Trotter wrote:

onthetrail wrote:
that is so great and an example of how well John has researched this book.

I'm really pleased that this website is acknowledged in the book, very well deserved

It is very well deserved

So little love for David Day here. Shocking.

Khamûl wrote:
Could John not have imagined a better title?! :D
(Also, what happened to "Tolkien's Worlds"?)

Seriously, is there not already a book called The World of Tolkien? This is practically the same title. We live in a world of internet search engines; that title just isn't... unique enough. Sure, Garth is uncommon...

I don't know particulars for John and this book specifically, but... usually the book title is set by (a) the publisher and their marketing department, and (b) after going through the Estate grinder for permission. Both with author input of course, but probably not John's fault what sausage came out the end of that process. ?

onthetrail wrote:

Trotter wrote:

onthetrail wrote:
that is so great and an example of how well John has researched this book.

I'm really pleased that this website is acknowledged in the book, very well deserved

It is very well deserved

Very nice!!

No idea who asked the first question to John?

I am watching now.

Bless the lady, she is so smitten with John

This book is one of the most interesting ideas in recent years. I heard from John Garth himself that the book would be translated into other languages. Does anyone here know which ones?

So far, John has announced:

I'm delighted to announce that THE WORLDS OF J.R.R. TOLKIEN will be published in French by Hachette Heroes, translated by Xavier Hanart. Due out in November.

I’m delighted to announce that The Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien will be published in German by WBG Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft in 2021.

These came from his public Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/JohnGarthWriter/