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Everton The Gear @evertonthegear.co.uk · 02/10/2026

Coming up to that time of year again... evertonthegear.co.uk/collections/...

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Jammed Transmissions @jammedtransmissions.com · 02/10/2026

STAR PILOTS from @chriskempshall.bsky.social offers a fascinating look at the most revered and maybe lesser known pilots of the Star Wars galaxy. Here are my thoughts on the book (which you should totally read). UK Oct 1st/US Oct 6th www.jammedtransmissions.com @cadbanesbounty.bsky.social

Star Wars Star Pilots art by Gilles Warmoes

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

For those of you attending @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social / #NYCC - here’s my signing and appearance schedule! On 8th Oct you can get a free paperback copy of ‘Rise and Fall’ by buying ‘Star Pilots’! I’ll also be floating around every day for anyone who wants to grab me and say ‘Hi’!

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Doug Brooks @desertvol.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A little midweek motivation from Janosz Poha. 👻🚫

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Astro @blueace1878.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Damnit! How did I miss this?!?!? An Inkstone Books Special Edition of @chriskempshall.bsky.social’s #StarWars #StarPilots, and it’s SOLD OUT! Fuuuuuuuuudge. If anyone has an extra copy pre-ordered, I’ll pay double.

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I’m sure in the coming days as you get your hands on the book, it’ll become clear whether this has all come to pass. Let’s find out and face it all together. With each other. As many star pilots did. May the Force be with you all.

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I hope you enjoy it. I hope you gain a new understanding and appreciation for Wedge Antilles. I hope you’re left with all the answers and questions that I’ve been hoping for. I hope you also see the ongoing potential of this ‘fictional non-fiction’ approach to the Star Wars galaxy.

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We both want to show you all the different ways in which starfighter pilots experienced the Galactic Civil War. It’s one of the most ambitious and complex things I’ve ever attempted to write. I think we nailed it. I’m hoping you’re all about to see things you’ve never seen/thought before.

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I’ve long said that ‘Rise and Fall’ is the most important history book I’ve ever written. Maybe the most important I’ll ever write. ‘Star Pilots’ is different, but it’s different in ways that are important to me. That I think will also be important to you. And to Wedge Antilles.

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It takes a squadron to fight a space battle and it takes at least that many to marshal a book like this through the process. So yes, my name is on the front cover. But it’s their achievement at least as much as it is mine. I’m not a genius who worked in isolation.

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Writing books is hard. Writing Star Wars books particularly so! I relied on a lot of friends & loved ones for support and distraction and advice throughout the process. None of them (even the other SW authors) need to have their notifications overwhelmed here but I am supremely grateful to them all

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The amazing people at LFL Story Group also lived through another prolonged period of receiving my seemingly bizarre questions at regular intervals and making sense of them. All of this was guided by the amazing @jenniferpooley.bsky.social who also reacted in all the ways I hoped readers would/will.

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Over at Lucasfilm @msiglain.bsky.social once again entrusted me to deliver something that could have overambitioned itself too close to the sun. He trusted me with Wedge Antilles! Think about how beloved a character Wedge is. I did. Multiple times a day.

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

My agent Justin Nash also provided a ton of useful thoughts and sounding board advice because he too *got it*. He wanted this to work in all the ways we hoped it would.

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

And this is where it’s important to once again reflect that the front cover of the book is a misnomer. I am not the only one behind this. My editor at DK, David Fentiman, was once again incredibly enthusiastic about getting on our ‘fictional non-fiction’ ride again! The story behind that is funny.

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The most important thing, the only important thing, is to make a book that is readable and entertaining. The book will live or die on that alone! But I saw what a lot of you liked from ‘Rise and Fall’. We were paying attention and wanted to push the medium forwards a bit with something new.

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It might demand more of you than ‘Rise and Fall’ did. Wedge Antilles is not Beaumont Kin. This is important. And the more you give to the book the more you might get out of it and discover. That’s not to say you have to dig so deep! But if you want to take a ‘historian’ approach you can do.

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

With that in mind I do have some advice for you all. I know that the tendency with these things is to go hunting for favourite characters/topics etc and jump around the book. I totally get it! But I would advise against it. At least for the first read through. For now: just read the book.

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

As with ‘Rise and Fall’ you can absolutely tag me in stuff when you get your copies. I’m excited about your excitement! I’ll likely hold off on discussing details with the book for a while. Certainly until after it’s out in the US. It’s not really a ‘spoilery’ book but I still want you to enjoy it!

