“‘That wasn’t in the book!’: A Discussion of The Hobbit on the Page and on the Screen”

Join us for a discussion of The Hobbit in its various incarnations over the years.

Since its publication in 1937, The Hobbit, Or There and Back Again has prompted many a spirited conversation. JRR Tolkein’s book has never been out of print and has spawned a number of adaptations over the years--for radio, television, the stage, and the movie screen. But how faithful are these versions to the original?

We’ll address this and many more questions about Bilbo and his journey in “‘That wasn’t in the book!’: A Discussion of The Hobbit on the Page and on the Screen.” Bring your opinions and join the fray. Panelists include:

Joan Marie Verba is the author of the fantasy novel Sword of Queens, an EPIC and Midwest Book Awards finalist, and the Thunderbirds series, all of which received a Mom's Choice Award. She first read The Hobbit when it was assigned reading in her eighth grade English class.

Lyda Morehouse is the author of Archangel Protocol, Fallen Host, Messiah Node, and several other novels. Learn more at www.lydamorehouse.com.

Scott Pearson has published poetry, short stories, and novellas, primarily in science fiction. His most recent publications are “The Squid that Came to Phil’s Basement” in Space and Time Magazine and Star Trek: The More Things Change, a Simon & Schuster eBook. Scott is also a contributor to Middle-earth Envisioned: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings On Screen, On Stage, and Beyond.

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This event is co-sponsored by The Rivendell Discussion Group of the Mythopoeic Society. For more than thirty years, the Rivendell Group has been meeting regularly on or near the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus to study, discuss and enjoy myth, fantasy and imaginative literature in the traditions of J.R.R. Tolkien, George MacDonald, Christina Rossetti, T.H. White, Ursula K. LeGuin, Evangeline Walton, C.S. Lewis, Peter Beagle, Patricia McKillip, Jorge Luis Borges, John Gardner, and Angela Carter (among others). Learn more at www.rivendellergroup.com/