Artemis II update: The cynicism has left my body. Watching the rocket launch and now watching a live feed of the crew flying by the moon is way cool, actually.

He is risen.

I’m a huge space nerd. I live in Florida and have covered rocket launches & NASA missions. I wrote my thesis on Disney’s impact on the space program in the 50s-60s. I’m writing a book about public space history. I’m…underwhelmed by Artemis II. That’s probably on me for expecting another Apollo 8.

This Wednesday NASA will attempt to send humans to orbit the Moon for the first time in over a half century, and the crew will travel further in space than any humans have ever done. This is incredibly exciting - here's more info and how to watch: www.nasa.gov/news-release...

Yeah, any serious person who uses an LLM has to realize that it is, at its core, a plagiarism machine and any attempt to use it for the core functions of being a professional writer will have to contend with that

Why write book reviews if you don't have your own opinions on what you've read? Using AI to write a book review's substance in the way this writer did is so embarrassing and intellectually void. Ideally, you wouldn't even look up anything anyone else said about the book. (Or I wouldn't, at least.)

🚨NEW BOOK RELEASE🚨 Enemy of My Enemy: A Daredevil Marvel Crime Novel is out now in stores and online: prhcomics.com/book/?isbn=9... Come celebrate with me and @kewandwillow.bsky.social tonight at Maple Grove for a talk w/ @charlessoule.bsky.social and signing: events.humanitix.com/book-launch-...

Going to tell my students that this is who wrote this week’s lecture on persuasive writing and rhetoric.

It’s spring break at both of the universities where I teach, which means I’ve finally shifted into Pokopia-crochet-painting-audiobooks mode. I needed this.

I feel this in the depths of my soul: "And so, from the bottom of my underpaid, deeply creative heart: Fuck you."

Today's space book research and writing led me to these photos that showcase what I love most about space race history: the juxtaposition of the celestial with the organic (rockets and stars and palm trees). 1. Saturn V w/ Apollo 8 coming out of VAB circa Dec. 1968 2. Polaris Motel on Cocoa Beach

It is once again my delight to reveal a new chapter of the Reign of the Empire trilogy, Edge of the Abyss by @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social—and featuring a few familiar faces from a little TV show you may have heard about, Andor

If you need me, I’ll be analyzing every centimeter of this cover until Reign of the Empire: Edge of the Abyss arrives in September. Star Wars books are so cool.

“There’s kind of defeatism, this idea that there’s no stopping technology and resistance is futile, everything will be crushed in its path,” said an Ohio State professor. “That needs to change … We can decide that we want to be human.”

I'm one of many professors quoted in this report from Alice Speri. I really appreciate The Guardian taking an angle which has basically eluded every other major outlet.

the funniest part of this article is when the author hits pause to be like "I personally don't read romance, I am in a book club called the Difficult Books Club where we read the Brothers Karamazov and kind of hate it." seems like the wrong person to be writing about romance and fanfic then idk

Favs understood the assignment.

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

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 👀