This one rates a Super-Cool: It seems that HarperCollins has acquired the rights to publish Tolkien’s 200+ page epic poem The Fall of Arthur, written in alliterative verse. (Think Beowulf, but longer.) The poem describes Arthur’s final struggle against Mordred. HarperCollins UK and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will are set to… Read more »
This is Tolkien Week, and Tolkien enthusiasts will have several reasons to celebrate! First, the new (next) trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will be released on Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 10 a.m. ET. I’m hoping for some new footage that we haven’t seen yet! Next, September 21 marks… Read more »
Fantasy author Patricia Wrede recently posted a piece on her blog in which she recalls hearing Judith Merrill, the noted SF author, challenging another panelist’s assertion that a fiction author shouldn’t try to send a message – shouldn’t preach. “Why not?” responded Ms. Merrill. “What better place is there?” A… Read more »
