HELL YES. So excited for Chris’s next Star Wars book.

Star Wars: Star Pilots features the voices of pilots from both the rebellion and empire during the Galactic Civil War. The main POV is Wedge Antilles, taking place after the events of The Rise of Skywalker. AND YES, BIGGS IS MENTIONED 🥳 Written by @chriskempshall.bsky.social , out this October!

Dr. Chris Kempshall ( @chriskempshall.bsky.social ) the author of The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire, speaks with me about the politics of the Galactic Empire and the First Order, and also announces what Star Wars book he's writing next! youtu.be/nNTLYZiGf54?...

One hour. 12pm EST / 5pm GMT @starwarsexplained.com #redactedstandingby

I predict this man has a very bright future. 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 Congratulations, pal. #WellDeserved

What if there was a mindful way to steal people’s art, pollute Black neighborhoods, and raise everyone’s electric bill?

It's a good thing I'm still working on my space history book because at this point I've updated the small Artemis section three times now.

“I asked ChatGPT” … Yeah? Well, I asked the fairies that live in the fungi-filled knot in the trunk of my neighbor’s oak tree. They’re begging you to pick up a book.

Out now: Star Wars Insider's penultimate issue with my story on @darkhorse.com Tales from the Nightlands. Honored to share space with talented writers @actuallybrandon.bsky.social, Amy Ratcliffe, Jay Stobie, @prefecttiming.bsky.social, @amyrichau.bsky.social & @philszostak.bsky.social in this issue.

One year from today, the original returns to the big screen.

Coming next week: My next (and last 😢) story for Star Wars Insider, a feature on Dark Horse’s Tales from the Nightlands. Includes interviews with Cavan Scott, Soo Lee, Robert Hack, and Vincenzo Riccardi. Oh, and THE Iain McCaig. On stands Feb. 25.

Macbeth: SHIT

I’m going to be published in another Star Wars book! My interviews and retrospective on The High Republic will be included in Survivors of the Stormwall story collection from Star Wars Insider. I can’t wait to add this next to my work in Tales of Enlightenment and The Phantom Menace 25th special.

A eulogy for the mass market paperback, "one of the most brilliant technologies in the history of the world."

In the midst of ~everything happening in the world~ my home and work life has been... A LOT™️Here's a little peek into the state of my brain lately.

man's always hated books and the people who love them tbh

Happy new Star Wars book week! I had a lot of fun with Low Red Moon by Mike Chen, and I didn't even have to play Star Wars Outlaws to enjoy this story about trauma, memory, and what it means to be a team. ND-5 has done nothing wrong, ever. Full review: spacewizardbooks.substack.com/p/review-of-...

Watched The Rise of Skywalker for the hundredth time the other day just to feel something. “There are more of us, Poe.”

Some professional news: Starting next week, I will be one of the newest adjuncts at the University of Tampa. I’m excited to teach Media Writing, an intro to journalism, PR, advertising, and media literacy. And I’m still at USF! Being a public and private university professor is already fun.

everyone please continue promoting your book/art/stuff right now because I always appreciate happy things in my feed during these Worst of Times

Space book writing views 🚀 Should I finally make her own blanket so she stops napping on my WIPs?

Is it too late to share my 2025 wrapped? I'm doing it anyway. 103 books read, 15 Star Wars books read, 4 Star Wars Insider stories (including 2 in one issue), and a year of [redacted]. What's good, 2026? spacewizardbooks.substack.com/p/swbc-wrapp...

Pardon the dust as I rebrand, repair, and rebuild my home, my bookshelves, and my writing career. And maybe post more in 2026. spacewizardbooks.substack.com/p/pardon-the...

Incredibly sad to see that Star Wars Insider will end next year. Still, I’m so grateful to have written for Insider and to have worked with editor Christopher Cooper for the last two and a half years. It’s truly been a life-changing experience. Also, I have one more story coming in issue 236!

All the biggest Star Wars books revealed at NYCC✨ Rey and Leia book and YA romance and post-Order 66 manga and more High Republic Phase 2!

Already seated at the bookstore waiting for this

First novel in Star Wars genre fiction initiative. A YA romance novel to lead off! A daughter of a ship’s captain falling for a stowaway.

Legacy is a Leia and Rey novel!!

AHHHHHHHH 😍

YES omg can’t wait

Chapter 34 is off to a great start 🎂📚

This Florida-based historian is VERY interested 👀

Have you ever wanted to write about Star Wars, but don’t know how? @chelseatzukowski.bsky.social & I share our stories on today’s @starwarslitpod.bsky.social episode. From early careers in journalism to Star Wars Insider — if we can do it, so can you! Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/4vxj...

Always a joy to yap with Meg about writing, Star Wars, and writing about Star Wars.

Some personal news: I wrote a few sentences for my space book today after not touching it for wayyyy too long.

Got a bit vulnerable in my newsletter, but it feels good to share my struggles and the weird balance of personal grief and professional achievements. Yes, I tied it all back to Star Wars books and The High Republic. Shoutout to @thisdadreads.bsky.social for the beautiful poster! tinyurl.com/ysuyd8ax

Popping in to say how cool it would be if we got a “Propaganda”- or “The Rebel Files”-style book about the HoloNet News and all the amazing journalists in Star Wars. I know someone who would love to write it 🙃 (Can you tell I’m getting distracted while researching and writing?)

Just revealed! Coming February 3, 2026 Outlaws: Low Red Moon by @mikechenwriter.bsky.social !!

That’s a wrap, so much fun stuff on its way!

What THR has meant @charlessoule.bsky.social “it’s all about the people ” @cavan.bsky.social “it’s this, connecting with people” @georgemann.bsky.social “taking the core SW story of hope and telling it through difference lenses” @tessagratton.bsky.social “I was encouraged to push the boundaries”

The world is…you know…right now, but Star Wars book mail makes things a little brighter. Our boys are back in Sanctuary: A Bad Batch Novel by Lamar Giles, out on August 5✨

Happy Beaumont Kin Day and first birthday to The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire by @chriskempshall.bsky.social. What a special, necessary book.

All of The High Republic is right here on my shelves. Less than a week until Trials of the Jedi and I cannot wait to scream about this book, this entire series, with everyone. Star Wars books, y’all.

Trials of the Jedi is something rare and special. It's fierce hope and light amid unwavering darkness. It's the belief in a better world, a brighter galaxy, no matter how unshakeable the darkness feels. Spoiler-free review of the last High Republic book: spacewizardbooks.substack.com/p/trials-of-...

This arrived in the post today! @chelseatzukowski.bsky.social has woven together a great article on the non-fiction books of Star Wars. And it meant I got to appear alongside the highly amazing @kristinbaver.bsky.social, @amyrichau.bsky.social, and Cole Horton!!!

I finished my ARC of Trials of the Jedi on Friday, and I’ve been a puddle of feelings all weekend. What a beautiful, special book that made me want to turn back to page 1 and read it all over again. More thoughts coming on June 3 and on release day, June 17. Star Wars books are magic.

Probably going to finish my ARC of Trials of the Jedi this weekend. Then what? WHAT THEN?

Lots to love and cry over in tonight’s episode of The Last of Us. But as a space nerd writing a book about space and rocket history, these scenes got me. FYI: The real Apollo 15 capsule is at the National Museum of the Air Force in Ohio. The countdown Ellie listened to was the Apollo 11 launch.

Oh, this cover art for Star Wars: The Last Order is PRETTY. I'm so excited to finally get a story set after The Rise of Skywalker - and it stars Finn and Jannah!