Tea with Tolkien

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An online community and free book club inspired by the life, works, and faith of JRR Tolkien.

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Tea with Tolkien@teawithtolkien· Jun 9

A long-expected party! 🍄 Our family is so grateful to share that our newest little hobbit has arrived safely! Both of us are doing well. Thank you for all of the prayers and kind wishes! 🤎

A baby lays on a white blanket wearing blue footie pajamas

Tea with Tolkien@teawithtolkien· May 17

me everyday now that I’ve won a Tolkien Society award

A screenshot from the film A Christmas Story with the subtitles “she won that. That’s a major award”

Tea with Tolkien@teawithtolkien· Feb 7

Two weeks until my book releases! If you have been considering pre-ordering it but haven’t had the chance yet, I’d be so grateful if you did so soon! Pre-orders are apparently quite important for a book’s success so it would mean the world to me. ❤️ www.teawithtolkien.com/book

My book “Into the Heart of Middle-earth” on a table beside a tea cup

Tea with Tolkien@teawithtolkien· Jan 12

An old tweet from 2024 reads: “it has taken so long for The Rings of Power to finish making their second season that I am going to have a whole other baby before the season two finale airs!!” with a photo of myself pregnant at the season 1 premiere and then a photo of myself pregnant again in 2024.

Then it’s quote-tweeted with the caption “you’re never going to believe this”

Tea with Tolkien@teawithtolkien· Jan 3

Happy birthday JRR Tolkien! On this day, January 3 of 1892, the author of The Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit was born! I am so thankful for his lifelong devotion to storytelling and world-building, and I am inspired everyday to pursue beauty, goodness, and truth because of him.

A photograph of JRR Tolkien overlaid with the words “Happy Birthday JRR Tolkien”.

Tea with Tolkien@teawithtolkien· Dec 21

🥰

Kaitlyn sitting at a table at the Prancing Pony Podcast moot 2025, pictured with a variety of postcards and bookmarks to promote her book.

A table at the Prancing Pony Podcast moot 2025, with a variety of postcards and bookmarks to promote Tea with Tolkien.

Tea with Tolkien@teawithtolkien· Oct 20

Will never forget being at a screening for the finale of The Rings of Power season two and the entire crowd erupting into applause at the Narsil reveal. 🥹

Tea with Tolkien@teawithtolkien· Oct 15

Lord Celebrimbor wants you to pre-order my book! www.teawithtolkien.com/book

Lord Celebrimbor holds the book cover art for “Into the Heart of Middle-earth” while gazing upon it reverently.

Tea with Tolkien@teawithtolkien· Sep 27

Kind words from Carl Hostetter, editor of The Nature of Middle-earth! 🌟 Pre-order now: www.teawithtolkien.com/book

Image of my book cover art: a watercolor painting of a landscape with mountains and two trees prominently placed in the foreground. There is a giant golden ring in the background.

Text: "On the eve of the publication of The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien wrote that in doing so he had
'exposed his heart to be shot at'.
Kaitlyn Facista here lifts that heart up, to show how it speaks to our own, of hope, faith, mercy, courage, and self-sacrifice; and invites us to ponder that heart, to discern how we might each embrace and embody the virtues it espouses in our own ways, in our lives and in our world."
— Carl F. Hostetter
Editor of The Nature of Middle-earth by J.R.R. Tolkien
Coming from Ave Maria Press in February 2026
Learn more and pre-order at www.teawithtolkien.com/book

Tea with Tolkien@teawithtolkien· Sep 26

Kind words about my book, Into the Heart of Middle-earth. 🫖

An image of the cover art for my book, Into the Heart of Middle-earth: a watercolor landscape painting of two trees amidst mountains. A golden ring looms in the background. There is a small star at the top of the cover.

Text: "You will finish this book with your hope and courage restored, ready to tackle the adventure of your own life." - Haley Stewart
Editor of Word on Fire Votive and author of Jane Austen's Genius Guide to Life

Coming from Ave Maria Press in February 2026
Learn more and pre-order at www.teawithtolkien.com/book

Tea with Tolkien@teawithtolkien· Sep 13

how it feels to be reading the final proof of my book before it’s sent off to the printers

Bilbo from the Hobbit movie running through the Shire saying IM GOING ON AN ADVENTURE

Tea with Tolkien@teawithtolkien· Sep 12

you can tell me all day long that Haladriel isn’t “real” because it isn’t in the books, but you can pry their matching names being right next to each other in the Unfinished Tales index out of my cold dead hands!!

*Artanis Name given to Galadriel by her father. *Artano ‘High-smith’, name given to himself by Sauron in the Second Age. See Annatar, Aulendil.

Tea with Tolkien@teawithtolkien· Sep 8

girl who approved her book cover design today 🏔️⭐️🌳🌳💍🏞️

Celebrimbor drinking his tea in a “girl who is going to be okay” kind of way

Tea with Tolkien@teawithtolkien· Aug 29

Happy one-year anniversary to The Rings of Power Season Two 🤩

Adar stands above Sauron holding the crown, about to stab him

Galadriel and Sauron share a moment of prolonged eye-contact after she is pierced by Morgoth’s crown

Adar is holding Elrond by the throat in a threatening fashion

Tea with Tolkien@teawithtolkien· Aug 24

New video: I took my Pocket Guide to Middle-earth and turned it into a video! I know I struggle to sit and read through an entire guide sometimes, so I thought creating an audio/video format would make it easier for some folks. Link: youtu.be/fkW1e4LoqZA #lotr #lordoftherings

Image of a YouTube thumbnail: two trees painted in watercolor paints with a grassy background. The text over the picture says “Tea with Tolkien’s Pocket Guide to Middle-earth”.

