9/22/12: Costumed revelers gathered at Phoenix Books in Essex to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the publication of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. Wizards, hobbits, and elves toasted Bilbo Baggins’ birthday with a reading from The Hobbit and a preview of the upcoming film.

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