Congratulations, Jennifer Heddle!
Yesterday Suvudu.com officially announced the hiring of Jennifer Heddle as Senior Editor of the Star Wars adult fiction publishing program at Lucasfilm. Congratulations!
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Follow-up to Pink Lightsabers
With pink everywhere, it’s always interesting to see how people react to the color. Although for many women pink symbolizes the fight against breast cancer, others see pink as a color that has blocked them into a gender box. Either way, it always seems to evoke passionate emotions.
Read moreBooks, Brands and Fun
After recovering from the NYCC blitz, the Star Wars Books Facebook page got back into full swing. Here’s what you can find there:
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Favorites Return to Star Wars Books
This afternoon New York Comic Con hosted its Del Rey panel for Star Wars Expanded Universe books. Reports are still trickling in around the internet, with the initial accounts bringing word of the return of some fan favorites.
Read moreLeadings Ladies of Star Wars EU Shine
Tons of news coming out of New York Comic-Con, but I’m just going to feature three things for today.
Read moreStar Wars Catchup
After a long day of traveling literally from one corner of the continental United States to the other – Seattle to South Florida – I’m catching up on the Star Wars news I missed while I was geeking out with my fellow fangirls at Geek Girl Con.
Read moreGeek Girl Con Saturday Roundup
It was a day of firsts: the first ever Geek Girl Con, my sister’s and niece’s first convention, my first time with a press pass, and most importantly the first punctuation point of many to come that redefine the power of geek girls.
Read moreFriday’s Look Ahead
Speaking of Star Wars, here are a couple of other news items from around the internet that caught our attention this week.
Read moreWhy Aren’t There Any Pink Lightsabers?
Is it just me, or is there not enough pink in Star Wars?
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SEEKING SFH – Mara Jade Skywalker in the Star Wars EU
Seeking SFH is a series highlighting stories with Strong Female Heroines. These are great reads with a heroic female character who is relatable to women. There is a lot of nuance to my opinion, which would take volumes to summarize, but a second good example from the Star Wars Expanded Universe is a character who epitomizes this notion: Mara Jade.
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