Download Our journey through CANTO BIGHT continues with Rae Carson’s Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing! Join us as we discuss found family, a recurring theme throughout Star Wars; Canto Bight’s working class; and the impossibility of neutrality. Nice! This podcast is NOT spoiler-free! Book Wars Pod explores the Star Wars universe through the franchise’s non-screen media: […]

Download We’re continuing our read of CANTO BIGHT this week with a discussion of Mira Grant’s The Wine in Dreams! Join us as we talk about Canto Bight’s underbelly, Grant’s unique writing style, and what it’s like to live in a real-world casino town. Plus: At some point during our discussion of AFTERMATH: LIFE DEBT by […]

Download We’re very excited to be starting CANTO BIGHT this week, starting with Saladin Ahmed’s Rules of the Game! Join us as we discuss Canto Bight as a microcosm of the galaxy, Star Wars‘ proud history of lovable gunslingers, and the importance of author diversity in the franchise’s writing. Plus, we address Marvel’s bullsh*t firing of Chuck […]

Download We’re bidding farewell to Chuck Wendig’s AFTERMATH: LIFE DEBT in this wrap-up episode! Join us as we talk about reading our first book series of the pod and the nature of trilogies, and answer your many smart listener questions. Plus: our opinions on dad beards. This podcast is NOT spoiler-free! Book Wars Pod explores […]

Download We’re discussing the last part of AFTERMATH: LIFE DEBT by Chuck Wendig on the pod this week, and we have lots to talk about! How would we characterize Rae Sloane’s moral philosophy? What changes (or doesn’t) for the characters in this book? What parallels can we find between Temmin and Poe, and between Leia […]

Download Our read of AFTERMATH: LIFE DEBT by Chuck Wendig continues this week! On this episode, we chat about light topics such as galaxy-wide trauma, the key differences between ending and winning a war, and how messed up it is that people can’t leave the Wookiees alone. This podcast is NOT spoiler-free and covers chapters […]

Download We’re continuing our read of AFTERMATH: LIFE DEBT by Chuck Wendig this week! Join us as we discuss the difficulties of being a powerful Imperial woman, the strengths and weaknesses of the Empire and the New Republic, and Leia’s transformation from idealist to jaded politician. This podcast is NOT spoiler-free and covers chapters 9-20. […]

Download This week, we’re starting the second book of Chuck Wendig’s Star Wars trilogy: AFTERMATH: LIFE DEBT. What’s changed for Norra Wexley’s merry band of rogues — and for Rae Sloane and the Empire — since we saw them last? How does the cult of Vader prepare the Empire for its transformation into the First Order? […]

Download We’re wrapping up LAST SHOT by Daniel José Older this week! On this episode, we discuss government-building, Star Wars-style; how this novel shows that representation matters in the franchise; and in what order to consume various media about the galaxy far, far away. Plus, we announce the winner of our giveaway of Most Wanted by Rae […]

Download This week, we’re focusing on the end of LAST SHOT by Daniel José Older! Join us as we talk about droid rights, lots of L3 feels, and Han and Lando actually becoming functioning adults. This podcast covers parts 4 and 5 and is NOT spoiler-free. It also mentions plot points from Solo. Book Wars […]