Hobbit Day Giveaway!
Happy birthday, Bilbo and Frodo!
Happy Hobbit Day!
Today, September 22nd, is Hobbit Day, a holiday that fellow lovers of Middle-earth celebrate in honor of Bilbo and Frodo’s birthday!
I’m currently rereading The Lord of the Rings and reading the prologue and opening chapters again reminded me of the Hobbit custom of giving other people a present on your birthday.
So since they can’t give you all presents for their birthday, I’m giving away some gifts on Bilbo and Frodo’s behalf!
That’s right, dear readers, it’s time for another Jokien with Tolkien giveaway!
In honor of Hobbit Day I’m giving away the new collectors editions The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, and Fellowship, Two Towers, and Return of the King (a $150 value total)!
Each volume is a special collectible hardcover edition, featuring the complete stories with a sumptuous cover design, foil stamping, stained edges, and ribbon bookmark.
These editions are just gorgeous and I’m so excited to get them to a few of you all!
The Prizes
Second Prize: one copy of The Hobbit Collector’s Edition
First Prize: one copy The Silmarillion Collector’s Edition
GRAND Prize: one copy each of The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King Collector’s Editions! (3 books total)
Here’s how to enter
Enter the giveaway by clicking on the button at the bottom of this post!
You can complete various actions to earn additional entries detailed on the giveaway page (including sharing it on social media or via email). You can also find the contest rules there. No purchase necessary to win.
Some more details:
The giveaway will run from today, September 22nd, through Tuesday, September 24th
The winners will be selected September 25th
I will announce the winners after I get in touch with them to inform them that they’ve won and they claim the prize
Hobbit Day Extended Edition Sale
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And here’s the link to the giveaway: good luck!
Tolkien Treasures
This Tuesday, The Mythmakers, a new graphic novel biography of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, will release. This book follows the remarkable story of their friendship and creative fellowship, and how each came to write their masterworks.
I’ve read an advance copy of this book and I absolutely love it: it’s beautifully illustrated, tells the story in an accessible yet comprehensive way, and has a fun mechanic where you can choose-your-own adventure at points to further explore certain topics in more depth.
Get your copy on Amazon or Bookshop.org!
Bonus: here’s a YouTube interview that author John Hendrix did with Wonder & Words from Christopher on YouTube:
Appendices
There are several Lord of the Rings read-throughs officially beginning today on Substack! Here’s a few to check out:
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Happy Hobbit Day, friend! I hope you have a lovely one. Thanks so much for sharing about my read-through! Very honored to be part of your fellowship here ❤️
Those are beautiful books.