Caroline McAlister's guest appearances

Caroline McAlister

The Tolkien Heads

Cirith Ungol

Tom Bombadil

Bill Fliss

Markus Davidsen

Walter Judd

Luke Shelton

OwlTail

In this special episode we talk to Caroline McAlister, professor of English at Guilford College and author of John Ronald’s Dragons: The Story of J. R. R. Tolkien, a children’s book that imagines a young Tolkien exploring his interests in trees, horses, strange-sounding words, “but most of all … dragons.” Caroline explains her thoughts on reading during childhood—both fiction and non-fiction—and her own reasons for writing about a young Tolkien. Besides her book itself, we also talk discuss what it is like to teach a college-level English course, and how to incorporate Tolkien’s works into the curriculum. You can learn more about Caroline McAlister and her books at her personal website, carolinemcalisterauthor.com. https://thetolkienheads.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/042-18-05-02-caroline-mcalister.mp3

In this special episode we talk to Caroline McAlister, professor of English at Guilford College and author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/John-Ronalds-Dragons-Story-Tolkien/dp/1626720924/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1525748432&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=caroline+mcalister" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Ronald’s Dragons: The Story of J. R. R. Tolkien</a>, a children’s book that imagines a young Tolkien exploring his interests in trees, horses, strange-sounding words, “but most of all … dragons.” Caroline explains her thoughts on reading during childhood—both fiction and non-fiction—and her own reasons for writing about a young Tolkien. Besides her book itself, we also talk discuss what it is like to teach a college-level English course, and how to incorporate Tolkien’s works into the curriculum. You can learn more about Caroline McAlister and her books at her personal website, <a href="https://www.carolinemcalisterauthor.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">carolinemcalisterauthor.com</a>. <a href="https://thetolkienheads.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/042-18-05-02-caroline-mcalister.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thetolkienheads.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/042-18-05-02-caroline-mcalister.mp3</a>

#43—Interview: Caroline McAlister, John Ronald’s Dragons