Simon Tolkien is the grandson of JRR Tolkien and a director of the Tolkien Estate. He studied Modern History at Trinity College, Oxford and went on to become a London barrister specializing in criminal defense. He left the law to become a writer in 2001 and has written five novels.

Read an interview (PDF) first published by The Mail On Sunday 2003 © Simon Tolkien

Read Opening Speech (PDF) from J.R.R. Tolkien Exhibition at the Morgan Library, Feb 7th, 2019 © Simon Tolkien