In 1937, English author J.R.R. Tolkien penned a children’s book called “The Hobbit,” or “There and Back Again,” which ignited what would become one of the most popular franchises of all ...

Wayne G. Hammond’s “The Art of the Hobbit” explains Tolkien’s art and the process that led to the author’s self-illustrated publication. “The Annotated Hobbit” is an insightful edition introduced and ...

Hobbits are a wonderful part of J.R.R. Tolkien's world. Bilbo Baggins is the front and center of The Hobbit, whilst his younger relation, Frodo Baggins, takes the lead in The Lord of the Rings.

In general, J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit was a much smaller-scale story than its sequel, The Lord of the Rings, but there are still aspects of it that are curious, including the Five Armies.

No, we're not talking about the Dec. 21 Mayan prophecy. We're talking about the opening of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Peter Jackson's film adaptation (Part 1) of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic ...

The Tolkien-esque Culver City, California property is locally known as “The Hobbit House,” and it can be yours for $1.95 million. Its classical storybook architecture was painstakingly built ...

This new edition of The Hobbit follows similar editions of Tolkien’s other books featuring the author’s hand-drawn maps and artwork. There’s The Lord of the Rings Illustrated, which came out ...

Picture: AFP/Jeff Haynes Meanwhile, J.R.R. Tolkien’s LOTR prequel series, The Hobbit — which takes place 60 years before the ring-bearing adventures of Frodo Baggins — was just waiting to be ...

It’s official: After a brief hiatus, the Hobbit, the 50-year-old Orange restaurant named after J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel, will again offer its three-act dining experience when it reopens Tuesday ...