I know Brandon wanted to prioritize the Ghostbloods books and the Elantris sequel, but I'm curious if there's been any update I missed :) I like to read in chronological order so I've been delaying Wind and Truth until this comes out
From the JRR Tolkien Facebook page:
“Happy Hobbit Day! The new landmark edition of The Hobbit, charmingly illustrated by Tove Jansson, publishes today!
Tove Jansson is now known and beloved the world over as the creator of the Moomins, but it was already in 1960 that she was invited to illustrate J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. The result was a perfect pairing of words and pictures, which has never before been published in English – until now, in this gorgeous new edition to celebrate The Hobbit's 90th anniversary!
This edition features stunning illustrations to delight both Tolkien readers and Moomin fans alike, alongside the full text of this beloved classic. Take a sneak peek at the book and see some of Tove Jansson's sketches from the archives...
All archival images are copyrighted © Tove Jansson Estate.”
Potential SA trigger warning just fyi
My girlfriend of a year currently still lives with her parents, and I visit a few days a week. We’re in our mid twenties. I’ve met all of them and have no issue with her sister, or her dad, but her mom has been really creepy and overbearing to me since the beginning. She’ll pepper me with deep, personal questions about money, work, school, any sort of traumas or stressors, and nothing seems to shut down the prying questions. I’ve been trying to grey rocky lately. Worse than this though is the sexual matter. She’s grabbed at me to touch my tattoos and asked to touch my leg one time when she and my girlfriend and I were sitting outside. During this same encounter, she asked what my pubic hair looked like. She also makes off handed comments about things like flowers resembling vaginas, and one time said hi when she wasn’t wearing pants. It’s all very uncomfortable and I try to avoid speaking to her much and especially being alone with her. I realized, if I explained this to my girlfriend, she would be more likely to take her moms side since that’s her mom.
So I kept it to myself for this year of our relationship, but it came up this evening and I ended up spilling everything. I do feel better it’s no longer internalized but it did make my girlfriend upset. She didn’t break up with me and said to tell me in the future if I feel upset, which seems to bode well, but should I have kept my mouth shut ? They’re quiet a tight knit family, except the sister, who appears to spend as many days away as she can. My girlfriends past ex also had issues with the mom apparently, so I guess this is a pattern. I’m not sure what to do
Happy Monday, here’s some more art ! Which is your favourite ? I can’t get over the Ent on the Two Towers poster, that’s my pick.
Perfect pause, right ? 😂