The Tolkien Reader is an anthology of some of J.R.R. Tolkien's works, originally published in 1966.

Its contents include:

• The essay "Tolkien's Magic Ring" by Peter S. Beagle
• The poetic play "The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorthelm's Son"
• The essay "Ofermod"
• Two items from Tree and Leaf, namely the seminal essay "On Fairy-Stories" and the short story "Leaf by Niggle"
• The short story "Farmer Giles of Ham"
• The poetry collection entitled "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil"