Hot investment tip: Buy old books
There was the Internet bubble, the housing bubble, and now, maybe, the rare book bubble. Amelia Murray reports for The Telegraph that the value of rare, first edition books has… Read more »
Air New Zealand releases Hobbit-themed safety video, complete with Peter Jackson cameo
In what might be an attempt to convince people that they can actually travel to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, Air New Zealand has released a safety video featuring the scenery and… Read more »
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies gets a teaser trailer
Over the weekend, Peter Jackson unveiled the first trailer to the highly anticipated final installment of his Hobbit trilogy, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 2 The Battle of The Five Armies. Sure, the… Read more »
Hobbit fever
The avalanche of Hobbitania has rained down upon us, complete with weird beard-braiding, the Denny’s Hobbit menu, and no less than 6 tie-in editions, activity books, movie guides, and “visual… Read more »
Could Peter Jackson turn The Hobbit into a trilogy?
Peter Jackson—Oscar-winning director of the Lord of the Rings film trilogy—recently completed filming his follow-up project, the film adaptation of The Hobbit. His plan is to split the book into… Read more »