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Today is the day! ‘Star Wars: Star Pilots’ has officially published by @dkbooks.bsky.social in the UK! Only a few more days to wait across the Atlantic! I am so excited for you all to now get the chance to go on this reflective adventure with Wedge Antilles & a whole bunch of new & familiar faces!

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Now there are two of them!?

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Astro @blueace1878.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Strap in! Time to fly! It’s arrived! @chriskempshall.bsky.social’s latest work has arrived: #StarWars #StarPilots. For a guy like me (a retired military aviator who’s callsign was “Wedge” & massive Star Wars nerd) this is the most anticipated title since Heir to the Empire.

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Everton The Gear @evertonthegear.co.uk · 30/09/2026

Herr Kendall!!! They weren't happy on the Munich bench. The t-shirt of the ECWC semi-final with each round represented by the adidas city series trainer. Order from evertonthegear.co.uk/products/mun...

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County Road Bobblers @cbobblers1878.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Everton hauled over the coals getting 10 pts for 19m overspend for poor accounting building a stadium, and a war cancelling out its major sponsorship, meanwhile.......

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Astro @blueace1878.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It has arrived! The @goldsborobooks.bsky.social special, signed edition of @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social’s Star Wars: Reign of the Empire “Edge of the Abyss” has me hooked on the first page. A wonderful week of #StarWars Literature!

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 29/09/2026

Your daily reminder - the Norwegian Consumer Council has really, really solid work on how to be anti-enshittification www.forbrukerradet.no/breakingfree/

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Breaking Free

In the new report Breaking Free: Pathways to a fair technological future, the Norwegian Consumer Council has delved into enshittification and how to resist it.

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⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (Stina Marie) @stinasdemons.com · 28/09/2026

It's that day again. Use any and all resources available to help you through it. (And, as always, #FuckAI)

Reminder to treat your body like a data center:
1. Consume as much water and literature as possible
2. Upset the local city council with your existence

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Squadrons reporting in from all over the place!

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We should have listened to King T'Challa 8 years ago.

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𝐏𝐄𝐃 @ped7.toffeetvefc.com · 27/09/2026

Nice one to @runna for the fantastic pics after today's @berlinmarathon I've used them to train for both marathons this year, so thank you.

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Amy✨ @guerradgalaxia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Hi yes I need to yell about this book. The story was a delightful web of threads, some older, some new, and they all lead to Andor. Once I started, I couldn't put it down. I'm really impressed by the different tone Rebecca Roanhorse achieves in each of her works, and this one was executed perfectly.

Cover for Rein of the Empire: Edge of the Abyss by Rebecca Roanhorse

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Everton The Gear @evertonthegear.co.uk · 27/09/2026

From Dublin to Rotterdam. See the t-shirt (& hoodie) that maps out the route using the adidas city series. Head to the link posted below...

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I think Andor really is one of the most important TV shows of our time. Technically brilliant, so galvanising, each time I find something new in it (just watched it a fourth (!) time). Absolute masterpiece.

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Mr. Spock 🖖 @spockresists.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Between now and the U.S. midterm elections. Get into the habit of checking your voter registration status every week. To make sure you haven’t been purged. It’s the logical thing to do 🖖 www.vote.org/am-i-registe...

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Richard Buxton @rbuxtonmedia.com · 25/09/2026

The Premier League couldn’t wait to hand out points deductions to Everton and Nottingham Forest after their own PSR cases, concluded in swift time, but apparently still haven’t decided on how to suitability punish Manchester City despite years of examination. Right-o…

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Astro @blueace1878.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Afternoon Cuppa got me dead jealous of all those who snagged an advance copy of Star Wars: Star Pilots. Going to be counting the days until I get to enjoy the latest work of @chriskempshall.bsky.social.

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Even Brown Squadron are getting into attack formation!

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Review copies landing everywhere!

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Outlast the doubt, and the doubt gives up before you. Rain carves canyons...not by force...but by showing up, over and over again. We have an election to dominate. What we do between now and November 3rd decides whether we do.

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 23/09/2026

The Empire Strikes Back (1980): EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate, original model

EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate, original model close-up

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🔥This is how it’s done. Imagine if every anti-immigrant fearmongering liar was grilled like this. #ShowMeTheStats #GetYourPhoneOut 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (h/t @ukcameraman.bsky.social )

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Zach Osterman @zachosterman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Or you can join us tonight at Morgenstern Books in Bloomington, where there will be copies available, and @michaelniziolek.bsky.social and I will talk about the book, the season and the story. My kids will probably be causing ruckus somewhere as well. Can't wait.

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