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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 8s

Additional books and comics coming next year to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Star Wars! Kristin Baver says in Star Wars 50, we celebrate fans by talking with actors, astronauts, athletes and more. She also interviewed Academy Award winner Ke Huy Quan

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 1m

STAR WARS: PRINCESS OF THE REBELLION by Claudia Grey — set immediately after the events of A New Hope

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 2m

COVER REVEAL STAR WARS: FROM THE ASHES by Fran Wilde

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 3m

What this book tries to achieve is giving you the experience of war and looking at that spectrum through very personal experiences of various pilots. One word on what to expect from this book: “mystery”

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 3m

Chris Kempshall now discussing STAR PILOTS: A HISTORY OF SPACE COMBAT “If you take any given day of the Galactic Civil War, someone is surviving the worst day of their life … simultaneously, someone is having the best day of their life.“

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 7m

Kiersten White now discussing HIDING FROM THE DARK. “I wanna thank Star Wars for letting me terrify your children with Darth Vader.”

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 8m

Ahmed Best: “I wanna be an analogue influencer — that’s the only AI I care about — … [reading] will launch you into a world you’ve never heard about. … I wanna use this platform for kids to fall in love with reading like I did.”

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 10m

Ahmed Best talking about the Star Wars Reads initiative and reflecting on the importance of reading during his childhood in the Bronx. He says libraries used to be where he hid from bullies and the librarians would protect him. Reading “formed me as an artist”

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 11m

Kiersten White, Chris Kempshall, and Jordan Hembrough have now joined the panel.

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 12m

Full key art for the Marvel-Star Wars crossover event.

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 12m

Here are some pages including Darth Vader, Spider-Man, Hulk, and much more.

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 14m

Variant covers for the first-ever crossover event between Star Wars and Marvel

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 16m

We’re going to finally see Palpatine’s announcement for the first time outside of Fortnite to give context to “somehow” and see the galaxy’s reaction to his return.

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 17m

Charles discussing how much Kylo goes through in Episodes 7 and 8 in a short span of time. “He’s murdered his dad, not great. He’s murdered his mentor Snoke, also not great. … he met Rey, that’s a seismic change for him. … this all happens in 10 days. It’s wild!” (First 3 pages of issue 5)

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 19m

Charles Soule discussing The Fall of Kylo Ren, which bridges Episodes 8 and 9 and concludes a long-spanning story that began with the Rise of Kylo Ren.

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 21m

Here’s a spread from Jar Jar #1 Ahmed talks about his time on Jedi Temple Challenge and how much he admires and respects teachers. “I thought teachers needed a superhero” and that’s Kelleran in Star Wars. He teaches Jar Jar “now that you’re a Senator, words have meaning”

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 23m

Ahmed’s now talking about the transition from actor to writer with both Kelleran Beq and Jar Jar. He reflects on collaborating with George Lucas back during Episode 1. The new comic will explore the outer-rim ramifications of Jar Jar giving emergency powers to Palpatine.

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 25m

teamwork makes the dream work! 🫡 🤗

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 27m

Matt says the story comes first and then they dive into paper engineering. Looks neat!!

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 28m

There’s a new Mandalorian & Grogu adventures pop-up storybook from Matthew Reinhart.

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 30m

Everyone in attendance received a copy of Star Wars: Jar Jar #1 woooooo

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 31m

Here we go!! Ahmed Best, Charles Soule, Will Sliney, and Matthew Reinhart are up first. Kristin Baver is moderating.

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 14h

LUCASFILM PUBLISHING: STORIES FROM A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY… Follow this thread beginning Friday, Oct. 9 at 11:00am EST for updates on the latest Star Wars books news and reveals at #NYCC✨

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Yep! Going to do my best to cross-post between here and Twitter but it’ll end up here somehow 😅

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

NEW EPISODE: Our deep-dive discussion into Star Wars: Edge of the Abyss, book #2 in the Reign of the Empire trilogy. We talk Saw Gerrera’s ghosts, Inusagi sovereignty, Ghorman protests, pop star propaganda, and more! Listen now wherever you get your podcasts✨ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Hello, there friends! We will both be attending #NYCC this week — Brad’s 5th time, Sarah’s 1st!!! — and we plan on live-tweeting this Friday’s Star Wars publishing panel. Stay tuned for updates and be sure to say hello if you see us on the show floor ✨👋

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Watching #TheLoveHypothesis this weekend? Well then you should also check out our interview with author Ali Hazelwood back from 2021! Find it on our YouTube channel or wherever you get your podcasts✨💕🧬

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Interview with Ali Hazelwood — Author of "The Love Hypothesis"

YouTube video by Friends of the Force

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Tom @darthinternous.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This was an awesome way to get ready for #StarWars #EdgeoftheAbyss. Everything you need to know, some cool tidbits on the evolution from Book 1 to 2, author Rebecca Roanhorse's all around brilliance, and much more.

