Scholars of the Undertowers: Tolkien-focused books due in 2022

Tolkien-focused books due in 2022

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 *

RELEASED 2022

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/

01 September 2022

The Complete Tolkien Companion

J.E.A. Tyler

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Tolkien-Companion-J-Tyler/dp/1035008572/

8 September 2022

A Companion to J.R.R. Tolkien 2nd Edition

Stuart D. Lee

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Companion-Tolkien-Blackwell-Companions-Literature/dp/1119691400/

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/

19 September 2022
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/

21 September 2022
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/