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This week on Book Wars Pod, we conclude our analysis of and sh*tposting about THRAWN ASCENDANCY: CHAOS RISING. Are the Chiss particularly advanced? How has this book changed what we know about Thrawn? How the hell does sky walking work? We attempt (keyword: attempt) to answer these questions and more. The organization we’re highlighting for […]

This week on Book Wars Pod, we dive into the final chapters of THRAWN ASCENDANCY: CHAOS RISING. Our discussion includes Thrawn’s meeting with Anakin, Ar’alani’s role, and whoever the f*ck Jixtus is. The organization we’re highlighting for this group of episodes is the Texas Equal Access Fund. If you have the means to donate, you […]

This week we continue our long-delayed discussion of THRAWN ASCENDANCY: CHAOS RISING. We talk about the politics of the Chiss Ascendancy, why Thurfian and Zistalmu hate Thrawn so much, and whether Thrawn and Ar’alani should bone. The organization we’re highlighting for this group of episodes is the Texas Equal Access Fund. If you have the […]

This week, we continue our conversation about THRAWN ASCENDENCY: CHAOS RISING. We discuss what makes Thrawn stand out from other Star Wars protagonists, Thalias’ purpose, and, of course whether Thrawn is blue. The organization we’re highlighting for this group of episodes is the Texas Equal Access Fund. If you have the means to donate, you […]

This week, we dive into Tim Zahn’s THRAWN ASCENDANCY trilogy with CHAOS RISING, reading through chapter 5. We discuss our favorite blue boy (not Hondo), the ever-present question of “when and where are we,” and how the galaxy would be different if Thrawn was/wasn’t a horse girl. The organization we’re highlighting for this group of episodes […]

This week, we’re thrilled to welcome Zoraida Córdova, author of STAR WARS: GALAXY’S EDGE A CRASH OF FATE, “You Owe Me A Ride,” and “Wait for It” to the pod! We chat with Zoraida about what made her choose to write about Boba Fett, what romance novel she’d write for the galaxy far, far away, […]

This week’s episode marks the conclusion of our coverage of FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. In this wrap-up we discuss whether this book has this changed our enjoyment of the film, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, what did (and didn’t) work for us as snobby readers, and which authors we want […]

The crew reads the rest of FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, discussing stories from Brittany N. Williams’s “Faith in an Old Friend” to Tom Angleberger’s “The Whills Strike Back.” We dive deep on how this book treats Lando and gets at his surprisingly strong feelings of responsibility, and, of course, […]

At long last, the crew returns to FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, discussing stories from Zoraida Cordova’s “Wait for It” to Martha Wells’s “Bespin Escape.” Discussion topics include the consumption of food through helmets, which bounty hunters are the dumbest, and, as always, how everything in space is gay. The […]

This week, we continue our exploration of FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, from Django Wexler’s “Amara Kel’s Rules…” being super gay (and a good look at Imperial conscripts) to Daniel Jose Older’s “STET!” giving us a view into a very tiny world of crime. One thing that all these stories […]

This week, we continue our exploration of FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, from R.F. Kuang’s brilliant “Against All Odds” making us finally care about Dak, to Seth Dickinson’s “The Final Order” spiraling deep into New Order paranoia. Some stories fill us with hope, while others make us wonder if the […]

This week on Book Wars Pod we begin our discussion of FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. We cover “Eyes of the Empire” by Kiersten White, “Hunger” by Mark Oshiro (they/he), “Ion Control” by Emily Skrutskie, “A Good Kiss” by C.B. Lee, and “Kendal” by Charles Yu. The organization we’re highlighting for […]

This week on Book Wars Pod we wrap up our discussion of E.K. Johnston’s QUEEN’S PERIL. We explore the depiction of war on Naboo, how this book improves THE PHANTOM MENACE, and what we hope to see from the upcoming QUEEN’S HOPE. The organization we’re highlighting for this group of episodes is The Loveland Foundation. […]

This week on Book Wars Pod we discuss the final half of E.K. Johnston’s QUEEN’S PERIL. We explore relationships (both friendly and, ahem, more), Naboo’s political structures and obligations, and the impact of queer representation in YA. The organization we’re highlighting for this group of episodes is The Loveland Foundation. If you have the means to […]

This week we start our analysis of QUEEN’S PERIL by E.K. Johnston. In this episode we take a look at the days before the Invasion of Naboo and how much more competent some teenage girls are than the Chancellor of the Senate. Also: Miranda does some gay screaming. The organization we’re highlighting for this group […]