This week we finally read Galaxy’s Edge: Black Spire by Delilah S. Dawson. We talk at length, with special quests Meg (@jane_anon) and Rob (@SmoothLikeMayo) about the problematic plot and writing of this book, and beg LFL and Del Rey to do better.

We also mention this tweet thread from friend of the Pod @SouthernCynic: https://twitter.com/southerncynic/status/1175499363344429057

And for a full accounting of all of Kate’s thoughts on the racism in this book, check out her thread here: https://twitter.com/lu_sitania/status/1279520899079667713

For a list of black-owned bookstores to order from, now and always, click here: https://lithub.com/you-can-order-today-from-these-black-owned-independent-bookstores/

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This week we continue our discussion of Alphabet Squadron, by Alexander Freed (chapter 15 through the end of the book). We talk about how the merry band of misfits accidentally stumbles into not killing everyone, and the evolving mindsets of both the Republic pilots and the Imperial ones.

For a list of black-owned bookstores to order from, now and always, click here: https://lithub.com/you-can-order-today-from-these-black-owned-independent-bookstores/

Book Wars Pod explores the Star Wars universe through the franchise’s non-screen media: the canon novels, comics, and video games. Check out our guide to past episodes, and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and wherever else you cast your pods. You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher for more great shows from our podcast network.

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr for episode updates! Hosted by Kristen Sereci, Chris Sedor, Kate Sedor, and Miranda Eldon. Art by Joe Butera. Music by Podington Bear.

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This week we continue our discussion of Alphabet Squadron, by Alexander Freed (chapters 10 through 14). We discuss Hera’s penchant for bringing trash people together and making them useful, Yrica’s inability to bond with her team, and the lack of a moral code in the New Republic.

Book Wars Pod explores the Star Wars universe through the franchise’s non-screen media: the canon novels, comics, and video games. Check out our guide to past episodes, and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and wherever else you cast your pods. You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher for more great shows from our podcast network.

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This week we continue our discussion of Alphabet Squadron, by Alexander Freed (chapters 6 through 9). We talk about the impact being in a war zone can have on your friend group, the birth of the book’s namesake squadron, and HERA MOTHERF*CKIN’ SYNDULLA.

Book Wars Pod explores the Star Wars universe through the franchise’s non-screen media: the canon novels, comics, and video games. Check out our guide to past episodes, and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and wherever else you cast your pods. You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher for more great shows from our podcast network.

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr for episode updates! Hosted by Kristen Sereci, Chris Sedor, Kate Sedor, and Miranda Eldon. Art by Joe Butera. Music by Podington Bear.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by your support on Patreon!

The hosts take time to discuss the protests around the country in response to the murder of George Floyd, police brutality, and how (and why) it matters for EVERYONE, in fandom and out.

Resources for those who want to learn more:

Places to donate:
– https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
– Minnesota Freedom Fund
– https://www.joincampaignzero.org/
– Black Visions Collective
– Reclaim the Block
– Northstar Health Collective (medics)
– Bail funds in your city
– Mutual aid funds
– If you read a Black person’s tweets and learned something, PAY THEM

Educate yourself:
– How to be an Antiracist and Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi
– So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
– White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of our Racial Divide by Carol Anderson
– Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
– The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
– The Fire This Time edited by Jesmyn Ward
– Racism without Racists by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
– The Case for Reparations by Ta-Nehisi Coates
– Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad
– White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin J. DiAngelo Foreword by Michael Eric Dyson
– Tears We Cannot Stop by Michael Eric Dyson
– This Vogue UK list : https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/black-lives-matter-reading-list
– This list: https://www.charisbooksandmore.com/understanding-and-dismantling-racism-booklist-white-readers
– The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
– They Can’t Kill Us All by Wesley Lowery

Other media:
– NYT 1619 Project – there’s a podcast along with multiple essays
– 13th – documentary dir. Ava DuVernay

Book Wars Pod explores the Star Wars universe through the franchise’s non-screen media: the canon novels, comics, and video games. Check out our guide to past episodes, and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and wherever else you cast your pods. You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher for more great shows from our podcast network.

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr for episode updates! Hosted by Kristen Sereci, Chris Sedor, Kate Sedor, and Miranda Eldon. Art by Joe Butera. Music by Podington Bear.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by your support on Patreon!

This week we’re starting our discussion of Alphabet Squadron, by Alexander Freed (the start of the book through chapter 5). We meet our merry band of misanthropes, try to pin down what’s happening in the different timelines, and figure out where in the galaxy it’s all going down. We also talk about the trauma facing Imperial defectors and how well Freed wove diversity into the characters introduced so far.

Book Wars Pod explores the Star Wars universe through the franchise’s non-screen media: the canon novels, comics, and video games. Check out our guide to past episodes, and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and wherever else you cast your pods. You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher for more great shows from our podcast network.

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr for episode updates! Hosted by Kristen Sereci, Chris Sedor, Kate Sedor, and Miranda Eldon. Art by Joe Butera. Music by Podington Bear.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by your support on Patreon!

This week we’re wrapping up our discussion of TARKIN by James Luceno. We talk about the progression of the Empire, from Order 66 and CATALYST through the OT era, as well as ask the question: does anyone actually respect Darth Vader? (Spoilers: other than Tarkin, no).

Book Wars Pod explores the Star Wars universe through the franchise’s non-screen media: the canon novels, comics, and video games. Check out our guide to past episodes, and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and wherever else you cast your pods. You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher for more great shows from our podcast network.

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr for episode updates! Hosted by Kristen Sereci, Chris Sedor, Kate Sedor, and Miranda Eldon. Art by Joe Butera. Music by Podington Bear.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by your support on Patreon!