkien Society&#8217;s Mallorn in the mail the other day.  The tree drawn by Pauline Baynes that has graced the cover of Mallorn for ever has been replaced with a lovely Jef Murray illustration.  Quite a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fans with too much time on their hands</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Edmonds</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a blog entry from a very big Tolkien fan (evidently, a movie fan).  His (and co-conspirators&#8217;) effort seems to have been about a week, and the results are, um, sweet! 
The Battle of Pelennor Fields
The question I have is, did they eat it or save it?  (What would it go for [...]]]></description>
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