Welcome to The Aco-lit Show, a Patreon-exclusive Star Wars: The Acolyte after-show! Each weekend following the release of new episodes of The Acolyte, we'll release an episode of this show sharing our thoughts, predictions, and more related to what we've seen. In Episode 0, we'll review what we know about the show so far, discuss what we're most excited about, and speculate about whether or not there will be (more) tie-in material related to the show. While this episode is free to all listeners,...
Jun 02, 2024•58 min
Host Meg Dowell and Clayton Sandell, journalist and Star Wars author, discuss getting away with covering Star Wars at your day job, Return of the Jedi: A Visual Archive, and more. Get your copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/55245/9798886633177 Become a Now This Is Lit Patreon member for access to The Nameless Show and a free sticker! https://www.patreon.com/starwarslitpod/ Get your first Star Wars audiobook free when you sign up for an Audible trial here: http://www.audibletrial.com/f...
May 28, 2024•18 min•Season 2Ep. 42
Host Meg Dowell welcomes Albert from The Cantina Cast onto the show for a spoiler-filled discussion on John Jackson Miller's new Star Wars book, The Living Force. Get your copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/55245/9780593597958 Become a Now This Is Lit Patreon member for access to The Nameless Show and a free sticker! https://www.patreon.com/starwarslitpod/ Get your first Star Wars audiobook free when you sign up for an Audible trial here: http://www.audibletrial.com/faraway/ Subscribe...
May 21, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 41
Host Meg Dowell and producer Davor share their most controversial Star Wars book opinions. Do you agree? Make sure you let them know! Become a Now This Is Lit Patreon member for access to The Nameless Show and a free sticker! https://www.patreon.com/starwarslitpod/ Get your first Star Wars audiobook free when you sign up for an Audible trial here: http://www.audibletrial.com/faraway/ Subscribe to the Now This Is Lit newsletter for free on Substack: https://starwarslitpod.substack.com/ Now This I...
May 14, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 40
Host Meg Dowell and Jordan from Wookieepedia answer your burning Star Wars book questions! Become a Now This Is Lit Patreon member for access to The Nameless Show and a free sticker! https://www.patreon.com/starwarslitpod/ Get your first Star Wars audiobook free when you sign up for an Audible trial here: http://www.audibletrial.com/faraway/ Subscribe to the Now This Is Lit newsletter for free on Substack: https://starwarslitpod.substack.com/ Now This Is Lit is a podcast celebrating Star Wars bo...
May 07, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 39
Host Meg Dowell invites Patreon member Hayley onto the show for a spoiler-filled discussion on E.K. Johnston's novel Star Wars: Crimson Climb. Get your copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/55245/9781368093750 Become a Now This Is Lit Patreon member for access to The Nameless Show and a free sticker! https://www.patreon.com/starwarslitpod/ Get your first Star Wars audiobook free when you sign up for an Audible trial here: http://www.audibletrial.com/faraway/ Subscribe to the Now This Is ...
Apr 30, 2024•58 min•Season 2Ep. 39
Host Meg Dowell sits down with Matt from Star Wars Splash Page to help you choose your first Star Wars comic and prepare for Free Comic Book Day! Become a Now This Is Lit Patreon member for access to The Nameless Show and a free sticker! https://www.patreon.com/starwarslitpod/ Get your first Star Wars audiobook free when you sign up for an Audible trial here: http://www.audibletrial.com/faraway/ Subscribe to the Now This Is Lit newsletter for free on Substack: https://starwarslitpod.substack.com...
Apr 23, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Host Meg Dowell invites Arezou from The Geeky Waffle onto the show to discuss Tales of Light and Life, the future of The High Republic, and more! Get your copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/55245/9781368093798 Become a Now This Is Lit Patreon member for access to The Nameless Show and a free sticker! https://www.patreon.com/starwarslitpod/ Get your first Star Wars audiobook free when you sign up for an Audible trial here: http://www.audibletrial.com/faraway/ Subscribe to the Now This ...
Apr 16, 2024•55 min•Season 2Ep. 36
A spoiler-free review of John Jackson Miller's latest Star Wars Canon novel The Living Force. Get your copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/55245/9780593597958 Become a Now This Is Lit Patreon member for access to The Nameless Show and a free sticker! https://www.patreon.com/starwarslitpod/ Get your first Star Wars audiobook free when you sign up for an Audible trial here: http://www.audibletrial.com/faraway/ Subscribe to the Now This Is Lit newsletter for free on Substack: https://star...
Apr 09, 2024•7 min•Season 2Ep. 34
Host Meg Dowell welcomes Star Wars author John Jackson Miller back onto the show to discuss writing The Living Force and playing a small yet significant role in expanding the universe. Get your copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/55245/9780593597958 Become a Now This Is Lit Patreon member for access to The Nameless Show and a free sticker! https://www.patreon.com/starwarslitpod/ Get your first Star Wars audiobook free when you sign up for an Audible trial here: http://www.audibletrial....
