This is a list of Tolkien-focused books released and expected to be released in 2022.
I’ve used numerous sources to find these, the sources are listed at the bottom of this page.
* Images from Amazon UK *
Frodo's Wound Why the Lord of the Rings Is a Great Book
Krishnan Venkatesh
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Frodos-Wound-Lord-Rings-Great/dp/0881468010/
A Sense of Tales Untold Exploring the Edges of Tolkien's Literary Canvas
Peter Grybauskas
The Kent State University Press
https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/A-Sense-of-Tales-Untold-by-Peter-Grybauskas/9781606354308
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sense-Tales-Untold-Exploring-Tolkiens/dp/1606354302/
Loremasters and Libraries in Fantasy and Science Fiction: A Gedenkschrift for David D. Oberhelman
Janet Brennan Croft and Jason Fisher (Editors)
Mythopoeic Press
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Loremasters-Libraries-Fantasy-Science-Fiction/dp/1887726144/
The Inklings, the Victorians, and the Moderns: Reconciling Tradition in the Modern Age
Christopher Butynskyi
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Inklings-Victorians-Moderns-Reconciling-Tradition/dp/1683932293/
Friendship in The Lord of the Rings
Cristina Casagrande
https://www.lunapresspublishing.com/product-page/friendship-in-the-lord-of-the-rings
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Friendship-Lord-Rings-Cristina-Casagrande/dp/1913387933/
Tolkien, Enchantment, and Loss: Steps on the Developmental Journey
John Rosegrant
https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Tolkien-Enchantment-and-Loss-by-John-Rosegrant/9781606354353
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tolkien-Enchantment-Loss-Developmental-Journey/dp/1606354353/
J.R.R. Tolkien - Little People, Big Dreams
Ma Isabel Sánchez Vegara (author), Aaron Cushley (illustrator)
https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/J-R-R-Tolkien-by-Ma-Isabel-Snchez-Vegara-author-Aaron-Cushley-illustrator/9780711257856
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tolkien-Little-People-BIG-DREAMS/dp/071125785X/
Illustrated Tales of Warwickshire
S.C. Skillman
https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Illustrated-Tales-of-Warwickshire-by-S-C-Skillman/9781398110939
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Illustrated-Tales-Warwickshire-S-Skillman/dp/1398110930/
Tolkien, Race, and Racism in Middle-earth
Robert Stuart
https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Tolkien-Race-and-Racism-in-Middle-earth-by-Stuart-Robert/9783030974749
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tolkien-Racism-Middle-earth-Robert-Stuart/dp/303097474X/
Nólë Hyarmenillo: An Anthology of Iberian Scholarship on Tolkien (Cormarë #47)
Nuno Simoes Rodrigues, Martin Simonson and Angélica Varandas (Editors)
http://www.walking-tree.org/news_archive.php?item=183
https://www.amazon.co.uk/N%C3%B3l%C3%AB-Hyarmenillo-Anthology-Iberian-Scholarship/dp/3905703475/
Law, Government, and Society in J.R.R. Tolkien's Works (Cormarë #43)
José Maria Miranda Boto
http://www.walking-tree.org/books/law_government_and_society.php
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Government-Society-J-R-R-Tolkiens-Cormar%C3%AB/dp/3905703432/
Tolkien as a Literary Artist Exploring Rhetoric, Language and Style in the Lord of the Rings
Thomas Kullmann, Dirk Siepmann
https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Tolkien-as-a-Literary-Artist-by-Thomas-Kullmann-Dirk-Siepmann/9783030693015
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tolkien-Literary-Artist-Exploring-Rhetoric/dp/3030692981/
The Map of Wilderland Ecocritical Reflections on Tolkien's Myth of Wilderness
Amber Lehning
https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Map-of-Wilderland-by-Amber-Lehning/9781606354421
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Map-Wilderland-Ecocritical-Reflections-Wilderness/dp/1606354426/
JUNE 2022
14 June 2022
Not The Fellowship. Dragons Welcome!
