Subsequently I was asked to give a talk at Oxonmoot (September 4th-7th), and I agreed to do so. It will be via Zoom, and my topic is "Humphrey Carpenter on Tolkien: Then and Now (Fifty Years Later)." It has recently become fashionable (among certain people) to bash Carpenter for questionable reasons. I will put a wider perspective on this, having worked extensively with Carpenter on several things, including the original publication of The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (1981). My presentation is scheduled for 4 pm UK time on Friday September 5th.
The program for Oxonmoot doesn't seem to have been published yet, but here is the currently available information.
UPDATE 8/20/25: The schedule is now online here.
