The Ring of Words

1) I am reading so many books right now, I'm not sure how many I'm reading (some have been on the back burner for months).

2) This book was awesome. Not only does it trace Tolkien's actual interactions with the OED text as a writer/contributor, but it then includes an extended appendix of word studies of Tolkien's vocabulary. If you've ever wondered why the Hobbit's call anything they simply must keep but have no use for a “mathom,” then this is the book to turn to.