Apr 09, 2024•29 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Host Meg Dowell invites Kelly Knox onto the show to celebrate the release of STAR WARS: DAD JOKES, out now! Get your copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/55245/9781797227450 Become a Now This Is Lit Patreon member for access to The Nameless Show and a free sticker! https://www.patreon.com/starwarslitpod/ Get your first Star Wars audiobook free when you sign up for an Audible trial here: http://www.audibletrial.com/faraway/ Subscribe to the Now This Is Lit newsletter for free on Substack...
Apr 02, 2024•17 min•Season 2Ep. 33
Host Meg Dowell welcomes Star Wars author Tessa Gratton onto the show to discuss Defy the Storm, writing in The High Republic, and more! Get your copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/55245/9781368093811 Become a Now This Is Lit Patreon member for access to The Nameless Show and a free sticker! https://www.patreon.com/starwarslitpod/ Get your first Star Wars audiobook free when you sign up for an Audible trial here: http://www.audibletrial.com/faraway/ Subscribe to the Now This Is Lit ne...
Mar 26, 2024•21 min•Season 2Ep. 32
Host Meg Dowell invites Jess from Darksaber Light onto the show for a long-awaited Dark Disciple spoiler-filled discussion. Follow Jess on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DarksaberLight Get your copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/55245/9781101884959 Become a Now This Is Lit Patreon member for access to The Nameless Show and a free sticker! https://www.patreon.com/starwarslitpod/ Get your first Star Wars audiobook free when you sign up for an Audible trial here: http://www.audibletrial.co...
Mar 19, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 31
The first in a future series of Now This Is Lit episodes looking deeper at the stories told in Star Wars books and how we can use them to better ourselves. Become a Now This Is Lit Patreon member for access to The Nameless Show and a free sticker! https://www.patreon.com/starwarslitpod/ Get your first Star Wars audiobook free when you sign up for an Audible trial here: http://www.audibletrial.com/faraway/ Subscribe to the Now This Is Lit newsletter for free on Substack: https://starwarslitpod.su...
Mar 14, 2024•9 min
Host Meg Dowell invites Rik from Jammed Transmissions onto the show for a spoiler-FILLED discussion of George Mann's The High Republic: The Eye of Darkness. Get your copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/55245/9780593597934 Become a Now This Is Lit Patreon member for access to The Nameless Show and a free sticker! https://www.patreon.com/starwarslitpod/ Get your first Star Wars audiobook free when you sign up for an Audible trial here: http://www.audibletrial.com/faraway/ Subscribe to th...
Mar 12, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 30
A spoiler-free review of Star Wars The High Republic: Defy The Storm by Tessa Gratton and Justina Ireland. Get your copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/55245/9781368093811/ Become a Now This Is Lit Patreon member for access to The Nameless Show and a free sticker! https://www.patreon.com/starwarslitpod/ Get your first Star Wars audiobook free when you sign up for an Audible trial here: http://www.audibletrial.com/faraway/ Subscribe to the Now This Is Lit newsletter for free on Substack...
Mar 05, 2024•8 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Host Meg Dowell invites Eric A. Clayton onto the show to discuss his new book, My Life With the Jedi: The Spirituality of Star Wars. Get your copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/55245/9780829457018 Become a Now This Is Lit Patreon member for access to The Nameless Show and a free sticker! https://www.patreon.com/starwarslitpod/ Get your first Star Wars audiobook free when you sign up for an Audible trial here: http://www.audibletrial.com/faraway/ Subscribe to the Now This Is Lit newsle...
Feb 27, 2024•36 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Host Meg Dowell reviews Eric A. Clayton's new book My Life With the Jedi: The Spirituality of Star Wars. Get your copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/55245/9780829457018 Become a Now This Is Lit Patreon member for access to The Nameless Show and a free sticker! https://www.patreon.com/starwarslitpod/ Get your first Star Wars audiobook free when you sign up for an Audible trial here: http://www.audibletrial.com/faraway/ Subscribe to the Now This Is Lit newsletter on Substack:: https://s...
Feb 27, 2024•8 min•Season 2Ep. 28
The On Second Thought series is back! Host Meg Dowell invites Clashing Sabers onto the show to revisit Chuck Wending's Aftermath trilogy. Good things were said! But healthy criticism is also valid. Become a Now This Is Lit Patreon member for access to The Nameless Show and a free sticker! https://www.patreon.com/starwarslitpod/ Get your first Star Wars audiobook free when you sign up for an Audible trial here: http://www.audibletrial.com/faraway/ Subscribe to the Now This Is Lit newsletter on Su...
Feb 20, 2024•1 hr 33 min•Season 2Ep. 26
Host Meg Dowell invites producer Davor back onto the show to celebrate Valentine's Day with another Star Wars book discussion. This year, A Crash of Fate takes the stage. Falling In Love With Lost Stars: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6hj95ydMFo9r457P22xBWd Become a Now This Is Lit Patreon member for access to The Nameless Show and a free sticker! https://www.patreon.com/starwarslitpod/ Get your first Star Wars audiobook free when you sign up for an Audible trial here: http://www.audibletrial....
