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scholar.valpo.edu/journaloftol... my review of Michael D. C. Drout’s The Ruin and the Tower ( Norton) for the Journal of Tolkien Research
The Tower and the Ruin: J.R.R. Tolkien’s Creation (2025) by Michael D.C. Drout
Book review, by Nicholas Birns, of The Tower and the Ruin: J.R.R. Tolkien’s Creation (2025) by Michael D.C. Drout
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February 12, 2026 at 7:54 PM
scholar.valpo.edu/journaloftol... my review of Michael D. C. Drout’s The Ruin and the Tower ( Norton) for the Journal of Tolkien Research
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The DDS is pleased to say that Dr Jelena Bakic's lecture is now available at www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHuw...
The February 2026 DunNETt online Lecture is Dr Jelena Bakiċ - Defence from the Margin
YouTube video by Dorothy Dunnett Society
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February 12, 2026 at 10:59 AM
The DDS is pleased to say that Dr Jelena Bakic's lecture is now available at www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHuw...
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I'll be chairing a Dorothy Dunnett livestream Zoom lecture on Saturday 21 February at 15.00 GMT. The speaker is Jelle Deltombe, Operations & Marketing Manager at the Adornesdomein in Bruges. His subject will be Anselm Adornes – Destined for Greatness . All welcome. I'll send the link soon.
February 11, 2026 at 7:01 PM
I'll be chairing a Dorothy Dunnett livestream Zoom lecture on Saturday 21 February at 15.00 GMT. The speaker is Jelle Deltombe, Operations & Marketing Manager at the Adornesdomein in Bruges. His subject will be Anselm Adornes – Destined for Greatness . All welcome. I'll send the link soon.
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The new Deluxe editions from @harpercollins.bsky.social The Letters of J.R.R. #Tolkien and J.R.R. #Tolkien A Biography edited by Christopher Tolkien and Humphrey Carpenter.
February 7, 2026 at 12:02 PM
The new Deluxe editions from @harpercollins.bsky.social The Letters of J.R.R. #Tolkien and J.R.R. #Tolkien A Biography edited by Christopher Tolkien and Humphrey Carpenter.
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Quaker worship involves spending an hour sitting still, in silence, waiting to see if anyone speaks. While daunting for some, Rhiannon Grant explores why it might be rewarding. Read more: https://www.quaker.org.uk/blog/scary-silence-3-ways-quaker-meeting-for-worship-is-both-easy-and-hard
Scary silence? 3 ways Quaker meeting for worship is both easy and hard
Quaker worship could easily sound weird or off-putting. Rhiannon Grant explores why it might also be attractive.
CW: suicidal thoughts
www.quaker.org.uk
February 6, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Quaker worship involves spending an hour sitting still, in silence, waiting to see if anyone speaks. While daunting for some, Rhiannon Grant explores why it might be rewarding. Read more: https://www.quaker.org.uk/blog/scary-silence-3-ways-quaker-meeting-for-worship-is-both-easy-and-hard
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This edited collection out today includes an essay on King Hereafter and Scotland's Place in Europe.
February 6, 2026 at 10:19 AM
This edited collection out today includes an essay on King Hereafter and Scotland's Place in Europe.
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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Some words of wisdom from Pax Christi's Ann Farr from the SDSC Arms Fair at the Birmingham NEC.
February 4, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Some words of wisdom from Pax Christi's Ann Farr from the SDSC Arms Fair at the Birmingham NEC.
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With just one week until the 2026 Winter Olympics slalom onto our screens, download our dashboard for an exclusive preview of Italy’s snow-capped sporting spectacle! ⛷️
Discover new events, schedules, and much more✨
#WinterOlympics
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#WinterOlympics
January 29, 2026 at 12:01 PM
With just one week until the 2026 Winter Olympics slalom onto our screens, download our dashboard for an exclusive preview of Italy’s snow-capped sporting spectacle! ⛷️
Discover new events, schedules, and much more✨
#WinterOlympics
Discover new events, schedules, and much more✨
#WinterOlympics
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Our 2026 Roadshows are on the way! 🎉
Tickets are now available for our US and UK dates ✨
Get in quick to take advantage of early bird pricing.
