Reminder: Star Wars Reads Day and Limited Edition Bundles

This Saturday, October 6th, bookstores and libraries nationwide are hosting the first annual Star Wars Reads Day. All of the Star Wars print licensees are participating, and the local events will feature giveaways, trivia contests, and much more. Check the official map on StarWars.com to find the locations near you.

Also in connection with Star Wars Reads Day, Del Rey is releasing two limited-edition ebook bundles. The four-book edition for $7.99 includes four great Expanded Universe starting points: X-Wing: Rogue Squadron by Michael Stackpole, Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn, The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime by R.A. Salvatore, and Legacy of the Force: Betrayal by Aaron Allston. The ten-book edition for $62.99 adds novels by Matt Stover, Paul Kemp, Karen Traviss, Joe Schreiber, and James Luceno.

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Tricia Barr took her understanding of brand management and marketing, mixed it with a love of genre storytelling, and added a dash of social media flare to create FANgirl Blog, where she discusses Star Wars, fandom, and the intersection of women within Star Wars fandom. She is co-author of Ultimate Star Wars and Star Wars Visual Encyclopedia from DK Publishing, a featured writer for Star Wars Insider magazine with numerous articles on the Hero's Journey. Her FANgirl opinions can be heard on the podcasts Hyperspace Theories and Fangirls Going Rogue. Tricia Barr's novel, Wynde, won the 2014 Independent Publisher Book Award Gold Medal for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Ebook. She was also part of Silence in the Library's successful all-female creator science fiction and fantasy anthology Athena's Daughters, which is available now. For excerpts and tales of her adventures in creating a fictional universe, hop over to TriciaBarr.com.