fall 2012 - F+W Media

entertainment
The Unofficial
Hobbit Handbook
Everything I Need to Know about Life I Learned from Tolkien
Peter Archer, Scott Francis, Jeff Gerke
• Pub date to coincide with Peter Jackson’s 2012 film adaptation of
The Hobbit
• Fun design that evokes the feeling of a hobbit’s travel journal
• Covers hobbit etiquette and behavior, survival strategies, and more
october | Entertainment
ISBN: 9781599636504
UPC: 035313656552
$14.99 (CAN $15.99)
Paperback
5 x 6¼, 320 pages
World Rights
#U0186
This fun, fact-filled book puts the lessons of hobbits into context to be used
to improve daily life. Hobbits teach good and sensible conduct, no matter
what the occasion or challenge. From eating and drinking to survival
tactics (“run and/or hide”) , readers will find everything they need to live
a enjoyable and virtuous life.
About the Authors
Authors include fantasy author Peter Archer, former
editor for Wizards of the Coast, Scott Francis, author of
Monster Spotter’s Guide to North America, and Jeff Gerke,
founding editor of Marcher Lord Books, a Christian
speculative fiction publisher.
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Marketing
• Promotion tied to Dec 2012
release of The Hobbit
• Pitch to fantasy/Tolkien (LOTR)
blogs and media as well as
cosplay, role playing, and humor
media and organizations
• Excerpt/Sidebar in Writer’s
Digest magazine (Bilbo as
Writer)
• Author promotion as all writers
have popular “street cred” in
Tolkien world
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