Head to our website to find your nearest event 👇
www.accessitlibrary.com/roadshow
Tickets are now available for our US and UK dates ✨
Get in quick to take advantage of early bird pricing.
Head to our website to find your nearest event 👇
www.accessitlibrary.com/roadshow
January 28, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Our 2026 Roadshows are on the way! 🎉
Tickets are now available for our US and UK dates ✨
Get in quick to take advantage of early bird pricing.
Head to our website to find your nearest event 👇
www.accessitlibrary.com/roadshow
Tickets are now available for our US and UK dates ✨
Get in quick to take advantage of early bird pricing.
Head to our website to find your nearest event 👇
www.accessitlibrary.com/roadshow
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"In the Quaker tradition, we affirm that there is a divine spark in every person. To have that Light extinguished by agents of the state is a grave moral failure."
A statement and call for justice from US Quakers:
A statement and call for justice from US Quakers:
We are mourning those killed by our government -- Alex Pretti, Renee Good, and at least 53 others in immigration custody. We demand justice and accountability, not terror. www.fcnl.org/updates/2026...
We mourn state killings and demand justice, not terror | Friends Committee On National Legislation
We are devastated, outraged, and profoundly alarmed by the escalating state killings, violent kidnappings, and the horrific response to those peacefully calling out injustice in Minneapolis and around...
www.fcnl.org
January 26, 2026 at 10:15 AM
"In the Quaker tradition, we affirm that there is a divine spark in every person. To have that Light extinguished by agents of the state is a grave moral failure."
A statement and call for justice from US Quakers:
A statement and call for justice from US Quakers:
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John Woolman, 1763
Quaker Faith and Practice 23.14
Quaker Faith and Practice 23.14
January 25, 2026 at 6:00 PM
John Woolman, 1763
Quaker Faith and Practice 23.14
Quaker Faith and Practice 23.14
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457 UK armed forces personnel died in Afghanistan during the 20-year deployment.
This is a fucking hideous thing to say. Even by his non-existent standards.
This is a fucking hideous thing to say. Even by his non-existent standards.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 22, 2026 at 2:16 PM
457 UK armed forces personnel died in Afghanistan during the 20-year deployment.
This is a fucking hideous thing to say. Even by his non-existent standards.
This is a fucking hideous thing to say. Even by his non-existent standards.
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Donald Trump treats the international stage like a schoolyard playground, attempting to bully and brute force other countries into compliance with his imperialist agenda.
The UK cannot continue to appease an erratic, unreliable leader under the guise of a "special relationship."
The UK cannot continue to appease an erratic, unreliable leader under the guise of a "special relationship."
January 17, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Donald Trump treats the international stage like a schoolyard playground, attempting to bully and brute force other countries into compliance with his imperialist agenda.
The UK cannot continue to appease an erratic, unreliable leader under the guise of a "special relationship."
The UK cannot continue to appease an erratic, unreliable leader under the guise of a "special relationship."
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My next free Lit Link Up book webinar is on the 13th February & I have lots of great books to share (and some freebies to send out to UK attendees!) If you can't attend on the night if you sign up anyway I will send the recording link out to you a few days after
www.bevhumphrey.com/lit-link-up....
www.bevhumphrey.com/lit-link-up....
Lit Link Up
Lit Link Up - let's talk about books! Lit Link Up is a regular 6 weekly webinar on a Friday evening at 7p.m. where I will be discussing all of the new children's/young adult/adult books I have read...
www.bevhumphrey.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:58 AM
My next free Lit Link Up book webinar is on the 13th February & I have lots of great books to share (and some freebies to send out to UK attendees!) If you can't attend on the night if you sign up anyway I will send the recording link out to you a few days after
www.bevhumphrey.com/lit-link-up....
www.bevhumphrey.com/lit-link-up....
