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Tolkien's grandson signs two-book contract with Thames River Press

April 16, 2012 - Michael Tolkien, a grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien, has signed a two-title contract with Thames River Press. The books are titled '...
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J.R.R. Tolkien biography released through limited-edition comic

April 6, 2012 - Bluewater Productions recently announced its publication of a comic-style biography dedicated to J.R.R. Tolkien, the creator of The...
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The Christian conversion experience: C.S. (Jack) Lewis (part two of two)

If you came here without seeing the first half of this essay, please start here instead. Thank you.This experience of Lewis’ happened in 1929...
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The Christian conversion experience: C.S. (Jack) Lewis (part one of two)

Contemporary apologetics so often focuses on the issues of biblical reliability and understanding in relation to science, and on the question of...
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The Hobbit Report: Casting Ramps Up

Major casting is well under way for the two-part adaptation of The Hobbit, with official signatures on the dotted line for Ian McKellen (Gandalf),...
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Hobbits, Narnia and Tea Party politics

Delaware Senate hopeful Christine O'Donnell doesn’t just know politics – she knows about JRR Tolkien and C S Lewis, too.Perhaps...
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Big Hobbit announcement coming August 21?

Could there be a big announcement coming August 21 about the Hobbit being green-lit?Such is the speculation among Lord of the Rings fans on the...
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On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness: a curious mix of Tolkien and Suess

Adventure. Peril. Lost Jewels. And the Fearsome Toothy Cows of Skree. So the first book in Andrew Peterson’s The Wingfeather Saga is...
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The Wolf of Tebron: new author in the spirit of Tolkien and Lewis

A young blacksmith is pulled into a world of magic and comes back changed. No, this is not JRR Tolkien’s Smith of Wootten Major, but C. S....
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Why Fran Walsh Should Direct Hobbit

Sunday, news broke that Guillermo del Toro will be leaving his post as Director of the upcoming Hobbit movies. The breeze caused by the collective...
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