Shaun Gunner
@shaungunner.bsky.social
CEO of @TolkienSociety.org, Conservative Leader on Arun, ex-Mankind Chair, FRSA, bibliophile, Lego builder, gamer and good egg.
My annual tradition for 5th November. #BonfireNight
November 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
My annual tradition for 5th November. #BonfireNight
Work.
Spent the afternoon in the House of Lords with MPs and Peers with a handful of other charities.
The @tolkiensociety.org recognised in the Mother of Parliaments in the national conversation on the voluntary sector. 👍
Spent the afternoon in the House of Lords with MPs and Peers with a handful of other charities.
The @tolkiensociety.org recognised in the Mother of Parliaments in the national conversation on the voluntary sector. 👍
November 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Work.
Spent the afternoon in the House of Lords with MPs and Peers with a handful of other charities.
The @tolkiensociety.org recognised in the Mother of Parliaments in the national conversation on the voluntary sector. 👍
Spent the afternoon in the House of Lords with MPs and Peers with a handful of other charities.
The @tolkiensociety.org recognised in the Mother of Parliaments in the national conversation on the voluntary sector. 👍
The next season of Rings of Power looks a little different.
September 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The next season of Rings of Power looks a little different.
Today's work. Featuring a First Folio.
September 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Today's work. Featuring a First Folio.
Reposted by Shaun Gunner
The journey to Middle-earth and understanding J. R. R. Tolkien begins inside Marquette University's archives, which has more than 11,000 pages of drafts for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
The archivist in charge of 11,000 pages of original Lord of the Rings drafts at Marquette University
The journey to Middle-earth and understanding J. R. R. Tolkien begins inside Marquette University's archives, which has more than 11,000 pages of drafts for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
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July 31, 2025 at 1:59 AM
The journey to Middle-earth and understanding J. R. R. Tolkien begins inside Marquette University's archives, which has more than 11,000 pages of drafts for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
Just discovered there is a new series of Mrs Brown's Boys this Friday. It genuinely baffled me that a) this show continues to get commissioned and b) people watch it.
July 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Just discovered there is a new series of Mrs Brown's Boys this Friday. It genuinely baffled me that a) this show continues to get commissioned and b) people watch it.
Nice to see Brighton Brick Festival doing its bit by #Tolkien's adaptations! We've got to get some of this at @tolkiensociety.org's #Oxonmoot!
June 15, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Nice to see Brighton Brick Festival doing its bit by #Tolkien's adaptations! We've got to get some of this at @tolkiensociety.org's #Oxonmoot!
As they say, some personal news. www.tolkiensociety.org/2025/06/tolk...
Tolkien Society appoints new Chief Executive
The Tolkien Society is pleased to announce that it has appointed Shaun Gunner as the first-ever Chief Executive Officer of The Tolkien Society. The Trustees are delighted, now the Society is a charita...
www.tolkiensociety.org
June 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
As they say, some personal news. www.tolkiensociety.org/2025/06/tolk...
Reposted by Shaun Gunner
Congratulations to @shaungunner.bsky.social for his appointment as the @tolkiensociety.org's first CEO!
June 2, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Congratulations to @shaungunner.bsky.social for his appointment as the @tolkiensociety.org's first CEO!
Reposted by Shaun Gunner
Congratulations to @shaungunner.bsky.social who is now the longest serving Chair of @tolkiensociety.org in its history!
April 20, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Congratulations to @shaungunner.bsky.social who is now the longest serving Chair of @tolkiensociety.org in its history!
Thing that really bugs me about #TolkienReadingDay: Americans calling it "National Tolkien Reading Day".
March 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Thing that really bugs me about #TolkienReadingDay: Americans calling it "National Tolkien Reading Day".
Reposted by Shaun Gunner
Today is #TolkienReadingDay!
Founded by the Society and held on the date the Ring was destroyed, Tolkien Reading Day is an opportunity to read your favourite #Tolkien passages. This year's theme is "Fellowship and Community". But what will you be reading?
www.tolkiensociety.org/2025/03/toda...
Founded by the Society and held on the date the Ring was destroyed, Tolkien Reading Day is an opportunity to read your favourite #Tolkien passages. This year's theme is "Fellowship and Community". But what will you be reading?
www.tolkiensociety.org/2025/03/toda...
Today is Tolkien Reading Day!
Today is The Tolkien Society's international Tolkien Reading Day! The theme this year is Fellowship and Community. Share a video, or let us know what you're reading in the comments below or by using #...
www.tolkiensociety.org
March 25, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Today is #TolkienReadingDay!
Founded by the Society and held on the date the Ring was destroyed, Tolkien Reading Day is an opportunity to read your favourite #Tolkien passages. This year's theme is "Fellowship and Community". But what will you be reading?
www.tolkiensociety.org/2025/03/toda...
Founded by the Society and held on the date the Ring was destroyed, Tolkien Reading Day is an opportunity to read your favourite #Tolkien passages. This year's theme is "Fellowship and Community". But what will you be reading?
www.tolkiensociety.org/2025/03/toda...
Advice to companies: don't use #tolkienreadingday as the date of your big #Tolkien/#LOTR announcement. Everyone tries it and they all just get lost in the noise. Pick a different date when you know you'll be able to command more attention.
March 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Advice to companies: don't use #tolkienreadingday as the date of your big #Tolkien/#LOTR announcement. Everyone tries it and they all just get lost in the noise. Pick a different date when you know you'll be able to command more attention.
It is no exaggeration to say that joining the Society 20 years ago, and being the chair for the last 12 years, has changed my life. You could join, and maybe it'll change yours too.
The Society has 4,000 members around the world who support our mission to educate the public in the life and works of J.R.R. #Tolkien. Members get our newsletter Amon Hen 6 times a year - you can get them too by joining us at www.tolkiensociety.org/join
January 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
It is no exaggeration to say that joining the Society 20 years ago, and being the chair for the last 12 years, has changed my life. You could join, and maybe it'll change yours too.