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September 2026 Book Club: The Mismeasure of Orcs
We’ve had some interesting conversations about the origins of the Orcs. A few of us have attended some of Robert Tally’s conference presentations. And there has been some discussion around the way the Orcs are portrayed in the Rings of… Continue reading
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July 2026 Informal Meetup
Hi, all! I hope you’ve been enjoying your summer. We’re still in the midst of our break, so things are fairly quiet (other than our trivia nights, craft nights, and watch parties on the Discord server). We did have a… Continue reading
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May 2026 Bonus Meetup: The Hobbit at the Raleigh Little Theatre (see weather update)
Well, I tried to condense all of our upcoming activities into one post, but another one has popped up! So here is a quick note about another chance to meet up with the fellowship. The Raleigh Little Theatre will be… Continue reading
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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 Meetup: Social in the Shire
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is holding another Social in the Shire! They’ve reached out to us to make sure we have a chance to get tickets before the event is promoted more widely – they expect it… 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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