The Lord of the Rings – sheer masterpiece or just meh? Readers and experts are still divided. It's high time we changed that. So I’m beginning a doctorate on how world war shaped Tolkien’s epic story. Read on… tinyurl.com/lotr-dphil #tolkien #lotr #phd

In Oxford Today (thank you @JohnGarthWriter): ‘The story, personalities and rich archival photographs make this a thoroughly engaging book for logophiles or those interested in this most enduring of achievements’ 6/

My book ‘The Making of the OED’ was published on 25 Aug 2016, so I’ve missed the exact 10th anniversary; but I don’t care. I'm going to indulge myself by quoting from the wonderful reviews I was lucky enough to get 10 years ago. (Yes, I kept a file of them, of course I did.) 1/

I’ve signed a contract with @politybooks for ‘A History of Folklore’ – the first major history of the discipline of folklore in Europe in decades. It will chronicle folklore’s key role in European nation-building and propose a new way forward for the discipline. Coming 2028! 📚

Coming in November: the English translation of “The Worlds of Christopher Tolkien,” a collection of essays celebrating Christopher Tolkien, edited by Tolkien scholar and translator @VincentMFerre

A New C.S. Lewis Letter with Details About Narnia apilgriminnarnia.com/2018/09…

It's a reel thing: Wishing Upon a Narnian Star: Unboxing "The Spiritual Imagination of C.S. Lewis" apilgriminnarnia.com/2026/08…

Fall 2026 Semester begins August 31! The Worlds of JRR Tolkien (with John Garth) Introduction to Old English (with Dr. Michael D.C. Drout and Dr. Nelson Goering) Language Invention Through Tolkien (with Dr. Andrew Higgins) Register through September 11 ow.ly/8gm350Zp7m4

"Many people from other countries have been caring for my Dad. I want those carers to know we appreciate you" 👏 @andyburnham Most of the carers who looked after my own Dad in 2012/13 in his Alzheimer home were Polish. They did so much, even using up their day off to travel 80 miles to turn up at his funeral ❤️The way they were made to feel unwelcome during the Brexit debate (many left because of it) was deeply shameful

5 days until Kindle launch! The Spiritual Imagination of C.S. Lewis by Brenton Dickieson (and it's on sale!) apilgriminnarnia.com/2026/07…

Book Announcement: The Spiritual Imagination of C.S. Lewis by Brenton Dickieson (and it's on sale!) Hu + zzah = #huzzah! apilgriminnarnia.com/2026/07…

“He did not simply preserve the traditions the war threatened, but reinvigorated them for his own era. His most distinctive success was with fairy-story.” - John Garth, Tolkien and the Great War

Broadcaster, scientist, and author Adam Rutherford has just sent this letter to senior leaders of Exeter Uni on behalf of its glittering signatories, who include Stephen Fry, Alice Roberts, Rob Macfarlane, Samira Ahmed, Emily Wilson, Marina Warner, Natalie Haynes…

Paul Kingsnorth, Against the Machine:

Today in 1936 #Tolkien's academic research got a financial boost that also helped The #Hobbit and #LotR. It gives me the chance to thank crowdfunders for the financial boost they’ve just given my #Oxford Tolkien #PhD and to ask for help in the next step. steady.page/en/john-garth-on…

I second that.