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New Star Wars Book Teases Obi-Wan Contacting Qui-Gon During New TV Series Timeline The release of Kristin Baver's new book Skywalker: A Family at War has reminded Star Wars fans that Obi-Wan Kenobi learned to contact his former master Qui-Gon Jinn using the Force roughly 10 years after the events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, which would also approximately line up with the timeline of the upcoming Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi TV series. While this isn't the first time the franchise has shed light on the process of communicating from beyond the grave through the Force, the release of this...

The Mandalorian Originally Planned to Visit This Famous Star Wars Location The timeline of The Mandalorian has allowed it to connect the dots across the entire Skywalker Saga, drawing direct references to beloved facets of the franchise, with concept designer Anton Grandert recently showing off images from the series while confirming it nearly revisited the famous Docking Bay 94 from Star Wars: A New Hope. Fans know that this was the docking bay on Tatooine where Luke Skywalker first boarded the Millennium Falcon before making a quick getaway from the Empire, with Grandert confirming that t...

50 Black YA authors you should read, from Angie Thomas to Walter Dean Myers Mary Cadden, USA TODAY Replay Video UP NEXT As a genre, young adult literature is still fairly young. Its modern iteration has only been around since the 1960s. And though YA readership has grown exponentially over the last decades, the diversity of the authors behind the books is in its infancy. But that is changing.  As the number of Black YA authors grows, so have their stories. These authors not only "show Black teens dealing with the same coming of age issues that any teen would deal with –...

3 – Coronavirus Edition: In November, the virus continued to affect books sales, with our bookstores surviving with limited to no foot traffic, mail orders, and curbside pick-ups. On the hardcover list, two new releases leapfrogged to the top, with Brandon Sanderson’s Rhythm of War (book four of The Stormlight Archive) clinching the top spot, followed by Ready Player Two, Ernest Cline’s sequel to Ready Player One. Our new runner-up was The Fires of Vengeance by Evan Winter (Orbit US), book two of The Burning series. We had 38 nominated titles, up from last month’s 28. The release ...

There are few archetypes as exquisite as a wonderfully written royal. The rogue, the runaway, the wrathful. Whether it’s in a fantasy kingdom or catapulting through the stars this character is truly *chef’s kiss*. Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell is just the latest addition to make good on that promise. This debut is bursting with romance and the escapism of a good space opera. Winter’s Orbit follows Prince Kiem, who has a reputation for being utterly disappointing and the Emperor’s least favorite grandkid. He’s created this scandal-prone reptation that I can’t help but find c...