Francesca T Barbini (Editor)
Luna Press
https://www.lunapresspublishing.com/product-page/not-the-fellowship-dragons-welcome
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fellowship-Dragons-Welcome-Francesca-Barbini/dp/1913387984/
14 June 2022
Twenty-first Century Receptions of Tolkien: Peter Roe Series XXI
Will Sherwood (Editor)
Tolkien Society / Luna Press
https://www.lunapresspublishing.com/product-page/twenty-first-century-receptions-of-tolkien-peter-roe-series-xxi
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Twenty-first-Century-Receptions-Tolkien-Peter/dp/1913387127/
24 June 2022
The Great Tales Never End: Essays in Memory of Christopher Tolkien
Richard Ovenden (Editor) and Catherine McIlwaine (Editor)
Bodleian Libraries
ISBN: 9781851245659
https://bodleianshop.co.uk/collections/coming-soon/products/great-tales-never-end
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Tales-Never-End-Christopher/dp/1851245650/
30 June 2022
How to Misunderstand Tolkien:
The Critics and the Fantasy Master
Bruno Bacelli
https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Misunderstand-Tolkien-Critics-Fantasy/dp/1476686947/
JULY 2022
01 July 2022
Tolkien in the 21st Century: Reading, Reception, and Reinterpretation
Jorge Luis Bueno-Alonso
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tolkien-21st-Century-Reception-Reinterpretation/dp/1527583953/
21 July 2022
Tolkien Calendar 2023 Calendar
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tolkien-Calendar-2023-J-R-R/dp/0008529426/
AUGUST 2022
02 August 2022
The Making of Middle-Earth: The Worlds of Tolkien and the Lord of the Rings
Christopher A Snyder (author)
Sterling
ISBN: 9781454944751
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Making-Middle-Earth-Worlds-Tolkien-Rings/dp/1454944757
SEPTEMBER 2022
01 September 2022
The Complete Guide to Middle-earth: The Definitive Guide to the World of J.R.R. Tolkien
Robert Foster (Author), Ted Nasmith (Illustrator)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Guide-Middle-earth-Definitive-Tolkien/dp/0008537828/
01 September 2022
Twenty-First Century Tolkien: What Middle-Earth means to us
Professor Nick Groom
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Twenty-First-Century-Tolkien-Middle-Earth-Means/dp/1838956948/
15 September 2022
The Lord of the Rings Boxed Set Paperback
J.R.R. Tolkien
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lord-Rings-Boxed-Set/dp/0008537755/
The Road to Fair Elfland - Tolkien on Fairy-Stories: An Extended Commentary
Giovanni Carmine Costabile
Publisher: Phronesis Publishing (https://www.phronesis.it/ - Italian)
Source: https://www.facebook.com/groups/61115826282/posts/10158480344211283/
J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit": Realizing History Through Fantasy
Robert T. Tally Jr.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/J-R-Tolkiens-Hobbit-Realizing/dp/3031112652/
NOVEMBER 2022
10 November
The Silmarillion
J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher
Tolkien
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Silmarillion-J-R-Tolkien/dp/0008537895/
10 November 2022
The Fall of Númenor: and Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth
J.R.R. Tolkien (Author), Brian Sibley (Editor), Alan Lee (Illustrator)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fall-N%C3%BAmenor-Other-Second-Middle-earth/dp/0008537836/
15 November 2022
J.R.R. Tolkien for Beginners
Louis Markos
https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/J-R-R-Tolkien-for-Beginners-by-Louis-Markos-author-Jeff-Fallow-illustrator/9781939994820
https://www.amazon.co.uk/security-Womens-Gothic-Corset-Bustier/dp/1939994829/
16 November 2022
Tolkien Dogmatics: Theology Through Mythology with the Maker of Middle-Earth
Austin M Freeman
Lexham Press
https://lexhampress.com/product/224282/tolkien-dogmatics-theology-through-mythology-in-middle-earth
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tolkien-Dogmatics-Theology-Mythology-Middle-Earth/dp/1683596676/
DECEMBER 2022
01 December 2022 (Amazon listing)
Númenor: Lembas Extra 2022
https://www.amazon.co.uk/N%C3%BAmenor-Lembas-Extra-2022-Unquendor/dp/9492469340/
UNKNOWN RELEASE DATE
Winter 2022
Tolkien's Library: An Annotated Check-list (2nd Edition - Revised and Updated)
Oronzo Cilli
Source: https://twitter.com/Tolkieniano/status/1535594072076865537
Exploring The Lord of the Rings: Volume 1 (of 6)
Corey Olsen
https://press.signumuniversity.org/exploring-the-lord-of-the-rings/
E-book subscription – details in link above
Cities and Strongholds of
Middle-earth: Essays on the Habitations of Tolkien’s Legendarium
Cami Agan (Editor)
Mythopoeic Press
https://www.facebook.com/MythPress/posts/2680146505440003
Source: https://tolkienists.org/cfp/2020/mythpress/cities-and-strongholds
Bright Swords and Glorious
Warriors: A Military History of Middle-earth
Timothy R. Furnish
Previous book: https://www.amazon.com/High-Towers-Strong-Places-Middle-earth/dp/1940992516
https://www.reinhardt.edu/dr-tim-furnish-publishes-fourth-book-on-islamic-world-issues/
Tolkien Reforged: Illustrating The Lord of the Rings in the Soviet Bloc
Joel Merriner
https://twitter.com/JoelMerriner/status/1541426365936947200
SOURCES
Book websites and publishers of note
Publishers
Cambridge Scholars Publishing: https://www.cambridgescholars.com/pages/search?search_type=full_search&search=tolkien
Kent State University Press: https://www.kentstateuniversitypress.com
(https://www.kentstateuniversitypress.com/category/subject/mbl/)
Luna Press: https://www.lunapresspublishing.com/tolkien-section
Mythopoeic Press: http://www.mythsoc.org/press.htm
Tolkien Society publications: https://www.tolkiensociety.org/society/publications/other/
Walking Tree Publishers (Cormarë series): http://www.walking-tree.org/
Book shops
(Tolkien-focused)
Official Tolkien Bookstore: https://www.tolkien.co.uk/
The Tolkien Shop: https://www.tolkienshop.com/index.html (Leiden, Holland)
Book shops
Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/
Blackwells: https://blackwells.co.uk/
Bodleian bookshop: https://bodleianshop.co.uk/collections/j-r-r-tolkien
Foyles: https://www.foyles.co.uk/
Waterstones: https://www.waterstones.com/
Journals / Scholarly research
Tolkien Studies: http://muse.jhu.edu/journal/299
Tolkien Research: https://scholar.valpo.edu/journaloftolkienresearch/
Also, the 2013 "collector's editions" are getting re-issued under new ISBNs. Not THE HOBBIT (as it's been in print since, but LOTR hasn't) and no boxed set of the 4 books.
ReplyDeletehttps://new.reddit.com/r/tolkienbooks/comments/v8lq27/these_are_the_new_artworks_for_the_new_special/
Trying to find them on Amazon (UK) and struggling. Seen them on there or on Amazon US as yet?
DeleteYou can find more information about these on the Tolkien Collector's Guide, https://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=39942#forumpost39942
ReplyDeleteThank you! Appreciate it.
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