An upcoming book linking Tolkien’s saga with today’s environmental crisis

The forests burn. Heroic leaders and every day people struggle against environmental degredation. Activists keep hope alive when all signs point to an inevitable defeat. These themes are found in The Lord of the Rings, one of the most important books of the 20th century, and the modern environmentalist movement. Where the Roots are Long: The Lord of the Rings and the Modern Environmentalist Movement is an upcoming book by Derek Caelin that explores the epic fantasy novel and shows how it can inform, console, and inspire people fighting for a better, abundant, sustainable world today.