Star Wars Book Community Podcast

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Welcome to the inaugural episode of Community Campfire - a new episode format in which a handful of Star Wars fans head off to a planet in the galaxy far, far away to chat, toast blue marshmallows and talk about whatever is on their minds! In today’s episode, Jonny is joined by John, Laura and Jacob to chat about Star Wars dream teams, whether Star Wars on the page feels like Star Wars, video game...

May The 4th (and the Force) Be With You! Every day is Star Wars Day for the SWBC Podcast crew. But we're particularly pleased to be able to bring you this delayed episode, today, bagged without technical glitches on our second attempt! Jonny is joined by Pat and Claire to dive into the second book in one of the most popular trilogies in Star Wars publishing - Darth Bane: Rule of Two. Hosted on Aca...

On this weeks canon catch-up, Dan, Chris and Nick chat all about Charles Soule's Obi Wan and Anakin miniseries from 2016! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a hostful of the core admin team and regular hosts of the podcast as Chris, Dan, Jonny & Morgan have a long overdue catch-up. What are we reading at the moment? How have we enjoyed this season of The Bad Bad so far? Plus looking ahead to The Acolyte and what's coming up on the podcast in the weeks and months ahead. And Jonny swears more than usual. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...

Han, Chewie and Leia join the returning characters from the Aftermath series for this second instalment in the trilogy, set in the year between the Battle of Endor and the Battle of Jakku. Do the legacy characters steal the limelight? Is that Moff eating wookiees? Is this the first instance of angry sex in Star Wars? Connor (Book Ascendancy) and Jonny O (Starbird Files) join Jonny M to talk about...

On this episode of the SWBC Show, Morgan and Jonny are joined by Monica to dive into The High Republic: Escape from Valo. This episode features some spoilers, lots of Star Wars love, and a special guest visit from a young Star Wars reader who wants to share what he loved about this newest middle grade! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Canon Catch-Up, Dan and Jonny discuss the 2nd volume in the brilliant Kanan comic series, diving further into Kanan's past as padawan Caleb Dume during the Clone Wars. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our exploration of the Darth Bane stories continues with this dive into Darth Bane: Path of Destruction, the first novel in the Darth Bane trilogy. Jonny is joined by Tarkin's Top Shelf co-host Becca Benjamin and new contributor Pat to talk about the man called Des, mental health in Star Wars, what it is we love about Bane, and much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

John Jackson Miller is in the house! In today's special episode, Jonny has a virtual sit-down with legendary Star Wars author John Jackson Miller. In addition to penning the newest Star Wars novel, The Living Force, Miller is the talent behind the Knights of The Old Republic comics, the Knight Errant Lost Tribe of the Sith series, plus novels Kenobi and A New Dawn, and more! Enjoy! Hosted on Acast...

Our 100th episode of the SWBC Podcast !! and it happens to be Comics Roundup!! with the shitboys!! Dan Chris and Jon talk all about the new comic releases from March 2024. Enjoy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Adventures in Wild Space series by Cavan Scott and Tom Huddleston are probably some of the most overlooked books in the Star Wars canon. In this special episode of Canon Catch-Up Jonny speaks to author Tom Huddleston about the genesis and writing of the series. Jonny is also joined by Brian (The Old Republic Podcast) as they share their thoughts about the adventures of Milo and Lina Graf, Ezra...

Before the Darth Bane trilogy, there was Jedi vs Sith: a comic miniseries that wove together two existing pieces of Star Wars lore to tell the first expansive version of Darth Bane's emergence as the last Sith Lord standing. Jonny is joined by Alec Lininger (@theforcebookworm) and Alex Taylor (@bookstagrammaticus) to explore this often overlooked classic from 2001. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

Politics, intrigue and betrayal! Something sinister stirs on the fringes of the galaxy and at the heart of the New Republic! In this episode, Jonny M talks to Christie (Book Ascendancy podcast) and Jonny O (Starbird Files blog) about Claudia Gray's Bloodline. Plus extracts from our previous interview with Claudia Gray herself touching on some of the characters from the novel. Hosted on Acast. See...

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Tom Huddleston has written for Star Wars (The Adventures in Wild Space series) and about Dune (The Worlds of Dune: The Places and Cultures that Inspired Frank Herbert). The perfect guest to explore some of the DNA that these epic stories share. Jonny and Tom dive into some of the things that George Lucas borrowed from Dune, talk about the various screen adaptations of Frank Herbert's novels, and c...

Back for it's second entry, this series now sees Morgan (notaforceuser) back with Jason (thisdadreads) for SPOILER-FREE thoughts and reviews of the new High Republic Young Adult novel 'Defy the Storm' by Tessa Gratton and Justina Ireland. Is it worth the read? Tune in to find out! Thank you to @thisdadreads for joining us again, and remember that you can always reach out to the podcast at @swbcpod...

Darth Bane's victory over Jedi and Sith alike at the Battle of Ruusan was first told in a 2000 comic book miniseries called Jedi vs Sith. But even that version of events - itself subsequently revised in the more well-known trilogy of Darth Bane novels - was weaving together two disparate pieces of lore established in the late 1990s. In this episode we look at the first account given of the Battle...

on this special episode of comics roundup, Dan and Chris interview ALYSSA WONG !! they celebrate all things Doctor Aphra and get all behind the scenes chat on Alyssa's incredible 40 issue run that recently concluded.. enjoy!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comics Roundup - February Edition. The shitboys are back! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For this special International Women's Day episode, we hear from an extensive cast of women from the Star Wars book community. Morgan is our host as we explore why these amazing women love to be Star Wars fans and they also sit down for a panel with @mandalorian.momma and @moni.lib as well as an interview with Amy Richau on her 365 Star Wars project celebrating women in Star Wars. Creators feature...

On this episode, Morgan and Jonny dive in to the middle grade short story collection that almost no one has read, Tales from a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Aliens, Vol. 1. Join us as we talk about murder mystery cooking shows, whether Luke Skywalker was really responsible for the destruction of the Death Star, and catfishing Unkar Plutt. It's a fun, quick collection of stories; will you be picking it up...

Alex and Jonny return to chat about the last two story arcs in the Knight Errant series, Deluge and Escape! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this speed run of Canon Catch-Up, Dan and Chris briefly talk about the 30 page C3PO one shot comic. It's a nice short story, is there much else to say? Let us know if there is... Enjoy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Accio lightsaber! Editor, author and academic Emily Strand returns, alongside Potterversity co-host and History Professor Katy McDaniel, to chat with Jonny about some of the surprising similarities between the Potterverse and the galaxy far, far away... Star Wars: Essays from a Galaxy Far, Far Away (edited by Emily Strand and Amy H. Sturgis) is available from Vernon Press. Potterversity: Essays Ex...