Did you know there was a day and a week devoted to J R R Tolkien, his works, and his larger universe? Check out this explanation from the American Tolkien Society for more context. Since this is the Athenaeum, we want to help you celebrate in appropriate style, of course! We have a list of books and movies for any interest, and every link goes to the catalog so you can easily request it.
Movies
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: 3-film Collection
Fiction by Tolkien
The Nature of Middle-earth: Late Writings on the Lands, Inhabitants, and Metaphysics of Middle-earth
Nonfiction About Tolkien
The Fellowship: The Literary Lives of the Inklings: J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Owen Barfield, Charles Williams by Philip Zaleski
Finding God in The Lord of the Rings by Kurt D. Bruner
The Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie Trilogy by Brian Sibley
The Shamanic Odyssey: Homer, Tolkien, and the Visionary Experience by Robert Tindall
The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction by Neil Gaiman