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

NEW EPISODE: With STAR WARS: EDGE OF THE ABYSS releasing next week, we chatted with @darthinternous.bsky.social for a behind-the-scenes look at the editorial process, preview what to expect in book two, Andor connections, and much more!✨ 🔗: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

NEW EPISODE: we dive into all eight episode of “Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi” including kyber crystal color theory, Nawaam’s pursuit of true nothingness, justice through the eyes of a Jedi, and more! Listen now wherever you get your podcasts✨ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Gorga the Hutt wearing a monocle? Star Wars: Zero Company is Game of the Year

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

achievement unlocked: Sarah brought Brad to a BTS concert 💜

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Megan Crouse @fullofwords.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Really interesting discussion on taking The Rise of Skywalker as text and bridging some of the gaps between it and The Last Jedi. We’ve reached the Sequel spackling era.

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

NEW EPISODE: Heed the call of the Ferrix anvil as we dive into ‘THE ART OF STAR WARS: ANDOR’ by @philszostak.bsky.social and celebrate this miracle of a series. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts✨ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

NEW EPISODE: we chat with author @authoroux.bsky.social on her newest book STAR WARS LEGACY! we dive into Rey’s journey to heal the Skywalker saber crystal, Leia’s identity crisis, and much more✨ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

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Tom @darthinternous.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Happy book birthday to #StarWarsLegacy and Madeleine Roux. It's the Rey/Leia book you always wanted @authoroux.bsky.social undeniable ability to take even legendary characters and make them feel "real" and "true" as people is the reason this story doesn't just work, it soars Enjoy the book #MTFBWY

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

NEW EPISODE: We bring you a special roundtable interview with the creators behind the upcoming anime series “Star Wars: VISIONS Presents — The Ninth Jedi” including supervising director Kenji Kamiyama, director Shunsuke Tada, and producer Hitoshi Ito✨ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

a little late on editing tonight but we’re delivering a special treat to your podcast feed very shortly! 🌟

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Kelly Knox @kelly-knox.com · 03/07/2026

More info about the upcoming Visions series The Ninth Jedi from the creators themselves, now on #StarWars dot com: www.starwars.com/news/anime-e...

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Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi Creators Talk About Heroes and Villains

The series creators share their thoughts on Kara, Nawaam, and what it means to be a Jedi or a Sith.

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

We watched the first episode “Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi” and it’s amazing!! an all-around seamless continuation of the story we know while introducing us to so much more of this world in a fun and inventive way. Production I.G. & LFL hit it out of the park 👏💯

Star Wars visions ninth Jedi poster with Kara emerging from the dark while illuminated by her green lightsaber

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

YESSSSSSSSSSSS big thank you to Abrams Books for the review copy. can’t wait to dive into ‘The Art of Star Wars: Andor’ by @philszostak.bsky.social on the podcast! Releases this Tuesday 6/30✨

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

NEW EPISODE: with this year’s release of ‘The Art of the Acolyte,’ we decided to revisit the world and artistry of the series two years after its cancellation. Join us as we gush about one of our favorite pieces of Star Wars media and wonder what could’ve been✨💔 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

🔗 listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

NEW EPISODE: we’ve had three weeks of #TheMandalorianandGrogu and the summer movie season is really ramping up! We take a look at how it’s performing, which films are taking movie culture by storm, and what audiences might be feeling. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts✨

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

NEW EPISODE: Star Wars is back in theaters, which means it’s time for our review of #TheMandalorianandGrogu! What worked, what didn’t, personal highlights, and more. Now available wherever you get your podcasts!✨ 🔗: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

NEW EPISODE: with Star Wars returning to the cinemas after seven years, we’re previewing #TheMandalorianandGrogu with our friend @thegeekywaffle.bsky.social! Listen now wherever you get your podcasts✨ 🔗: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

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Friends of the Force @friendsoftheforce.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

NEW EPISODE: join us as we lose our minds over the #MaulShadowLord finale (pure cinema!) including the Dark Lord, Devon and Maul’s evolving partnership, and what’s next for the series✨ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

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