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  • cfp: New essays on women and gender in Tolkien

    This call for papers comes from Cami Agan and Clare Moore who will be editing a collection to honour the work of Leslie Donovan and Janet Brennan Croft who, almost ten years ago, published Perilous and Fair: Women in the Works and Life of J.R.R. Tolkien. We invite submissions for an anthology focused on women…

  • Teaching Tolkien’s Works: new book and journal

    Approaches to Teaching Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and Other Works is a volume of essays published by the MLA (Modern Language Association) in their Approaches to Teaching World Literature series. The book, to be released tomorrow, August 1st, is edited by Leslie Donovan, and contains essays on teaching Tolkien’s works in various programs…

  • A Look Back at The New York Tolkien Conference

    When I heard that a Tolkien conference was going to be held in New York City last month, of course I paid attention, as I find any reason to visit New York a welcome one. When I investigated further and saw the list of presenters — Janet Brennan Croft, Kristine Larsen, Nicholas Birns, Laura Lee…