198 – Never Enough Tolkien: An Interview with Ted Nasmith

We welcome the acclaimed illustrator Ted Nasmith back to The Prancing Pony Podcast for his first full-length interview! We catch up with Ted about life, art, and everything else since we last spoke to him at Tolkien 2019, including the recent publication of the illustrated edition of Unfinished Tales and teasers about the new illustrated edition of The Silmarillion. Ted also shares the encouraging (and entertaining) story of his first big break… and the unfinished Middle-earth tale he’d love to know more about. Plus, an unexpected bit of word-nerdery that connects Tolkien with classic cars.

Recommended Reading:

Tolkien, J. R. R. (Christopher Tolkien, ed.) Unfinished Tales Illustrated Edition </em (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, hardcover)

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