Tag Archives: Tolkien

Book View Cafe Eats: Hobbit Seedcake

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

Each of us has our own story about how we discovered Middle Earth. For me, it was a radio version of The Hobbit, produced by my friend Dan Rubin (who turned out to be a distant cousin, but that’s another … Continue reading →


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Lord of the Rings: The Revised Edition

Posted on January 7, 2012 by

In celebration of Tolkien’s twelfty birthday this year, the publisher Little Brain and Miffed is bringing out a heavily revised version of Lord of the Rings which they say is, ‘more resonant with today’s sensibilities.’ So, what have they changed? … Continue reading →


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Papa H

Posted on August 19, 2011 by

Papa H by Ursula K. Le Guin I was thinking about Homer, and it occurred to me that his two books are the two basic fantasy stories: the War and the Journey. I’m sure this has occurred to others. That’s … Continue reading →


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Narnia, Middle Earth, and Literature: Reading Laura Miller’s The Magician’s Book

Posted on May 21, 2009 by

I bought and read Salon book reviewer Laura Miller’s The Magician’s Book: A Skeptic’s Adventures in Narnia because of an observation she made in an interview about it: When you’re writing children’s books, or writing about children’s books, there is … Continue reading →


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