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April 2026: Tolkien Society ‘Big Read’, Botanical Garden Meetup, and Crafting Class
Happy April! There is much news to report this month, so I’m posting this as a round-up rather than blowing up your inboxes. Tolkien Society ‘Big Read’ First, beginning on Monday, April 6th, the Tolkien Society is running a year-long… Continue reading
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May 2026 Book Club: Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth
Let’s dip back into The History of Middle-earth, this time Vol. 10: Morgoth’s Ring. This reading, which is also titled Of Death and the Children of Eru, and the Marring of Men, describes a discussion between Finrod Felagund and a… Continue reading
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Tolkien Reading Day & Legendarium Open Discussion 2026
TRD is upon us! Each year on March 25th (the date the Ring was destroyed), the Tolkien Society organizes a celebration to promote the reading of Tolkien’s works. This year’s theme is Unlikely Heroes. As always, there are many events… Continue reading
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April 2026 Book Club: Leaf by Niggle
Inspired in part by our March book club discussion on JRR Tolkien: A Very Short Introduction, our April meeting will focus on Leaf by Niggle. Description from HarperCollins: Leaf by Niggle recounts the strange adventures of the painter Niggle, who… Continue reading
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Lord of the Rings Readalong
It seems like everyone – myself included – has been feeling the need for a Lord of the Rings reread recently. Well, let’s do it! This isn’t an official book club series, since reading LOTR in the book club format… Continue reading
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March Book Club: JRR Tolkien: A Very Short Introduction
Our next book club selection was chosen by you all in our server poll! It was a very close race. Let’s follow up our months-long Unfinished Tales deep dive with some light nonfiction. Sunday, March 15th – 7:00pm Eastern Time… Continue reading
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The 2025 end-of-year survey is here
Now is your chance to provide feedback on how things went this year and let me know what you would like to do in 2026! I would really appreciate it if you would take a few minutes to answer these… Continue reading
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Unfinished Tales Book Club – 2025 Series
We’ve read and reread all the major texts of the legendarium together, and even several of the more niche ones – yet in all these years, we still haven’t hit Unfinished Tales with the book club. It’s time to fix… Continue reading
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Oxonmoot 2025: Virtual Discussion and In-Person Viewing
Oxonmoot 52 is upon us! As usual, we will be discussing the various papers and panels in our dedicated channel in the Discord server throughout the weekend. There are a few welcome events today, but things will really kick off… Continue reading
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September 2025 Book Club: Tales Before Tolkien, part 2
We did it! We made it through the Sil together once again (or for the first time, in some cases). I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did. That being said, I think we’ve earned something a… Continue reading
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