[Lotr_announce] Join us at the LA Festival of Books!

Michael Regina mregina@clearpointdirect.com
Fri, 25 Apr 2003 15:54:09 -0400


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Michael Regina (Xoanon)
Editor in Chief/Segment Producer - http://www.TheOneRing.net
PH: 514.947.5221

LA Festival of Books: UCLA campus, April 26 and 27, 2003.

With its very own book "The People's Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien" fresh off the
press, the TheOneRing.net staff will be "pressing the flesh" while attending
the L.A. Times Festival of Books at UCLA on Saturday, April 26 and Sunday,
April 27. (http://www.latimes.com/fob) The free festival, a celebration of
the written word, hosts authors, readings, panels and a children's area and
this year will feature TORn authors and staff members who have spent years
refining their Tolkien scholarship with a lively on-line correspondence with
you, TORnados from all over the world. Anwyn, Ostadan, Quickbeam and perhaps
Tehanu will be on hand to meet TORnados in person. Co-author Turgon will not
be in attendance.

Located in booth #155, at the University's Wilson Plaza, most of the five
TORn authors will be on hand to talk Tolkien, autograph the "The People's
Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien" books, and will sell a limited number of "Two
Towers, One Party" t-shirts, "The Lord Of The Rings" books and other Tolkien
related merchandise. In short, it will be your one-stop Tolkien shop. Each
purchase will also come with a raffle ticket and a chance of winning one of
the prizes given away every hour of the festival after Noon. Prizes include:
A Noble Collection Arwen Evenstar Pendant, Sideshow/WETA Saruman and Aragorn
statues, an extended DVD version of "The Fellowship Of The Ring,"
autographed copies of "The People's Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien" and the
soundtrack to "The Fellowship Of The Ring."

The guide is a collection of essays that explore Tolkien's myths and the
world they are set in. The multi-author approach gives readers different
ways to approach Tolkien's beloved works and explores why Middle-Earth has
had such a special hold on reader's hearts and minds for over 50 years. One
section of the book discusses why the fantasy genre is currently so popular
while another examines what informed and inspired Tolkien's creative
process.

The section "Good and Evil" looks at the author's moral universe and the
ways people find guidance and inspiration from his works. "Cultural Norms"
delves into how Tolkien's books are understood - and misunderstood - in a
changing world and there is a section about the Peter Jackson films adapted
from "The Lord Of The Rings."

Unique to these authors who interact daily with readers and film-fanatics
from every walk of life the world over is the section of answers to the
most-asked Tolkien questions. Published by Cold Spring Press the authors,
known by their TORN names are Tehanu, Turgon, Quickbeam, Anwyn and Ostadan.
Esteemed Tolkien scholar Tom Shippey wrote the forward.

Festival hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
on Sunday. On Saturday Quickbeam, Anwyn and possibly Tehanu will sign from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.. Sunday will feature Ostadan and
Quickbeam from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Parking is $7.

http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/8/1049911374

If you can't make the show, pre-order your copy of "The People's Guide to
J.R.R. Tolkien" at the following places:

USA: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1892975904/theoneringnet
CANADA:
http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/1892975904/qid%3D1046358523/theonering
net
UK:
http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/1892975904/qid%3D1046358523/theonering
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GERMANY:
http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/1892975904/qid%3D1046356153/theonering
net

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Michael Regina (Xoanon)   Editor in Chief/Segment Producer
xoanon@theonering.net     http://www.TheOneRing.net
PH: 514.947.5221
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