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Today I was Kidnapped By ICE - Dawokefarmer
January 18, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Today I was Kidnapped By ICE - Dawokefarmer
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January 17, 2026 at 6:26 AM
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This nutcase rant will cement the world's understanding of what they are dealing with. No more appeasement.
But not the cult: the Republicans in Congress, the Supreme Court and those in the Cabinet in a position to use the 25th Amenment.
But not the cult: the Republicans in Congress, the Supreme Court and those in the Cabinet in a position to use the 25th Amenment.
Trump says he'll impose a 10% tariff (rising to 25% in June) on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland, because they've sent people to Greenland, until the US can buy Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 5:39 PM
This nutcase rant will cement the world's understanding of what they are dealing with. No more appeasement.
But not the cult: the Republicans in Congress, the Supreme Court and those in the Cabinet in a position to use the 25th Amenment.
But not the cult: the Republicans in Congress, the Supreme Court and those in the Cabinet in a position to use the 25th Amenment.
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"As a community we go seeking in the stillness together and allow that experience to change us."
Jo Baynham reflects on how Quakers talk about their experiences of worship. https://www.quaker.org.uk/blog/foundations-and-future-meeting-for-worship-and-the-confident-voice-of-early-friends
Jo Baynham reflects on how Quakers talk about their experiences of worship. https://www.quaker.org.uk/blog/foundations-and-future-meeting-for-worship-and-the-confident-voice-of-early-friends
Foundations and future: meeting for worship and the confident voice of early Friends
As a community we go seeking in the stillness together...
www.quaker.org.uk
January 15, 2026 at 12:20 PM
"As a community we go seeking in the stillness together and allow that experience to change us."
Jo Baynham reflects on how Quakers talk about their experiences of worship. https://www.quaker.org.uk/blog/foundations-and-future-meeting-for-worship-and-the-confident-voice-of-early-friends
Jo Baynham reflects on how Quakers talk about their experiences of worship. https://www.quaker.org.uk/blog/foundations-and-future-meeting-for-worship-and-the-confident-voice-of-early-friends
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The world must boycott the World Cup and the Olympics.
It is both the only moral choice and will actually get the attention of these dead-eyed clout demons.
It is both the only moral choice and will actually get the attention of these dead-eyed clout demons.
January 3, 2026 at 7:22 AM
The world must boycott the World Cup and the Olympics.
It is both the only moral choice and will actually get the attention of these dead-eyed clout demons.
It is both the only moral choice and will actually get the attention of these dead-eyed clout demons.
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Happy birthday J.R.R. Tolkien! Here’s my latest tribute to “On Fairy-stories” and the way it shaped the thinking (and writing!) of later fantasy authors.
dimitrafimi.substack.com/p/in-tolkien...
@tolkiensociety.org @uofgfantasy.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social
dimitrafimi.substack.com/p/in-tolkien...
@tolkiensociety.org @uofgfantasy.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Happy birthday J.R.R. Tolkien! Here’s my latest tribute to “On Fairy-stories” and the way it shaped the thinking (and writing!) of later fantasy authors.
dimitrafimi.substack.com/p/in-tolkien...
@tolkiensociety.org @uofgfantasy.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social
dimitrafimi.substack.com/p/in-tolkien...
@tolkiensociety.org @uofgfantasy.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social
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"Tonight will be bad, and tomorrow will be beyond imagining" I realise my copy of The Dark is Rising is in storage, so this year I might listen to it instead. Or maybe buy a new copy tomorrow & catch up. Easily 1 of my favourite Christmas books. Do you know it? www.waterstones.com/book/the-dar...
The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper | Waterstones
Buy The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
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December 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"Tonight will be bad, and tomorrow will be beyond imagining" I realise my copy of The Dark is Rising is in storage, so this year I might listen to it instead. Or maybe buy a new copy tomorrow & catch up. Easily 1 of my favourite Christmas books. Do you know it? www.waterstones.com/book/the-dar...
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Absolutely amazing chart from @peterkellner.bsky.social's piece in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social today:
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
December 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Absolutely amazing chart from @peterkellner.bsky.social's piece in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social today:
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...