The Eleventy-first Roving Ranger
Have a look at all Roving Rangers published so far. (Abre numa nova janela)
Life and Works
“Parma Eldalamberon 23 - The Feanorean Alphabet, Part 2” has been published but does seem to have a few issues, see TCG discussion (Abre numa nova janela). At the time of writing a different printing service is being determined. [Official website (Abre numa nova janela)]
The Tolkien Collector’s Guide (Abre numa nova janela) did an unboxing of the deluxe LotR (Abre numa nova janela). [Youtube]
[Blackwell’s (Abre numa nova janela) (UK/ Europe) | Bookshop.org (Abre numa nova janela) (US) | Genialokal (Abre numa nova janela) (DE) ]
Tolkien & Chaucer (Abre numa nova janela) is coming out Oct 10th. [TCG]
[Blackwell’s (Abre numa nova janela) | Bookshop.org (Abre numa nova janela) | Genialokal (Abre numa nova janela)]
Collected Poems (Abre numa nova janela) of J.R.R. Tolkien
[Blackwell’s (Abre numa nova janela) | Bookshop.org (Abre numa nova janela) | Genialokal (Abre numa nova janela)]
A lovely short piece on Marquette and Bill, of course!
https://today.marquette.edu/2024/09/60-second-marquette-on-bill-fliss-the-tolkien-collection/ (Abre numa nova janela)Events & Shows
The Christopher Tolkien Centenary Conference (Abre numa nova janela) is coming in November - with an outstanding line-up.
Kyiv Meets Middle-Earth: Hobbit Day Respite From Russia’s War on Ukraine (Abre numa nova janela) [Kyiv Post]
Patrick Curry is offering Exploring Tolkien: Hobbits, Middle Earth, Faerie and Elves (Abre numa nova janela) [starting Oct 9th]
THE HOBBIT Comes to Pittsburgh Public Theater (Abre numa nova janela) [Broadway World; Oct 23 ff.; official website (Abre numa nova janela)]
A highlight video (Abre numa nova janela) for Oxonmoot 2024 is now available [Youtube]
For all events (Abre numa nova janela) check out the International Tolkien Fellowship (Abre numa nova janela) [FB] and the Tolkien Guide Calendar (Abre numa nova janela).
Scholarship & Fandom
Jeff LaSala has Anduin the Great and the Three Second Age Series They Should Be Making (Abre numa nova janela) [Foreshadowed and Foresung]
Jason Fisher has Tolkien, Goethe, and the long long ago (Abre numa nova janela) as well as Can Generative AI help us analyze The Lord of the Rings? (Abre numa nova janela) [Lingwë - Musings of a Fish]
Tom Emanuel has Reading The Lord of the Rings, Rereading Ourselves (Abre numa nova janela) [Queer and Back again]
Michael Martinez has How Has Amazon Changed Middle-earth Canon? (Abre numa nova janela) [Middle-earth Blog]
Dennis Wilson Wise has two reviews (Abre numa nova janela) - Tolkien Criticism Today, Revisited. [Los Angeles Review of Books]
Participate in a ‘fiction and personality survey (Abre numa nova janela)’ centered on Sherlock Holmes, Harry Potter, and Lord of the Rings.
The Beyond Bree Calendar 2025 (Abre numa nova janela) is available now.
Merchandise & Franchise
We got a peek at the cozy Hobbit life sim game, and it understands the damn brief (Abre numa nova janela) [Polygon]; see also the Hobbit Day Showcase (Abre numa nova janela) [Youtube] - release date now is March 25th, 2025.
Games Workshop have provided more information on their upcoming tabletop game (Abre numa nova janela), including Helm Hammerhand (Abre numa nova janela).
The ‘first ever officially licensed original stained glass artwork’ is now with Kickstarter (Abre numa nova janela).
Fan reviews and parodies of Amazon’s The Rings of Power show that ownership is not just determined by contracts (Abre numa nova janela) [The Conversation] | The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Exclusive Battle of Eregion (Abre numa nova janela) Preview [IGN] | The Rings of Power co-creator JD Payne reveals why Prime Video series is darker than The Lord of the Rings movies: ‘In the third age, they were worried…’ (Abre numa nova janela) [Indian Express] | The legend behind Rings of Power’s action breaks open the Siege of Eregion (Abre numa nova janela) [Polygon] | ‘The Rings Of Power’ Season 2, Episode 7 Review: The Best Episode Of The Series So Far (Abre numa nova janela) [Forbes] | 'The intention was to be controversial': The Rings of Power's Robert Aramayo defends divisive season 2 scene between Elrond and Galadriel (Abre numa nova janela) [TechRadar] | 'Rings of Power' season 2 star Charlie Vickers says they're telling a story 'true to Tolkien's work' (Abre numa nova janela) [Tom’s Guide] | ‘LOTR’: Prime Video Gives ‘Rings Of Power’ Viewership Update Ahead Of Season 2 Finale (Abre numa nova janela) [Deadline] | ‘Rings Of Power’ Star On His Rule As The High King And Season 2 Finale (Abre numa nova janela) [Forbes] | 'The Rings of Power has come into its own in season 2, but still feels like Tolkien fanfic' (Abre numa nova janela) [Yahoo] | As the Identity of The Rings of Power’s Stranger Is Revealed, a Tolkien Professor Insists The Lord of the Rings Canon Doesn’t Exist (Abre numa nova janela)[IGN]
Interesting data provided by the Digital Tolkien project (Abre numa nova janela) on both seasons.
Your Amazon Prime Video binge will soon get even more ads (Abre numa nova janela) [Android Police]
Inter alia & Back in the Day
A timeline of Battlestar Galactica (Abre numa nova janela) [Wertzone]
The Chilling Effect Is Real (Abre numa nova janela) [on book bans in the US; Slate]
Seeing in the Dark: On Bats as Companions, Protectors and Muses (Abre numa nova janela) [Literary Hub]
On the Internet Archive: How A Copyright Case Is Shining A Spotlight On SCOTUS Ethics Issues (Abre numa nova janela) [HuffPost] | Read the Archive’s reaction (Abre numa nova janela) to the unfortunate ruling.
Jared Harris says ‘no’ to playing father’s role in new Harry Potter reboot (Abre numa nova janela)[Independent]
When Did SFF Get Too Big? (Abre numa nova janela) [Reactor]
What Fiction Writers Can Learn from Dungeons & Dragons (Abre numa nova janela) [LitHub; h/t John D. Rateliff (Abre numa nova janela)]
Ansible 447 (Abre numa nova janela) has been published.
Marvel and DC have lost their trademark to the words Superhero and Superheroes (Abre numa nova janela) - because of Superbabies. [h/t PhantaNews (Abre numa nova janela); Reuters (Abre numa nova janela)]
This Week, In a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Bob Iger Continues His Cost-Effective Measures, ‘Star Wars Outlaws’ Underperforms, and More (Abre numa nova janela) [Star Wars News Net] | Very decent write-up: Is Disney Bad at Star Wars? An Analysis (Abre numa nova janela) [Hollywood Reporter]
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