Tolkien Gleanings #326

* The new August 2025 issue of the Brazilian open-access journal Abusoes is a special on ‘histories and theories of fantasy in the 21st century’, with one Tolkien essay. The back issues also offer various themed specials. Including on the Tales of Hoffmann, Brazilian fantasy 1980–2018, and a large issue dedicated to Lovecraft. All largely written in Portuguese.

* The Tea With Tolkien blog has a book set for 2026 release, Into the Heart of Middle-earth: Exploring Faith and Fellowship in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. Pre-ordering now from Ave Maria Press.

* From the Brothers Grimm Society of North America, a forthcoming volume bringing together work from… “scholars who are working on nineteenth-century women fairy-tale writers, collectors, and storytellers across Europe”. “Nineteenth-century” here covers 1789-1914.

* The journal Messengers from the Stars plans a 2026 special issue on cityscapes in fantasy & science fiction. Tolkien’s Numenor is mentioned in the blurb. Deadline: 1st September 2025.

* An unofficial comic-book version of Tolkien’s unpublished epilogue for The Lord of the Rings. Freely available online.

* And finally, a new folk-metal album evoking Middle-earth, from Germany, with the bombastic lead-track celebrating “Sam the Brave”. This track now has an animated official video on YouTube.