Note: I originally had two books to write about in this week's newsletter. I ended up writing too much about Tolkien. That's how much I love the dude. J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography by Humphrey Carpenter I've long wanted to read a biography of JRR Tolkien. Father of nerds everywhere, Tolkien created a world unlike any other in literature. And that's not hyperbole; the Middle-earth of