ICYMI: Link Round-Up from Launch Week

Don't forget: You can still order any of my books--including Rebel Rising--signed and personalized from Malaprops here.

There's been a ton of buzz going around about Rebel Rising, and I thought it may be most convenient to package it all up in one place here. So...here it is!

EXCERPTS

• Read an excerpt of Rebel Rising exclusively on Entertainment Weekly here
• And another excerpt at StarWars.com
• Here's an audiobook excerpt so you can hear how awesome the audiobook is! 
• And Nerdist.com broke down the excerpts to look for deeper meaning.

STUFF I'VE SAID (Interviews & More)

• I did an AMA and it was awesome
• Interview with Entertainment Weekly

PODCASTS & AUDIO

• Check out the 7x7 podcast interview--only seven minutes long, in which I talk about my favorite Star Wars memory
• For a longer interview, check out Unmistakably Star Wars, where author Janine Spendlove interviews me

STUFF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SAID (Reviews)

• io9 review with lots of spoilers
• A great review from Making Star Wars
• GeekDad reviewed Rebel Rising

OTHER STUFF (I don't know, I'm not eloquent)

• A Mountain XPress interview about Rebel Rising and the May the Fourth Launch Party
• Pablo Hidalgo said that Rebel Rising had teeth, and I died from joy
• (Not Star Wars related directly, but if I ever become a Space Princess and/or a Sith Lord, this is the dress I'm wearing when I storm the universe.)

STUFF ABOUT THE STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL, which I watched just for you guys

• Did you miss the Star Wars Holiday Special? It's not too late to watch it. 
• Interview with the director of the Holiday Special

Storify of my livetweet during the viewing:

Star Wars Week!

Hey everyone!

*deep breath* I have a Star Wars book coming out this week and I cannot handle this awesome.

Freaking out more than Finn

So, because I'm so extra, I thought, let's celebrate this whole week.

MONDAY:

• Winners of all the signed books on my instagram feed announced! 

TUESDAY:

• ohmystars the book comes out!!!
• Everyone stay calm
• This is really happening
• Try not to hyperventilate
• Oh hey, by the way, you can still order signed copies of Rebel Rising through Malaprops.

WEDNESDAY:

• A livestream viewing of the best/worst Star Wars film of all time: The Star Wars Holiday Special!
• Join me on Twitter on Wednesday, at 9pm EST
• At that time, I'm hitting play on the video, and I'll be tweeting my reactions as I go
• I may have watched this as a child, maybe, but if I did, I don't remember it
• I only know what people have told me:
• It's so bad it's good
• Bea Arthur has a sing-a-long?
• The Wookies look moth-eaten
• I kinda think the Bea Arthur thing is a troll

THURSDAY:

• Launch Party at Malaprops! 
• It's May the Fourth. MAY THE FOURTH. GET IT
• It's okay, my mom didn't get it either.
• There will be prizes for the best Star Wars costume! And photos of my time at the LucasFilm publishing and at Star Wars Celebration! 
• And cupcakes. SO. MANY. CUPCAKES.
• ALSO! I'll be doing an AMA throughout the day over at the Star Wars Reddit. More details later, but it'll be at that site, so come ask me anything!

FRIDAY:

• I think I'll have to wrap the week up with a giveaway, no? It's practically mandatory ;) Check back here on Friday for details!