The book is The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien. It was originally published in 1954 by George Allen & Unwin. I read the 2020 Harper Collins illustrated hardback edition with illustrations by Alan Lee. I read it in December of 2023.    According to Tolkien's own illustration for the cover the two towers are depicted to be Minas Morgul... Continue Reading →

The book is In the House of Tom Bombadil by C.R. Wiley. It was originally published 2021 by Canon Press. I read the 2021 paperback edition. I read it in December of 2023.   The title refers to the Lord of the Rings character Tom Bombadil. Wiley mentions how everything changes when Frodo and the hobbits enter Tom's... Continue Reading →