NEWS: Star Wars Reads Day – October 6, 2012

Attendees at San Diego Comic Con will find a neat little postcard on Star Wars publishers’ tables this morning.

 

SAVE THE DATE:

Don’t miss the first annual Star Wars Reads Day.

Bookstores and libraries across the country will spend the day celebrating Star Wars and reading.

Look for exclusive giveaways, raffles, costume contests, trivia, and more surprises!

 

VISIT:

starwars.com/reads and Star Wars Reads on Facebook

 

Brought to Star Wars fans by Abrams, Chronicle Books, Dark Horse Books, Del Rey, DK Publishing, Scholastic, Titan Magazine and Workman.

 

*Check back later for more information

[Update] Suvudu has a longer press release, with information on each of the publishers and a link for bookstores to sign up to participate. Tell your local store to join!


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 also writes about Star Wars for Random House’s science fiction and fantasy blog Suvudu.com. Her interview with X-Wing: Mercy Kill author Aaron Allston can be found in this month’s Star Wars Insider Issue 135.

In her spare time, Tricia puts the finishing touches on her first novel, Wynde. For excerpts and tales of her adventures in creating a fictional universe, hop over to TriciaBarr.com.

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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.