


Her book unpacks how the Inklings supported each other as writers, and also why it eventually folded as a group. I have not included such works in this list, but a couple are worth hunting down if these are of interest to you. The idea to create a space for a community of writers came from reading Diana Pavlac Glyer’s book on the Inklings, Bandersnatch. There are several works by authors like Richard Purtill, Joseph Pearce, or Bradley Birzer which focus specifically on the religious aspects of Tolkien’s life and elevate it above all others. Tolkien and Wales: Language, Literature and Identity by Carl Phelpstead Tolkien in East Yorkshire 1917-1918: An Illustrated Tour by Phil Mathison Tolkien and the Creative Collaboration of the Inklings written by Diana Pavlac Glyer which was published in January 4th 2016. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Bandersnatch: C.S. Tolkien and the Creative Collaboration of the Inklings by Diana Pavlac Glyer. Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary by Peter Gilliver et al. Brief Summary of Book: Bandersnatch: C.S. Shippey’s first and second books on Tolkien have less biography, but demonstrate overlap between biography and his creative output (credit to commenters for convincing me to add this). The several volumes produced by Hammond and Scull about Tolkien’s artistic output! However, I wanted to mention some other works of great scholarship that touch on bibliography:

I have not included these in the list because I did not think them either bibliographic enough, or far-ranging enough in their bibliographic content. Unfortunately it suffers from two faults: it contextualizes the author using the movies, and at times it seems to take facts from Grotta. Not well circulated, this book is intended as an introduction to the author for children. Tolkien (Just the Facts Biographies or Learner Biographies) by David R.