Feb 13, 2024•44 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Host Meg Dowell invites Alden from Ahch-To Radio and producer Davor onto the show to answer two important questions: Why does on-screen Star Wars sometimes alter details from the books — and does that mean Star Wars books don’t matter? Become a Now This Is Lit Patreon member for access to The Nameless Show and a free sticker! https://www.patreon.com/starwarslitpod/ Get your first Star Wars audiobook free when you sign up for an Audible trial here: http://www.audibletrial.com/faraway/ Subscribe t...
Feb 06, 2024•48 min•Season 2Ep. 24
A spoiler-free Star Wars The High Republic: Escape From Valo book review for those who haven't picked up the book yet but are curious about what may be inside it. You can get your physical copy here: https://bookshop.org/a/55245/9781368093804 Become a Now This Is Lit Patreon member for access to The Nameless Show and a free sticker! https://www.patreon.com/starwarslitpod/ Get your first Star Wars audiobook free when you sign up for an Audible trial here: http://www.audibletrial.com/faraway/ Subs...
Jan 30, 2024•8 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Host Meg Dowell recommends Star Wars books that fans of The Bad Batch will love. Become a Now This Is Lit Patreon member for access to The Nameless Show and a free sticker! https://www.patreon.com/starwarslitpod Get your first Star Wars audiobook free when you sign up for an Audible trial here: http://www.audibletrial.com/faraway/ Subscribe to the Now This Is Lit newsletter on Substack:: https://starwarslitpod.substack.com/ Now This Is Lit is a podcast celebrating Star Wars books of all shapes a...
Jan 23, 2024•22 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Host Meg Dowell argues in favor of rereading Star Wars books. The Case For Rereading Star Wars Books - https://starwarslitpod.substack.com/p/the-case-for-rereading-star-wars On Second Thought: Rereading Heir to the Jedi - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0tOVeKJ5PbHahtLb83zy6n Become a Now This Is Lit Patreon member for access to The Nameless Show and a free sticker! https://www.patreon.com/starwarslitpod Get your first Star Wars audiobook free when you sign up for an Audible trial here: http://...
Jan 16, 2024•10 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Host Meg Dowell walks you through getting started with The High Republic, including which books to start with, the three phases of the series, and more. How to Start Reading The High Republic - https://open.substack.com/pub/starwarslitpod/p/how-to-start-reading-the-high-republic?r=1nsaq8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcome=true Become a Now This Is Lit Patreon member for access to The Nameless Show and a free sticker! https://www.patreon.com/starwarslitpod Get your first Sta...
Jan 09, 2024•38 min•Season 2Ep. 20
A Now This Is Lit show where we let a random number generator choose which Star Wars book we'll spend the episode talking about. What could possibly go wrong?! Become a Now This Is Lit Patreon member so you don't miss future episodes of this exclusive show! https://www.patreon.com/starwarslitpod Get your first Star Wars audiobook free when you sign up for an Audible trial here: http://www.audibletrial.com/faraway/ Subscribe to the Now This Is Lit newsletter on Substack:: https://starwarslitpod.s...
Jan 02, 2024•35 min
Host Meg Dowell and producer Davor reflect on their Star Wars Reading Resolutions from 2023 and look ahead to what they're reading in 2024. Get your first Star Wars audiobook free when you sign up for an Audible trial here: http://www.audibletrial.com/faraway/ Subscribe to the Now This Is Lit newsletter on Substack:: https://starwarslitpod.substack.com/ Now This Is Lit is a podcast celebrating Star Wars books of all shapes and sizes. In an ongoing series of interviews, discussions, and deep dive...
Dec 26, 2023•56 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Host Meg Dowell invites Star Wars author George Mann onto the show to discuss writing in a galaxy far, far away, The High Republic, and The Eye of Darkness. Grab your copy of The Eye of Darkness: https://bookshop.org/a/55245/9780593597934 Get your first Star Wars audiobook free when you sign up for an Audible trial here: http://www.audibletrial.com/faraway/ Subscribe to the Now This Is Lit newsletter on Substack:: https://starwarslitpod.substack.com/ Now This Is Lit is a podcast celebrating Star...
Dec 19, 2023•28 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Now This Is Lit Presents: The Best Star Wars Books of 2023. From Debut Author to Best Short Story to Book of the Year and more, hear our picks for this year's best stories and creators. See the full list of winners: https://substack.com/pub/starwarslitpod/p/the-best-star-wars-books-of-2023/ Get your first Star Wars audiobook free when you sign up for an Audible trial here: http://www.audibletrial.com/faraway/ Subscribe to the Now This Is Lit newsletter on Substack:: https://starwarslitpod.substa...
Dec 12, 2023•57 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Host Meg Dowell and producer Davor Mondom answer your Star Wars book questions! Get your first Star Wars audiobook free when you sign up for an Audible trial here: http://www.audibletrial.com/faraway/ Subscribe to the Now This Is Lit newsletter on Substack:: https://starwarslitpod.substack.com/ Now This Is Lit is a podcast celebrating Star Wars books of all shapes and sizes. In an ongoing series of interviews, discussions, and deep dives into the rapidly expanding world of Star Wars storytelling...
Dec 05, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 16
