This week we start our analysis of QUEEN’S PERIL by E.K. Johnston. In this episode we take a look at the days before the Invasion of Naboo and how much more competent some teenage girls are than the Chancellor of the Senate. Also: Miranda does some gay screaming. The organization we’re highlighting for this group […]

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Book Wars Pod, Episode 136: Children Dying in Podraces

This week, we dive into Tim Zahn’s THRAWN ASCENDANCY trilogy with CHAOS RISING, reading through chapter 5. We discuss our favorite blue boy (not Hondo), the ever-present question of “when and where are we,” and how the galaxy would be different if Thrawn was/wasn’t a horse girl. The organization we’re highlighting for this group of episodes […]

Book Wars Pod, Episode 146: He’s A Space Horse Girl

This week, we’re thrilled to welcome Zoraida Córdova, author of STAR WARS: GALAXY’S EDGE A CRASH OF FATE, “You Owe Me A Ride,” and “Wait for It” to the pod! We chat with Zoraida about what made her choose to write about Boba Fett, what romance novel she’d write for the galaxy far, far away, […]

Book Wars Pod, Episode 145: Ecuadorian Space Bears (with Zoraida Córdova)

This week’s episode marks the conclusion of our coverage of FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. In this wrap-up we discuss whether this book has this changed our enjoyment of the film, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, what did (and didn’t) work for us as snobby readers, and which authors we want […]

Book Wars Pod, Episode 144: Friendly Neighborhood Cave

The crew reads the rest of FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, discussing stories from Brittany N. Williams’s “Faith in an Old Friend” to Tom Angleberger’s “The Whills Strike Back.” We dive deep on how this book treats Lando and gets at his surprisingly strong feelings of responsibility, and, of course, […]

Book Wars Pod, Episode 143: Cloud City’s Dan Flashes

At long last, the crew returns to FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, discussing stories from Zoraida Cordova’s “Wait for It” to Martha Wells’s “Bespin Escape.” Discussion topics include the consumption of food through helmets, which bounty hunters are the dumbest, and, as always, how everything in space is gay. The […]

Book Wars Pod, Episode 142: Slurp It Through The Helmet

This week, we continue our exploration of FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, from Django Wexler’s “Amara Kel’s Rules…” being super gay (and a good look at Imperial conscripts) to Daniel Jose Older’s “STET!” giving us a view into a very tiny world of crime. One thing that all these stories […]

Book Wars Pod, Episode 141: No Therapy, Sit in Egg

This week, we continue our exploration of FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, from R.F. Kuang’s brilliant “Against All Odds” making us finally care about Dak, to Seth Dickinson’s “The Final Order” spiraling deep into New Order paranoia. Some stories fill us with hope, while others make us wonder if the […]

Book Wars Pod, Episode 140: Fried Alligator vs Fried Vader

This week on Book Wars Pod we begin our discussion of FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. We cover “Eyes of the Empire” by Kiersten White, “Hunger” by Mark Oshiro (they/he), “Ion Control” by Emily Skrutskie, “A Good Kiss” by C.B. Lee, and “Kendal” by Charles Yu. The organization we’re highlighting for […]

Book Wars Pod, Episode 139: Eating Snacks Solves Problems

This week on Book Wars Pod we wrap up our discussion of E.K. Johnston’s QUEEN’S PERIL. We explore the depiction of war on Naboo, how this book improves THE PHANTOM MENACE, and what we hope to see from the upcoming QUEEN’S HOPE. The organization we’re highlighting for this group of episodes is The Loveland Foundation. […]

Book Wars Pod, Episode 138: Feral Raccoon Anakin

This week on Book Wars Pod we discuss the final half of E.K. Johnston’s QUEEN’S PERIL. We explore relationships (both friendly and, ahem, more), Naboo’s political structures and obligations, and the impact of queer representation in YA. The organization we’re highlighting for this group of episodes is The Loveland Foundation. If you have the means to […]

Book Wars Pod, Episode 137: Yeet This Wheat

This week we wrap up our analysis of SHADOW FALL by Alexander Freed. We cover a new galactic cult, some more Squishy War Time (TM), and where our favorite (secretly) soft squadron goes from here. The organization we’re highlighting for this group of episodes is Advance Native Political Leadership. If you have the means to […]

Book Wars Pod, Episode 135: She’s the Bodybuilding Lobster

This week we discuss the final chapters of Alexander Fred’s SHADOW FALL. Discussions range  from hypothesizing what happened in the Sith Temple to whether our favorite Soft Boy, Wyl Lark, can handle leadership The organization we’re highlighting for this group of episodes is Advance Native Political Leadership. If you have the means to donate, you […]

Book Wars Pod, Episode 134: Storage Locker Full of Palpatines

This week, we continue our discussion of chapters 12 – 16 of SHADOW FALL by Alexander Freed. We touch on the backstories of Kairos, Adan, and IT-O, Chass’ cult history, and why Wyl Lark is too soft to realize he’s become a leader. The organization we’re highlighting for this group of episodes is Advance Native […]

Book Wars Pod, Episode 133: Not A Gift, Just Damaged

This week, we dive into chapters 7-12 of Alexander Freed’s SHADOW FALL. Join us as we pity Yrica, beg Chass to get it together, and consider Keise to be downright deranged. The organization we’re highlighting for this group of episodes is Advance Native Political Leadership. If you have the means to donate, you can do […]

Book Wars Pod, Episode 132: They’re Here… to Murder

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