Ultimate Star Wars Has Hit The Streets!

USW Authors DW photoToday is April 28, 2015, and it is also Publication Day for Ultimate Star Wars! Although I have written numerous pieces for Suvudu and Star Wars Insider, this is my first official book for Star Wars.

From the official DK Publishing summary:

Become an expert on the Star Wars galaxy!

Ultimate Star Wars® is an in-depth visual feast exploring the characters and storylines from the Star Wars galaxy. This is a beautifully illustrated guide that is structured chronologically and packed full of information about key characters and storylines from the Star Wars movie saga, The Clone Wars, and Rebels™. Ultimate Star Wars will get new and old fans caught up and knowledgeable on all things Star Wars.

I accepted this writing assignment with enthusiasm, and always kept the fans in mind while I dove into the material. There were many others working behind the scenes to make this beautiful book happen.

What an honor to write alongside standout authors like Ryder Windham, Dan Wallace, and Adam Bray. We were joined by legendary Star Wars actor Anthony Daniels, who wrote the foreword, at the book launch party at Celebration Anaheim last week.

Book launch party with Daniels DW photo

Book TourIn the first week of May, the authors will be touring and appearing for signings. For more information check out the tour web page.

Specifically I will be visiting the following bookstores:

Friday, May 1st

Books-A-Million

2006 58th Ave. Vero Beach, FL 32966

7:00 PM

Saturday, May 2nd

Books-A-Million

12801 West Sunrise Fort Lauderdale, FL 33323

2:00PM

Sunday, May 3rd

Little Shop of Stories

133 East Court Square # A

Decatur, GA 30030

(404) 373-6300

3:00PM

Monday, May 4th (STAR WARS DAY!)

Changing Hands Bookstore

Tempe Square Shopping Center

6428 South McClintock Drive Tempe, AZ 85283

7:00PM

Authors: Tricia Barr & Adam Bray

Wednesday, May 6th

Carlsbad Library

1775 Dove Lane Carlsbad CA 92011

3:30PM

Authors: Tricia Barr & Adam Bray

Friday, May 8th

Copperfield’s Books Inc.

140 Kentucky Street Petaluma, CA 94952

7:00PM

Saturday, May 9th

Blue Willow Bookshop

14532 Memorial Drive Houston, TX 77079

2:00PM

Friday, May 29th-31st

Disney Star Wars Weekends

Orlando, Florida

Writer’s Stop

Special thanks goes out to B.J. Priester for keeping FANgirl humming while I buried my head in this task for a couple months, Kay for designing my beautiful author website, and Sadie Smith for giving me the opportunity.

Photo credits Dan Wallace.


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 strong female characters. She is one of four authors on the upcoming Ultimate Star Wars from DK Publishing, has written several feature pieces for Star Wars Insider magazine and is a contributor for Her Universe’s Year of the Fangirl. Her FANgirl opinions can be heard on the podcasts Hyperspace Theories and RebelForce Radio Presents 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.

For updates on all things FANgirl follow @FANgirlcantina on Twitter or like FANgirl Zone on Facebook. At times she tries the Tumblr.

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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.