One of my favorite quotes of all time comes from J. R. R. Tolkien, when he wrote, “Not all those who wander are lost.” It was part of a poem ...

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J.D. Robb is a pseudonym for the author Nora Roberts. She was already a well-established author as Roberts, so taking on a new pseudonym was a new challenge for Nora. And J.D. Robb became probably ...

The real Gamgee actually contacted J.R.R. Tolkien upon learning of the fictitious Hobbit played by Sean Astin, who shared his name. The author replied in “letter 184” chronicled in the book ...

George R.R. Martin is very much aware of his fans running short on patience waiting for his long-overdue novel The Winds of Winter.Yes, 14 years is more than enough to finish a book, but the author ...

A second driving factor behind the huge reserves involves timing and salaries, both of which are largely beyond higher education’s control.

Attention craft lovers and fans of the Tolkien universe: in Paris, the Collège des Bernardins is hosting a free exhibition of tapestries inspired by the universe imagined by the father of Fantasy.

By Robert D. McFadden J. Bennett Johnston Jr., a Louisiana Democrat who as a four-term United States senator helped shape America’s energy and science policies in an era of rising concerns over ...

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Tammy Nuccio of Tolland, referring to British novelist J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1937 fantasy classic ... the community college network, and online Charter Oak State College — entered this fiscal ...