I stand on the threshold of Bag End and peer inside. There’s an armchair by the hearth and a kettle that’s “just beginning to sing”. There’s magic here, and friendship, […]

There’s something about seeing a favorite character wrestle with the same sin as I do, or a villain who is redeemed in the end—it reminds me that authors can still […]

If I’m being honest, I like to be a little afraid of the story. Epic fantasy stories—where the fate of an entire kingdom is at stake; love stories—when it seems […]