Clare Moore
@clarelmoore.bsky.social
Master of foolhardy plans, Tolkien scholar, PhD student, assistant pig-keeper with dreams of being a knight
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Clare Moore
@clarelmoore.bsky.social
· Nov 25
I’m traveling which involves a lot of waiting so I think I will thread some of my research in case you are interested in disability, gender, and Tolkien… and because I am bored 😂
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OUT NOW: the Society's latest book, "Númenor, the Mighty and Frail".
Featuring eleven articles covering Númenor, Númenóreans and their legacy, first presented at our Seminar in 2023. Available now to buy! #Tolkien #BookSky www.tolkiensociety.org/2025/10/new-...
Featuring eleven articles covering Númenor, Númenóreans and their legacy, first presented at our Seminar in 2023. Available now to buy! #Tolkien #BookSky www.tolkiensociety.org/2025/10/new-...
New Tolkien Society publication – <em>Númenor, The Mighty and Frail</em>
The Tolkien Society is pleased to announce that Númenor, the Mighty and Frail: Proceedings of The Tolkien Society Seminar 2023, the twenty-fifth book in the Peter Roe series, is now available to…
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November 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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As the year comes to an end, I'm reposting some of the comics I made this year, including this ridiculous thing.
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
As the year comes to an end, I'm reposting some of the comics I made this year, including this ridiculous thing.
I was sad about not being in Scotland because I’ve been in Scotland the past two Thanksgiving holidays and so Virginia dumped rain on me to make me feel like I was in the highlands…
November 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I was sad about not being in Scotland because I’ve been in Scotland the past two Thanksgiving holidays and so Virginia dumped rain on me to make me feel like I was in the highlands…
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Contemporary landscape painter Sarah Jane Brown captures the dramatic beauty of her home on the Pembrokeshire Coast, West Wales #womensart
November 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Contemporary landscape painter Sarah Jane Brown captures the dramatic beauty of her home on the Pembrokeshire Coast, West Wales #womensart
This section of my thesis is trying to kill me
November 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
This section of my thesis is trying to kill me
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Looking for Christmas presents? For book lovers who may also appreciate fantasy + myth, two of my books are on sale right now!
Tolkien, Race and Cultural History is £21.75 (down from £24.99)! amzn.to/48eaiF1
Imagining the Celtic Past in Modern Fantasy is £23.99 (down from £28.99)! amzn.to/47WXvIb
Tolkien, Race and Cultural History is £21.75 (down from £24.99)! amzn.to/48eaiF1
Imagining the Celtic Past in Modern Fantasy is £23.99 (down from £28.99)! amzn.to/47WXvIb
November 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Looking for Christmas presents? For book lovers who may also appreciate fantasy + myth, two of my books are on sale right now!
Tolkien, Race and Cultural History is £21.75 (down from £24.99)! amzn.to/48eaiF1
Imagining the Celtic Past in Modern Fantasy is £23.99 (down from £28.99)! amzn.to/47WXvIb
Tolkien, Race and Cultural History is £21.75 (down from £24.99)! amzn.to/48eaiF1
Imagining the Celtic Past in Modern Fantasy is £23.99 (down from £28.99)! amzn.to/47WXvIb
Some vestiges of fall…
November 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Some vestiges of fall…
Reading Everything Is Tuberculosis while I have a cough is 💀
November 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Reading Everything Is Tuberculosis while I have a cough is 💀
An example of disabled time in my life that I love (HATE) is the time it takes to go to multiple grocery stores looking for that one brand of whatever food that is safe for me to eat
November 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
An example of disabled time in my life that I love (HATE) is the time it takes to go to multiple grocery stores looking for that one brand of whatever food that is safe for me to eat
I should say, only track me down if you like posts about events for land developers 🫣
Being connected on LinkedIn with your Tolkien homies is next level 😂😏
November 19, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I should say, only track me down if you like posts about events for land developers 🫣
Being connected on LinkedIn with your Tolkien homies is next level 😂😏
November 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Being connected on LinkedIn with your Tolkien homies is next level 😂😏
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Are you hungry for a Tolkien chat? Come to the Carrock meeting tonight, they are talking about Tolkien and feasting! Delicious!
Come join us with as we discuss feasts and food in Tolkien's legendarium at our next Carrock Smial meeting.
November 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Are you hungry for a Tolkien chat? Come to the Carrock meeting tonight, they are talking about Tolkien and feasting! Delicious!
