This event is a scholarly presentation on the academic book The Mismeasure of Orcs: A Critical Reassessment of Tolkien's Demonized Creatures (2025). Guest speaker Dr. Robert T. Tally, Jr. will speak about his latest book on the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien. Dr. Tally is a professor of English at Texas State University. The UTRGV Library provides e-book access to this new work and previous books by Dr. Tally. His other books include J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit: Realizing History Through Fantasy: A Critical Companion (2022) and Geocritical Explorations: Space, Place, and Mapping in Literary and Cultural Studies (2011), as well as edited scholarly works. Anyone is welcome to listen and ask questions about Dr. Robert T. Tally, Jr.'s new contributions to Tolkien studies. Join in on Wednesday, November 12, at 2:00 PM on Zoom.