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Chelsea Zukowski @chelseatzukowski.bsky.social · 3d

Chapter 34 is off to a great start 🎂📚

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Chelsea Zukowski @chelseatzukowski.bsky.social · 6d

This Florida-based historian is VERY interested 👀

Contingent Magazine @contingent-mag.bsky.social · 7d

Our new CFP is up and it is monstrous.

CFP: A Time of Monsters

The monster has been here all along. It is a historical constant that manifests in wildly different ways across time, place, and culture. Whatever form it takes, the monster claws at categories; it un...

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Meg Dowell @megdowell.com · 23d

Have you ever wanted to write about Star Wars, but don’t know how?

@chelseatzukowski.bsky.social & I share our stories on today’s @starwarslitpod.bsky.social episode. From early careers in journalism to Star Wars Insider — if we can do it, so can you!

Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/4vxj...

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Chelsea Zukowski @chelseatzukowski.bsky.social · 26d

Always a joy to yap with Meg about writing, Star Wars, and writing about Star Wars.

Meg Dowell @megdowell.com · 26d

My Star Wars books newsletter is out! 📚

This week’s Star Wars comics, plus a preview of my upcoming chat with @chelseatzukowski.bsky.social — and more!

open.substack.com/pub/starwars...

It's Lit: How to Write About Star Wars (and ... What IS a Star War?)

A look back -- and ahead -- at what's happening on Now This Is Lit.

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Chelsea Zukowski @chelseatzukowski.bsky.social · Sep 4

Some personal news: I wrote a few sentences for my space book today after not touching it for wayyyy too long.

a man speaking in front of a crowd with a sign that says trusted leadership for a stronger america

ALT: a man speaking in front of a crowd with a sign that says trusted leadership for a stronger america

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Chelsea Zukowski @chelseatzukowski.bsky.social · Sep 4

Got a bit vulnerable in my newsletter, but it feels good to share my struggles and the weird balance of personal grief and professional achievements. Yes, I tied it all back to Star Wars books and The High Republic. Shoutout to @thisdadreads.bsky.social for the beautiful poster! tinyurl.com/ysuyd8ax

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Chelsea Zukowski @chelseatzukowski.bsky.social · Sep 4

She's my hero

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Chelsea Zukowski @chelseatzukowski.bsky.social · Sep 3

Popping in to say how cool it would be if we got a “Propaganda”- or “The Rebel Files”-style book about the HoloNet News and all the amazing journalists in Star Wars. I know someone who would love to write it 🙃
(Can you tell I’m getting distracted while researching and writing?)

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Jason | This Dad Reads @thisdadreads.bsky.social · Jul 25

Just revealed! Coming February 3, 2026 Outlaws: Low Red Moon by @mikechenwriter.bsky.social !!

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Jason | This Dad Reads @thisdadreads.bsky.social · Jul 25

That’s a wrap, so much fun stuff on its way!

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Jason | This Dad Reads @thisdadreads.bsky.social · Jul 25

What THR has meant @charlessoule.bsky.social “it’s all about the people ” @cavan.bsky.social “it’s this, connecting with people” @georgemann.bsky.social “taking the core SW story of hope and telling it through difference lenses” @tessagratton.bsky.social “I was encouraged to push the boundaries”

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Chelsea Zukowski @chelseatzukowski.bsky.social · Jul 18

The world is…you know…right now, but Star Wars book mail makes things a little brighter.
Our boys are back in Sanctuary: A Bad Batch Novel by Lamar Giles, out on August 5✨

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Chelsea Zukowski @chelseatzukowski.bsky.social · Jul 4

Happy Beaumont Kin Day and first birthday to The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire by @chriskempshall.bsky.social. What a special, necessary book.

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Chelsea Zukowski @chelseatzukowski.bsky.social · Jun 24

Hello! Are you just trying to print off the web page? It might print wonky, and I don’t have a printable version. However, I do have a THR reading guide bookmark in my Etsy shop. And making a printable version in the newsletter is a great idea👀

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Chelsea Zukowski @chelseatzukowski.bsky.social · Jun 11

All of The High Republic is right here on my shelves. Less than a week until Trials of the Jedi and I cannot wait to scream about this book, this entire series, with everyone. Star Wars books, y’all.

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Chelsea Zukowski @chelseatzukowski.bsky.social · Jun 3

Trials of the Jedi is something rare and special. It's fierce hope and light amid unwavering darkness. It's the belief in a better world, a brighter galaxy, no matter how unshakeable the darkness feels.
Spoiler-free review of the last High Republic book: spacewizardbooks.substack.com/p/trials-of-...

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · May 30

This arrived in the post today! @chelseatzukowski.bsky.social has woven together a great article on the non-fiction books of Star Wars. And it meant I got to appear alongside the highly amazing @kristinbaver.bsky.social, @amyrichau.bsky.social, and Cole Horton!!!

The front cover of an issue of Star Wars Insider magazine

An opened copy of Star Wars Insider magazine. The article on display is entitled ‘Writing History’

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Chelsea Zukowski @chelseatzukowski.bsky.social · May 26

Once again, THANK YOU and the authors for The High Republic 🥹

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Chelsea Zukowski @chelseatzukowski.bsky.social · May 26

I finished my ARC of Trials of the Jedi on Friday, and I’ve been a puddle of feelings all weekend. What a beautiful, special book that made me want to turn back to page 1 and read it all over again. More thoughts coming on June 3 and on release day, June 17.
Star Wars books are magic.

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Chelsea Zukowski @chelseatzukowski.bsky.social · May 23

Already read it!

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Chelsea Zukowski @chelseatzukowski.bsky.social · May 23

Probably going to finish my ARC of Trials of the Jedi this weekend. Then what? WHAT THEN?

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Chelsea Zukowski @chelseatzukowski.bsky.social · May 19

Lots to love and cry over in tonight’s episode of The Last of Us. But as a space nerd writing a book about space and rocket history, these scenes got me.
FYI: The real Apollo 15 capsule is at the National Museum of the Air Force in Ohio. The countdown Ellie listened to was the Apollo 11 launch.

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Chelsea Zukowski @chelseatzukowski.bsky.social · May 16

Oh, this cover art for Star Wars: The Last Order is PRETTY. I'm so excited to finally get a story set after The Rise of Skywalker - and it stars Finn and Jannah!

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Chelsea Zukowski @chelseatzukowski.bsky.social · May 15

My latest for @supercluster.com: Historical analysis of Darth Plagueis the Wise. I scoured books like The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire by @chriskempshall.bsky.social, Secrets of the Sith, Legends novel Darth Plagueis, and revisited The Acolyte to try to paint a clearer picture.

20 Years After Revenge of the Sith We Still Ask: Who is Darth Plagueis?

20 years have passed since the release of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, the grand and tragic finale to a polarizing trilogy of films that chronicled the rise and fall of Anakin Skywalker. But today,...

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Chelsea Zukowski @chelseatzukowski.bsky.social · May 15

Rewatching Rogue One after Andor season 2 absolutely hits harder now. But seeing Jedha destroyed, and hearing Krennic say “the last reminder of the Jedi - gone,” after reading The High Republic…it wrecked me.

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