At 10:30 p.m. last night, at The Palace Theatre in Syracuse, we finished reading "The Hobbit" out loud, cover-to-cover. The little group that was still going leaned back, took a breath ... And ...

Long before it inspired one of the most successful movie franchises in Hollywood history, “The Lord of the Rings” was a book beloved by millions — which is why the Tolkien Society created Tolkien ...

"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do ...

Earlier this week, I wrote a column explaining why I felt an obligation - a happy obligation - to put together a Tolkien Reading Day in Syracuse. Yet I had no idea what to expect while putting ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — J.R.R. Tolkien fans will be celebrating the author all over the world on March 25. The Tolkien Society created a day to encourage fans to promote Tolkien's literature by reading ...

If J.R.R. Tolkien were still alive today, he’d be 123-years-old, and probably flabbergasted at the cultural tour-de-force that his writings have become. Though it’s been decades since the celebrated ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — March 25 is Tolkien Reading Day where fans across the world celebrate the novels by the famed fantasy author, J. R. R. Tolkien, according to Tolkien Society. The annual ...

J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien Reading Day For J.R.R. Tolkien fans, March 25 is special as it is on this day that Tolkien Reading Day is celebrated. The date is significant as it is on ...

If you're someone moved by LOTR or other works by Tolkien, I'd love to hear from you about why those books mattered in your life. In a sense, we'll use the comments after this piece as a way of ...

Briggs Lawrence County Public Library would like to encourage you to check out the works of J.R.R. Tolkien in time for Tolkien Reading Day on March 25. Upstart says that the day celebrates the ...

Sir Ian McKellen attends the premiere of his film "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York on Dec. 6, 2012. Repeated filming delays almost caused Ian McKellen to quit ...

Thanks to our youngest child’s interest in seeing the film version of The Lord of the Rings—and, yes, she has read the original books—I recently found myself re-reading J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic ...