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Even More of Tolkien’s Letters Will Be Published This Year
The original Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, published in 1981, included extracts from over 350 letters from the Lord of the Rings author to various people in his life and literary sphere. It was heavily edited for clarity, as Tolkien was a prolific correspondent and the editors knew that focusing the book would help it be…
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Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’s Co-Creators on Why Now Is the Time to Return to Middle-earth
Pop culture’s next journey into Middle-earth is almost upon us, in the form of Prime Video series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. At a recent press day for the series, io9 talked to showrunners JD Payne and Patrick McKay and executive producer Lindsey Weber about diving back into J.R.R. Tolkien’s world…