At 1:00 p.m. local time on November 8th, the following bookstores will host a LORD OF THE RINGS event featuring a twenty-minute video created exclusively for Houghton Mifflin. It will include the story behind the J.R.R. Tolkien publishing phenomenon; never-before-seen interviews; behind-the-scenes film footage; and conversations with director Peter Jackson, artists Alan Lee and John Howe, as well as stars from the movie, including Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, and Orlando Bloom.

In addition, Sir Ian McKellen and Sean Astin will be helping to celebrate Lord of the Rings Day at 1:00 p.m. on November 8th. McKellen will be appearing at the New York City location (Barnes & Noble, 33 East 17th Street) and Astin will be at the Los Angeles location (Brentano's, 8500 Beverly Boulevard).

The film books, along with this exclusive video event, will be a dazzling preview of one of the most eagerly awaited film projects of all time!

THE LORD OF THE RINGS DAY – NOVEMBER 8^th
THE LORD OF THE RINGS OFFICIAL MOVIE GUIDE by Brian Sibley
ISBN 0-618-15403-5, $14.95 pb; 0-618-15402-7, $24.95 hardcover

ALASKA

Anchorage -- Barnes & Noble, 200 East Northern Lights Boulevard

ALABAMA

Birmingham -- Books-A-Million, Hoover Commons, 1615 Montgomery Highway, Suite 120

ARIZONA

Mesa -- Borders, 1361 S. Alma School Road

ARKANSAS

Little Rock -- Barnes & Noble, 11500 Financial Center Parkway

CALIFORNIA

Berkeley -- Cody’s Books, 2454 Telegraph Avenue

Huntington Beach -- Barnes & Noble, 7777 Edinger Avenue

Los Angeles -- Brentano’s, 8500 Beverly Boulevard

Manhattan Beach -- Barnes & Noble, 1800 Rosecrans Avenue, Building B

Palo Alto -- Borders, 456 University Avenue

San Rafael --Borders, 588 Francisco Boulevard West

COLORADO

Boulder -- Barnes & Noble, 2915 Pearl Street

Colorado Springs -- Media Play, 651 North Academy Boulevard

Glendale -- Barnes & Noble, 960 S. Colorado Boulevard

Northglenn -- Borders, 241 W. 104th Street

CONNECTICUT

Waterford -- Waldenbooks, Crystal Mall, 850 Hartford Turnpike

DELAWARE

Newark -- Waldenbooks, 123 Christiana Mall

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Georgetown -- Barnes & Noble, 3040 M Street NW

FLORIDA

Miami -- Barnes & Noble, 12405 North Kendall Drive

Orlando -- Barnes & Noble, 2418 East Colonial Drive

Pensacola -- Books-A-Million, Pensacola Square, 6235 North Davis Highway

Sarasota -- Sarasota News and Books, 1341 Main Street

Tampa -- University of Southern Florida Bookstore, 4202 East Fowler Avenue

Vero Beach -- Vero Beach Book Center, 2145 Indian River Boulevard

GEORGIA

Alpharetta -- Barnes & Noble, 7660 North Point Parkway, Suite 200

IOWA

Des Moines -- Barnes & Noble, 4550 University Avenue

IDAHO

Boise -- Barnes & Noble, 1315 North Milwaukee

ILLINOIS

Oak Park -- Barbara’s Bookstore, 1100 West Lake Street

Rockford -- Waldenbooks, The Mall at Cherryvale

INDIANA

Fort Wayne -- Little Professor Book Company, 6360 W. Jefferson Boulevard

Indianapolis -- Borders, 5612 Castelton Corner Lane

South Bend -- Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore, Eck Center

