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The next to last installment of the Faerie and Fantasy course is available! Professor Olsen and his class continue with Garth Nix’s “Sabriel”. Listen here or on iTunes.

A friend of The Tolkien Professor for years and collaborator on Dr. Olsen’s Lord of the Rings Movie Marathon, Heath Dill is crowdfunding the development of a Tolkien-themed cookbook!  Get in on the action at Kickstarter to support this project. Several of the contribution tiers feature Tolkien Professor and Mythgard-themed bonuses, so choose the one that’s right for you.  Bon appétit!

Hard on the heels of FF 37 comes episode 38! Prof. Olsen and class tackle chapters 17-23 of the Young Adult Fantasy “Sabriel” by Garth Nix. Listen to this episode (or the entire series) here or on iTunes.

The new episode of the Faerie and Fantasy course is out! This installment covers chapters 12-17 of Garth Nix’s YA fantasy novel, “Sabriel.” Listen here or on iTunes.

“When you Wish Upon a Star”, the twenty-ninth session of the Silmarillion Seminar is out! Be sure to catch Mike Therway’s brilliant “Style Time” moments, and the delightful introduction by Matt Shaw (aka Beren in Dixie) . Listen here or on iTunes.

In this latest installment of the Silmarillion Seminar, find out why “The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From the Tree”. Episode 28 is now available here, or on iTunes.

A nip of fall in the air? Cozy up with the Tolkien Professor and his class as they make their way through Garth Nix’s “Sabriel”. Listen here or subscribe on iTunes.

We have two new episodes of the Silmarillion Seminar for you! Episode 26 covers Part 3 “Of Turin Turambar”, and episode 27 goes over equally cheery ground with “Of The Ruin of Doriath”. Don’t miss the fun! As always, you can subscribe to the Tolkien Professor feed on iTunes, or listen here.

This episode begins a new book, the modern young adult fantasy novel “Sabriel” from Garth Nix.  What makes modern fantasy different from classic fantasy? Listen and find out!

You can find this episode and all the past episodes of the Faerie and Fantasy class here or subscribe to The Tolkien Professor podcasts via iTunes. Godspeed!

Join Professor Olsen’s class as they wrap up Peter S. Beagle’s “The Last Unicorn”, chapters 12-14. You can find this episode and all the past episodes of the Faerie and Fantasy class here or subscribe to The Tolkien Professor podcasts via iTunes. Godspeed!