Jan 21, 2022
Carl Hostetter, editor of a new volume of J.R.R. Tolkien's unpublished notes, The Nature of Middle-earth, joins the show.
Carl discusses:
- His collaboration with Christopher Tolkien leading to this new volume
- What other Tolkien writings we might expect to see published
- Why it may be good that Tolkien never finished the...
Jan 12, 2022
T.C. Merrill's debut novel, Minor Indignities, is an evocative portrayal of the vanity of undergraduate life at an Ivy League university. Its protagonist, a freshman consumed with what others think of him intellectually, socially and sexually, only makes a fool of himself the more he strains to impress. The...