Val Paraiso -- The Book Bag, 1817 Calumet Avenue

KANSAS

Lawrence -- Hastings, 1900 W. 23rd Southwest Plaza

KENTUCKY

Lexington -- Joseph-Beth Booksellers, 161 Lexington Green Circle

Louisville -- Hawley-Cooke Booksellers, 27 Shelbyville Road Plaza

LOUISIANA

Baton Rouge -- Barnes & Noble, 2590 CitiPlace Court

MASSACHUSETTS

Boston -- Barnes & Noble, Downtown Crossing, 395 Washington Street

Boston -- Barnes & Noble at Boston University, Kenmore Square, 660 Beacon Street

Newburyport -- Jabberwocky, The Tannery, 50 Water Street

Worcester -- Tatnuck Bookseller, 335 Chandler Street

MAINE

South Portland -- Waldenbooks, 323 Maine Mall

MICHIGAN

Flint -- Borders, 4135 Miller Road

MINNESOTA

Minneapolis -- Sam Goody Central, Mall of America

Roseville -- Barnes & Noble, 2100 North Snelling Avenue

MISSOURI

Brentwood -- Borders, 1519 Brentwood Boulevard

Columbia -- Columbia Books, 22 South Ninth Street

MONTANA

Bozeman -- Hastings, 1601 W. Main, Hastings Shopping Center

NEBRASKA

Omaha -- Barnes & Noble, 3333 Oakview Drive

NEVADA

Reno -- Barnes & Noble, 5555 South Virginia Street

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Nashua -- Barnes & Noble, 235 Daniel Webster Highway

NEW JERSEY

Paramus -- Barnes & Noble, 765 Route 17 South

NEW MEXICO

Albuquerque -- Page One Books, 11018 Montgomery Northeast

NEW YORK

Farmingdale -- Borders, 231 Airport Place

Hamburg -- Media Play, 3701 McKinley Mall Parkway

New York City -- Barnes & Noble, 33 East 17th Street

Syracuse -- Barnes & Noble, 3454 Erie Boulevard East

NORTH CAROLINA

Fayetteville -- Waldenbooks, 438 Cross Creek Mall

OHIO

Cincinnati -- Joseph-Beth Booksellers, 2692 Madison Road

Cleveland -- Joseph-Beth Booksellers, 13217 Shaker Square

Columbus -- Media Play, New Market Mall, 7690 New Market Center Way

Dayton -- Books and Co., Dayton Town & Country, 350 East Stroop Road

OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma City -- Barnes & Noble, 6100 North May Avenue

OREGON

Ashland -- Bloomsbury Books, 290 East Main Street

Salem -- Borders, 2235 Lancaster Drive, Northeast

PENNSYLVANIA

Philadelphia -- Barnes & Noble, 1805 Walnut Street

West Chester -- Chester County Book Co., 975 Paoli Pike

RHODE ISLAND

Warwick -- Barnes & Noble, 1441 Bald Hill Road

SOUTH CAROLINA

Greenville -- Barnes & Noble, 735 Haywood Road

TENNESSEE

Chattanooga -- Waldenbooks, 2100 Hamilton Place Blvd.

Nashville -- Davis-Kidd Booksellers, 4007 Hillsboro Road

TEXAS

Amarillo -- Hastings, 4301 SW 45th Street

Austin -- Bookpeople, 603 North Lamar

Beaumont -- Books-A-Million, Parkdale Mall, 6155 Eastex Freeway, Suite C324

Fort Worth -- Borders, 4601 West Freeway

Longview -- Barron’s Bookstore, 405 W. Loop 281

McAllen -- Hastings, 4500 N. Tenth Street, Suite 400

San Antonio -- Borders, 255 E. Basse Road

SOUTH CAROLINA

Greenville -- Barnes & Noble, 735 Haywood Road

UTAH

Orem -- Media Play, 130 East University Parkway

Salt Lake City -- Borders, Crossroads Mall, 50 S. Main Street

VIRGINIA

Richmond -- Borders, 9750 West Broad Street

Virginia Beach -- Borders, 1744 Laskin Road

VERMONT

Manchester Center -- Northshire Bookstore, 4869 Main Street

WASHINGTON

Seattle -- Barnes & Noble, 2700 Northeast University Village

Spokane -- Hastings, 7706 N. Division Street

Tacoma -- University Bookstore, 1754 Pacific Avenue

WEST VIRGINIA

Charleston -- Books-A-Million, Dudley Farms Plaza, 212 RHL Boulevard