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The Tolkien Estate has granted HarperCollins world rights to publish a previously unseen collection of writings by J.R.R. Tolkien. Presented for the first time in one volume, entitled The Nature of Middle-earth and edited by Carl F. Hostetter, they will transport readers back to the world of The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales and The Lord of … Continued

We are proud to announce the publication in May 2017 of BEREN AND LÚTHIEN by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien and illustrated by Alan Lee. The book will be published simultaneously in the UK by HarperCollins, in the USA by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and in other languages by numerous Tolkien publishers worldwide

Cor Blok met and corresponded with J.R.R. Tolkien in the 1960s, and Tolkien admired the artist’s work so much that he purchased two paintings, one of which, The Battle of the Hornburg, appears in the Tolkien Official Calendar for 2011. Many of the other paintings have never been seen before, and appear for the very first time.

Christopher Reuel Tolkien, born on 21st November 1924, is the third son of J.R.R. Tolkien. Appointed by Tolkien to be his literary executor, he has devoted himself since his father’s death in 1973 to the editing and publication of unpublished writings, notably The Silmarillion  and the collections entitled Unfinished Tales and The History of Middle-earth . He and his wife Baillie … Continued

New title alert: The first ever critical study of Tolkien’s little-known essay, which reveals how language invention shaped the creation of Middle-earth and beyond, to George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones. Releases April 2016.

It is rather amazing to hear J.R.R. Tolkien himself reading, especially as The Hobbit sequence is the Riddles in the Dark chapter featuring Bilbo’s encounter with Gollum.

This brand new book is available in both £14.99 hardback and £60 deluxe slipcased edition for collectors

Aragorn II, son of Arathorn is one of the protagonists of The Lord of the Rings.

All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

Find out more about The Hobbit and Smaug in this classic hardback edition:

We are delighted to announce that Christopher Tolkien, HC author and son of JRR Tolkien, will receive the University of Oxford’s Bodley Medal for his outstanding contributions to the world of literature, culture, science and communication.

The Art of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien features stunning pictures, more than one hundred sketches, drawings, paintings, maps, preliminary and alternate versions and experimental designs as well as finished art.

An introduction to the Illustrations in the 2010 Tolkien Calendar and Diary, by Ted Nasmith. With kind permission from the artist, we are delighted to be using Ted Nasmith’s Tolkien captivating images on our website. Ted is a Canadian artist, illustrator and architectural renderer, best known as an illustrator of J. R. R. Tolkien’s works. … Continued