Tea with Tolkien@teawithtolkien· Aug 15

this mop changed my life

Tea with Tolkien@teawithtolkien· Jul 24

If you’ll be at #SDCC, stop by theonering.net booth to grab a free gift from me! 🥰 Photo via @themiddlepage.bsky.social

Kelly holds a copy of my free booklet “Pocket Guide to Middle-earth”

Tea with Tolkien@teawithtolkien· Jul 21

I wrote my manuscript using Dabble and I’m really happy to see them commit to keeping AI tools out of their writing spaces. 🤎 I highly recommend Dabble for anyone else working on a writing project, big or small.

An email from Dabble:

Hey there,
A week ago, we sent out a survey asking how you felt about Al in writing tools. We wanted to hear directly from you, the Dabblers, to understand exactly where you stand.
Your responses were overwhelmingly clear: you don't want
Al in your writing space.
We hear you and we care about what you have to say.
For that reason, we're keeping Al out of Dabble.

Tea with Tolkien@teawithtolkien· Jul 16

It’s been nearly two years—and an entire lifetime—in the making and today I am finally able to share my book’s title! Into the Heart of Middle-earth: Exploring Faith and Fellowship in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (A Spiritual Journey for the Hobbit at Heart) Coming early 2026. 🤎

Tea with Tolkien@teawithtolkien· Jul 16

Got the final approval on my book title… Announcement coming soon!

Frodo with a mischievous twinkle in his eye saying all right, then. Keep your secrets” to Gandalf.

Tea with Tolkien@teawithtolkien· Jul 11

HI I MADE THIS LITTLE FREE BOOKLET AND it’s probably the best thing I’ve ever made. It will be available online soon. DID I MENTION IT WILL BE FREE. It so cute. I could cry.

A cover image for a booklet I created. The background is a watercolor painting of two trees in a meadow of flowers.
The text on the image says:
Tea with Tolkien’s Pocket Guide to Middle-earth
“Welcome to Arda”
The first age: Fëanor, no!
The second age: Annatar, yes!
The third age: Hobbits???!

Tea with Tolkien@teawithtolkien· Jul 5

Reject world domination! Embrace second breakfast! The whole world doesn’t belong to you, but the “food and cheer and song” of Hobbiton is better than hoarded gold anyways. 🤎 Inspired by a comment I received on another post.

Black text on a white backgrounds, the image looks like an old newspaper:

BOOK VICH. 3 * THE ONE RING DESTROYED * 25 MARCH 3019

REJECT WORLD DOMINATION!

EMBRACE SECOND BREAKFAST

FOOD AND CHEER AND SONG ABOVE HOARDED GOLD

Tea with Tolkien@teawithtolkien· Jun 25

Scenes of a young mother editing her manuscript. I hope they’re proud of me. 🤎

A toddler scribbling all over her mother’s manuscript (it’s fine, I told her it was okay. 🤎)

A mother holds a young baby wrapped in a blanket as a notebook sits off to the right.

A baby’s hand reaches out to grab the paper in my notebook, a printed copy of my manuscript

A baby sleeping on her mother’s lap, an open notebook sits off to the side.

Tea with Tolkien@teawithtolkien· Jun 24

“Take off your golden ring! Your hand’s more fair without it.” - The Fellowship of the Ring

An Illustration of a hand, open and reaching towards something. On a tan background. In a whimsical font the caption reads: “Take off your golden ring! Your hand’s more fair without it. - The Fellowship of the Ring

Tea with Tolkien@teawithtolkien· Jun 23

hype hype hype

Screenshot of an email receipt:

Item description -
Parma Eldalamberon 17: Words, Phrases & Passages:
by J. R. R. Tolkien
Paperback-Books Physical

Tea with Tolkien@teawithtolkien· Jun 23

Our book club had a lovely chat about Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth tonight as our Morgoth’s Ring book club continues! Thanks to all who participated, whether in the voice or text chat.

A laptop open to discord where several users are present in a voice channel.

Tea with Tolkien@teawithtolkien· Jun 23

Nearly there! Can’t wait to share this book with you all. 🫂🥰

Tea with Tolkien@teawithtolkien· Jun 16

I’m crying I went to the UPS store to print my manuscript for final edits and I forgot to ask them to print it double-sided hahaha 😂😂😂😭 They handed me an entire ream of paper

a hand (my hand) holds approximately 200 sheets of paper in front of a book shelf

Tea with Tolkien@teawithtolkien· Jun 14

Day 14 of #30DaysintheShire Q: Beregond saw it as both a duty and an honor for Minas Tirith to stand as a shield between Sauron and the peoples of Middle-earth. Inspired by his courage, how can you advocate for others today, this month, this year?

A watercolor painting of a light pink flower on a green background. The caption is in a whimsical font in white letters and reads: “For if we fall, who shall stand?” - The Return of the King

This is an excerpt from a longer quote that I couldn’t fit in the post text:

“‘Yet, Master Peregrin, we have this honour: ever we bear the brunt of the chief hatred of the Dark Lord, for that hatred comes down out of the depths of time and over the deeps of the Sea. Here will the hammer-stroke fall hardest. And for that reason Mithrandir came hither in such haste. For if we fall, who shall stand?’” - The Return of the King

Tea with Tolkien@teawithtolkien· Jun 10