{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/690826ce47e14fea24e5a49a/695f59dd24334d02348520e2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Chapter Ten: Now We’re Tolkien","description":"<p>A special tribute episode in celebration of the belated \"Tolkien day\" based on Tolkien’s January 3 birthday.</p><p>The group talks about J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, touching on their personal histories, their books, friendships, and all that helped shape their writing.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Stay connected with Middle Ground Books After Hours by following the store on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. The team shares new arrivals, staff picks, community updates, and behind the counter moments.</p><p><br></p><p>Explore upcoming events, book recommendations, and new releases at <a href=\"https://www.middlegroundbooks.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.middlegroundbooks.com</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>If you are near Emporia Kansas, stop by Middle Ground Books and Gifts at 606 Commercial Street to shop local, meet the hosts, and find your next great read.</p><p><br></p><p>If you cannot visit in person, you can support the store through their Bookshop page at <a href=\"https://www.bookshop.org/shop/middlegroundbooks\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bookshop.org/shop/middlegroundbooks</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Every purchase through Bookshop helps keep the shelves full and the community growing. You can also browse expanded reading lists curated by each host.</p><p><br></p><p>Middle Ground Books After Hours is remotely produced and audio engineered by Cosmic Atom Sound Studios. Learn more about creative audio, music production, and media services at <a href=\"https://www.cosmicatomsounds.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.cosmicatomsounds.com</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow @CosmicAtomSounds on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. If you have a podcast or creative idea waiting to be heard, Cosmic Atom Sound Studios helps bring your vision to life and make it sound. Let us come together and build something new.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>📖 The Covered Pages</u></strong></p><p><br></p><p>The Hobbit by <strong>J. R. R. Tolkien</strong></p><p>The Lord of the Rings trilogy by <strong>J. R. R. Tolkien</strong></p><p>The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by <strong>C. S. Lewis</strong></p><p>Out of the Silent Planet by <strong>C. S. Lewis</strong></p><p>Perelandra by <strong>C. S. Lewis</strong></p><p>That Hideous Strength by <strong>C. S. Lewis</strong></p><p>The Pilgrim’s Regress by <strong>C. S. Lewis</strong></p><p>The Allegory of Love by <strong>C. S. Lewis</strong></p><p>The War of the Ring by <strong>Christopher Tolkien</strong></p><p>The Kalevala translated by <strong>Elias Lönnrot</strong></p><p>Prometheus Bound by <strong>Aeschylus</strong></p><p>The Aeneid by <strong>Virgil</strong></p><p>The Iliad by <strong>Homer</strong></p><p>The Odyssey by <strong>Homer</strong></p><p>The Mythmakers by <strong>John Hendrix</strong></p><p>The Rembrandt Heist by <strong>Anthony M. Amore</strong></p><p>The Museum of the Missing by <strong>Alex George</strong></p><p>The Book Haters’ Book Club by <strong>Gretchen Anthony</strong></p><p>Read This If You Want to Be a Great Writer by <strong>Ross Raisin</strong></p><p>Normal People by <strong>Sally Rooney</strong></p><p>Yellowface by <strong>R. F. Kuang</strong></p><p>Dubliners by <strong>James Joyce</strong></p><p>Dungeon Crawler Carl by <strong>Matt Dinniman</strong></p><p><br></p><p>If this caught your ears, you can find it through the links in the section above.</p>","author_name":"Middle Ground Books and Gifts LLC"}