In our latest bonus episode, we’re finishing our discussion on fanworks–and specifically fanfiction–with the brilliant and insightful Holly E.! We talk shipping wars (including That-Which-Must-Not-Be-Named), gender and how it affects perception of fanfiction, and how creators can better interact with fans who produce fanworks. And catch the first half of this conversation in our bonus episode 13!

This podcast is NOT spoiler-free.

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 or Google Play for more great shows from our podcast network.

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

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

In our latest bonus episode, we’re talking fanworks–and specifically fanfiction–with the brilliant and insightful Holly E.! What counts as a fanwork? Why is fanfiction appealing, and why does it get such a bad rap? How have major franchises commodified fanworks? And catch the second half of this conversation in our bonus episode 14!

This podcast is NOT spoiler-free.

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 or Google Play for more great shows from our podcast network.

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

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

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: 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, and Kate Sedor. Art by Joe Butera. Music by Podington Bear.

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

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 Chuck Wendig, we misgendered Eleodie the pirate, and we’re really sorry. 🙁

This podcast is NOT spoiler-free!

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, and Kate Sedor. Art by Joe Butera. Music by Podington Bear.

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

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 Wendig.

This podcast is NOT spoiler-free!

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, and Kate Sedor. Art by Joe Butera. Music by Podington Bear.

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

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 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, and Kate Sedor. Art by Joe Butera. Music by Podington Bear.

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

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 and Anakin?

This podcast is NOT spoiler-free and covers chapter 31 through the end of the book.

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, and Kate Sedor. Art by Joe Butera. Music by Podington Bear.

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

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 21-30.

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, and Kate Sedor. Art by Joe Butera. Music by Podington Bear.

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

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. It also mentions plot points from BLOODLINE by Claudia Gray (which we discussed in our episodes 4-8).

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, and Kate Sedor. 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 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? And how do you build trust after a generation of war and oppression?

This podcast is NOT spoiler-free and covers the start of the book through “Interlude: The Annihilator.”

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, and Kate Sedor. Art by Joe Butera. Music by Podington Bear.

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