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TURGON'S BOOKSHELF
$Turgon's Bookshelf$

This section plans to be a sort of tour of books by and about J. R.R. Tolkien–or, more specifically, every few weeks or so I’ll pull a few books (new and old) off my shelves and give some descriptions as to what these titles are about, and how they compare to other Tolkienian items. Not reviews, per se, but opinionated descriptions, without spoilers. Plus keep watch for announcements of new and forthcoming Tolkien-related things.

LATEST ARTICLE:
Checking in with Anne Petty

After some (unplanned) time away from Green Books, I thought I'd get back into the swing of things by checking in with some Tolkien scholars about their new books. First up is Anne Petty. As a refresher, here's my Q&A with her from last year, to which this column is a kind of continuation.

Q: You have recently published a novel, Thin Line Between ($11.00 trade paperback, ISBN 1593600429). Can you tell us about it?

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Checking in with Verlyn Flieger

I've chatted with Verlyn Flieger once before. Here's the link to the previous Q&A if you need to refresh yourself about details of her previous work.

Q: You've got a few new books out this year. Let's start with Interrupted Music: The Making of Tolkien's Mythology ($18.00 trade paperback, ISBN 0873388240), which is already out from Kent State University Press. Tell us about it.

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ARCHIVES:

Checking in with Anne Petty	09/08/05
Checking in with Verlyn Flieger	09/08/05
*"The Prince of All Dragons": A Tolkien Fan's Medieval Reader* Extra**	01/20/05
Q&A with Henry Gee	11/18/04
Q&A with Anne C. Petty	08/11/04
**The Tolkien Fan's Medieval Reader Extras: Selections from The Poetic Edda**	06/04/04
More Brief Takes on Recent Books	06/04/04
*What is The Tolkien Fan's Medieval Reader?*	03/25/04
The Cream of the Crop--Recent Tolkienian Books	02/24/04
Tolkien in Good Company	09/15/03
Q&A with Douglas A. Anderson	09/15/03
An Updated Look at Fall 2003 Tolkien Publications	08/15/03
Q&A with Jane Chance	07/15/03
TTT: The Film Books	06/15/03
Recent and Forthcoming Tolkien-Related Publications 2003	05/27/03
Reading Tolkien beyond The Lord of the Rings	02/01/03
Brief Take on Recent Books	02/01/03
Bilbo’s Last Song	10/01/02
*Ted Nasmith’s Two Towers* Calendars**	10/01/02
A Roundup of Recent and Forthcoming Books by and about J. R. R. Tolkien: Spring and Fall 2002	08/01/02
Revisiting The Marvellous Land of Snergs	05/01/02
Report Card on Film One	12/15/01
Fears II: The Sequel	11/01/01
'Just When You Thought It Was Safe . . .'	10/01/01
Ted Nasmith’s 2002 Tolkien Calendar	09/01/01
New Tolkien Publications Roundup–Fall 2001	08/01/01
How to Express Your Tolkien Ignorance: A Guide for the Media	07/01/01
An Interview with Tom Shippey	06/01/01
Responses to Critical Errancies	05/01/01
Critical Errancies	04/21/01
New Tolkien Publications, Spring 2001 and Beyond	04/01/01
New Technology Comes to Tolkien	02/01/01
Tolkien as Artist and Illustrator	11/01/00
The 2001 Tolkien Calendar	10/01/00
Tolkienian Publications: Fall 2000 and Beyond	10/01/00
How Not to Study Tolkien	08/23/00
There and Back Again, with Gorbo the Snerg	07/01/00
Tolkien: Life and Letters	06/01/00
Literary Sacrilege	05/01/00
Tolkien Publications for the Year 2000	03/11/00
The Book of the Century, Millennium Edition	01/11/00
The Best New Tolkien for Christmas	12/99/00
50th Anniversary of Farmer Giles	12/07/99
The Tolkien 2000 Calendar	11/15/99
Some Hobbitiana	10/24/99
Forthcoming U.S. Tolkien Books, Fall 1999 and On	10/24/99
Roverandom	08/22/99

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Current Article(s)

09/05

• Checking in with Anne Petty

• Checking in with Verlyn Flieger

Past Bookshelf

Listing by Date

"The Prince of All Dragons": A Tolkien Fan's Medieval Reader Extra
01/20/05
Q&A with Henry Gee
11/18/04
Q&A with Anne C. Petty
06/13/04
The Tolkien Fan's Medieval Reader Extras: Selections from The Poetic Edda
06/04/04
More Brief Takes on Recent Books
06/04/04
What is The Tolkien Fan's Medieval Reader?
03/25/04
The Cream of the Crop--Recent Tolkienian Books
02/24/04
Tolkien in Good Company
09/15/03
Q&A with Douglas A. Anderson
09/15/03
An Updated Look at Fall 2003 Tolkien Publications
08/15/03
Q&A with Jane Chance
07/15/03
TTT: The Film Books
06/15/03
Recent and Forthcoming Tolkien-Related Publications 2003
05/27/03
Brief Take on Recent Books
02/01/03
Reading Tolkien beyond The Lord of the Rings
02/01/03
Bilbo’s Last Song
10/01/02
Ted Nasmith’s Two Towers Calendars
10/01/02
A Roundup of Recent and Forthcoming Books by and about J. R. R. Tolkien: Spring and Fall 2002
08/01/02
Revisiting The Marvellous Land of Snergs
05/01/02
Report Card on Film One
12/01/01
Fears II: The Sequel
11/01/01
'Just When You Thought It Was Safe . . .':
What I Fear Most about Peter Jackson's Films
10/01/01
Ted Nasmith’s 2002 Tolkien Calendar
09/01/01
New Tolkien Publications Roundup–Fall 2001
08/01/01
How to Express Your Tolkien Ignorance: A Guide for the Media
07/01/01
An Interview with Tom Shippey
06/01/01
Responses to Critical Errancies
05/01/01
Critical Errancies
04/21/01
New Tolkien Publications, Spring 2001 and Beyond
04/01/01
New Technology Comes to Tolkien
02/01/01
Tolkien as Artist and Illustrator
11/01/00
The 2001 Tolkien Calendar
10/02/00
Tolkienian Publications: Fall 2000 and Beyond
10/01/00
How Not to Study Tolkien
08/23/00
There and Back Again, with Gorbo the Snerg
07/01/00
Tolkien: Life and Letters
06/01/00
Literary Sacrilege
05/01/00
Publications 2000
03/01/00
Millennium Edition
01/11/00
The Best New Tolkien for Christmas
12/19/99
50th Anniversary of Farmer Giles
12/07/99
The Tolkien 2000 Calendar
11/15/99
Hobbitiana
10/24/99
Books - Fall 99
10/24/99
Roverandom
08/22/99

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