MythPress publishes material by and about writers of mythopoeic and fantastic literature. Our publication projects primarily involve works related to the Inklings, as well as those who influenced or who were influenced by their work. Works previously published or being considered for future projects include out-of-print materials, collections of short articles and essays, scholarly items, and books that have not found a publisher before.

A brief history of the Mythopoeic Press.

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Mythopoeic Press contact information: Editor, press@mythsoc.org

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Cities and Strongholds of Middle-earth:

Essays on the Habitations of Tolkien’s Legendarium

edited by Cami D. Agan

Cities and Strongholds of Middle-earth examines the meaning of built spaces within the Secondary World of Middle-earth. Through its 13 essays, the volume establishes new interdisciplinary models for understanding of the habitations of Middle-earth. Perspectives featured in the collection include not only Middle-earth studies and Tolkien studies, but also historical studies perspectives and explorations of representations of cities or strongholds in illustrations and films.


Published in July 2024; available both in print and electronic formats.

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Gifted Amateurs and Other Essays:

On Tolkien, the Inklings, and Fantasy Literature

by David Bratman

In Gifted Amateurs and Other Essays, David Bratman invites readers on a journey that illuminates the true essence and enduring power of mythopoeic storytelling. Guided by his unwavering curiosity and scholarly passion, Bratman’s collection explores such wide-ranging topics as religious themes, hobbit names, and rejected plot themes in The Lord of the Rings, how history connects the Inklings and the Pacific Ocean, and the mythopoeic treasures in works by Lord Dunsany, Mervyn Peake, and Roger Zelazny.


Published in July 2023; available both in print and electronic formats.

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Mapping a Sense of Humor

Narrative and Space in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Novels

by Daniel Lüthi

Daniel Lüthi’s Mapping a Sense of Humor explores the intrinsic mechanisms at work in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels. Lüthi’s study offers new perspectives on the self-reflective nature of Pratchett’s secondary world that underline the importance of creative imagination for the stories and spaces of fantasy along with narratives in general.


Published in March 2023; available both in print and electronic formats

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Journey Back Again

Reasons to Revisit Middle-earth (Second Edition)

Journey Back Again is built on one central premise: Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings is worth reading and re-reading, again and again. Each contributor delves into a core facet of Tolkien’s master work, and each one illuminates something essential yet easily overlooked. In these pages, casual fans and accomplished scholars will find fresh insights and renewed inspiration. This new edition issues a heartfelt invitation for you to return to Middle-earth and discover what you have been missing.


Edited by Diana Pavlac Glyer
Foreword by Janet Brennan Croft
Published in November 2022; available both in print and electronic formats

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Loremasters and Libraries in Fantasy and Science Fiction

A Gedenkschrift for David Oberhelman

David Dean Oberhelman (1965-2018) was a librarian and scholar with wide-ranging research interests, who had a long association with the Mythopoeic Society. He was an enthusiastic supporter of other scholars, a gifted editor, and an outstanding teacher. The core concept of this collection developed from panel discussions in which David drew together a group of fantasy, science fiction, and comics scholars to discuss libraries, librarians, archives, research, writing, and related topics as depicted in these genres.


Edited by Janet Brennan Croft and Jason Fisher
Published in February 2022; available both in print and electronic formats

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Baptism of Fire

The Birth of the Modern British Fantastic in World War I

This volume sprang from a desire to examine selected examples of the fantastic response to World War I among British authors. The contents comprise a mix of five classic articles from the pages of Mythlore and twelve new essays. The first half of the book considers the Inklings, while the second half deals with other authors.

Edited by Janet Brennan Croft
Published in July, 2015; available both in print and electronic formats

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Perilous and Fair

Women in the Works and Life of J. R. R. Tolkien

Perilous and Fair focuses critical attention on views that interpret women in Tolkien’s works and life as enacting essential, rather than merely supportive roles. This volume includes seven classic articles as well as seven new examinations of women in Tolkien’s works -- not only the most commonly discussed female characters, but also less studied figures such as Nienna, Yavanna, Shelob, and Arwen. The collection features such diverse approaches as source study, feminist theory, biographical investigation, Jungian archetypes, and fanfiction reader-response.

Edited by Janet Brennan Croft and Leslie Donovan
Published in January, 2015; available both in print and electronic formats

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Mythlore Index Plus (Electronic)

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Proceedings of the J.R.R. Tolkien Centenary Conference 1992

(Mythlore 80 / Mallorn 33)

Edited by Patricia Reynolds and Glen H. GoodKnight
Published 1995

Paperback reprint edition:
Electronic PDF format: $20.00 - please see note, below

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Special Note (March 2025):

Although our physical inventory was unaffected by the Altadena wildfires in January 2025, our ability to process orders has been severely affected. As a result, all orders for items from our California storage facility are temporarily suspended. Links below to buy selected items have been disabled until we can resume normal operations. We apologize for this situation, and fully intend to have orderable items available at some point in the future.

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Past Watchful Dragons

Fantasy and Faith in the World of C. S. Lewis

Edited by Amy H. Sturgis
Preface by Darrell Gwaltney
Published 2007

Print: $12.95

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Tolkien on Film

Essays on Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings

Edited by Janet Brennan Croft
Published 2005

Print: $12.95

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The Masques of Amen House

by Charles Williams
Edited by David Bratman
Published 2000

Print: $9.95

Charles Williams worked as an editor of the Oxford University Press (OUP), whose London offices were in a building called Amen House. In the 1920s, Williams wrote three short plays (masques) celebrating the work of the Press, two of which were performed by Williams and his co-workers for the entertainment of the OUP staff. The first play, “The Masque of the Manuscript,” traces the development of a manuscript to a published book; “The Masque of Perusal” deals with the sale of the book; in “The Masque of the Termination of Copyright,” the book is rediscovered and reprinted. These plays display Williams’s wit, charm, and sense of humor. Also included in The Masques of Amen House: Williams’s poems relating to the masques, selections from the music written by Hubert Foss for the stage productions, and extensive commentary by Bernadette Bosky and David Bratman about Williams and the masques.

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The Intersection of Fantasy & Native America

From H. P. Lovecraft to Leslie Marmon Silko

Edited by Amy H. Sturgis and David D. Oberhelman
Published 2009
out of print

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Chad Walsh Reviews C.S. Lewis

by Chad Walsh
Published 1998
out of print

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The Travelling Rug

by Dorothy L. Sayers
Introduction by Joe R. Christopher
Annotations by Janet Brennan Croft
Published 2005
out of print

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Sayers on Holmes

Essays and Fiction on Sherlock Holmes

by Dorothy L. Sayers
Introduction by Alzina Stone Dale
Published 2001
out of print

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The Pedant and the Shuffly

by John Bellairs
Illustrated by Marilyn Fitschen
Foreword by Brad Strickland
Published 2001
out of print