#the hobbit

Companion Cookbooks for Favorite Novels

One of the best things (there are many best things) about reading is getting completely lost and caught up in ...

7 Books (and One to Avoid) for the Avid Hiker

When my wife and I moved to Colorado a couple years back, we had no idea that our life would come to ...

Trailer Rundown for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

As a former diehard LOTR junkie who went to see The Return of the King in theaters twice (wearing a ...

Stephen Colbert’s Best Bookish Moments

Colbert's at his funniest when he's talking about books. Here's a selection of his best bookish episodes and skits.

Geeking Out with James Dashner

James Dashner wrote the wildly popular Maze Runner series (being made into a movie for 2014 release), and this fall ...

Giveaway: THE HOBBIT: ILLUSTRATED EDITION

Chances are you know this story. It has friendship and adventure and dragons and Big Life Lessons, and so much ...

50 Books to Read Before You’re 11 3/4: Readers’ Picks

A little while ago, I posted my selections for half of the 50 Books to Read Before You’re 11 3/4, ...

Happy Hobbit Day!

September 22 is Hobbit Day, the mutual birthday of the two most notable hobbits in all of Middle Earth – ...

Trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug…Made with LEGOs

Who needs a reason? [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VQ6wkvDdyY[/youtube] _________________________ Sign up for our newsletter to have the best of Book Riot delivered straight ...

THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG Poster Revealed

As much as I didn’t love the idea to split The Hobbit into three movies, I do like getting three ...