Fun book mail to come home to!
November 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Fun book mail to come home to!
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Great news! A new edition of J.R.R. #Tolkien's Unfinished Tales by @harpercollins.bsky.social is due out on 12 March, just in time for Tolkien Reading Day! RRP of £16.99 and ISBN 9780008785697 - this will match in perfectly with the other hardbacks.
November 18, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Great news! A new edition of J.R.R. #Tolkien's Unfinished Tales by @harpercollins.bsky.social is due out on 12 March, just in time for Tolkien Reading Day! RRP of £16.99 and ISBN 9780008785697 - this will match in perfectly with the other hardbacks.
Another great episode!
This month, we interview #Tolkien educator Don Marshall about his new book, “J.R.R. Tolkien: The Father of Modern Fantasy” being published on November 25, by Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster! Thanks for joining us, @donmarshall72.bsky.social!
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November 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Another great episode!
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Major new features on Search HoMe.
You can now search P-texts from Volumes 4, 5, and 12;
and can now export search results as CSV.
home.digitaltolkien.com/search/
You can now search P-texts from Volumes 4, 5, and 12;
and can now export search results as CSV.
home.digitaltolkien.com/search/
Search HoMe | HoMe Base
Look up the citation reference for a passage or see the distribution of terms and phrases
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November 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Major new features on Search HoMe.
You can now search P-texts from Volumes 4, 5, and 12;
and can now export search results as CSV.
home.digitaltolkien.com/search/
You can now search P-texts from Volumes 4, 5, and 12;
and can now export search results as CSV.
home.digitaltolkien.com/search/
Finally flying home from California today. Guess I have to go back to my thesis now…
November 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Finally flying home from California today. Guess I have to go back to my thesis now…
If you enjoyed Del Toro’s Frankenstein, I highly recommend Elle Fanning’s Mary Shelley movie. It’s excellent 💯
November 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
If you enjoyed Del Toro’s Frankenstein, I highly recommend Elle Fanning’s Mary Shelley movie. It’s excellent 💯
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Now through 12/31/25, Kent State University Press is having a 60th anniversary sale.
Enter the code KSUP60 at checkout and receive 40% off plus free shipping. They have books on Tolkien, C.S Lewis, and the Inklings. Obviously, my book is there, but there's also FIVE by Verlyn Flieger. #tolkien
Enter the code KSUP60 at checkout and receive 40% off plus free shipping. They have books on Tolkien, C.S Lewis, and the Inklings. Obviously, my book is there, but there's also FIVE by Verlyn Flieger. #tolkien
November 15, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Now through 12/31/25, Kent State University Press is having a 60th anniversary sale.
Enter the code KSUP60 at checkout and receive 40% off plus free shipping. They have books on Tolkien, C.S Lewis, and the Inklings. Obviously, my book is there, but there's also FIVE by Verlyn Flieger. #tolkien
Enter the code KSUP60 at checkout and receive 40% off plus free shipping. They have books on Tolkien, C.S Lewis, and the Inklings. Obviously, my book is there, but there's also FIVE by Verlyn Flieger. #tolkien
Excited this issue is out as well! I have a review of Tom Hillman’s excellent book (Pity, Power, and Tolkien’s Ring): muse.jhu.edu/pub/20/artic...
November 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Excited this issue is out as well! I have a review of Tom Hillman’s excellent book (Pity, Power, and Tolkien’s Ring): muse.jhu.edu/pub/20/artic...
Delighted to be in such excellent company in this volume! My chapter is for all the Rosemary Sutcliff girlies 🙂
Another new publication! Thrilled to receive my contributor copy of Númenor, the Frail and Mighty reach print, also featuring @clarelmoore.bsky.social, @mercuryreads.bsky.social, @aranelparmadil.bsky.social, @putriprihatini.bsky.social, and more. Mazel Tov to editor @willsherwood.bsky.social too!
November 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Delighted to be in such excellent company in this volume! My chapter is for all the Rosemary Sutcliff girlies 🙂
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November 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Queer Approaches to Tolkien has a publication date! Look for it November 28 and in e-book form a few weeks after that: robinareid.substack.com/p/queer-appr...
Queer Approaches to Tolkien: Essays on the Many Paths to Middle-earth
Publication date: November 28, 2025!
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November 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Queer Approaches to Tolkien has a publication date! Look for it November 28 and in e-book form a few weeks after that: robinareid.substack.com/p/queer-appr...