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2024 Wrap-Up: Publications

New Publication in 2024:
An essay, "‘Lifting Old Curses’: The mirror dance of The Flowers of Vashnoi and The Mountains of Mourning" in Short But Concentrated #2: a second essay symposium on the works of #LoisMcMasterBujold, edited by @UnaMcCormack

Link: https://unamccormack.co.uk/?books=short-but-concentrated-2

New In Paperback in 2024 (previously published in hardback & ebook in 2023):
Two books, #StarTrek: Essays Exploring the Final Frontier and #StarWars: Essays Exploring a Galaxy Far, Far Away, both co-edited with #EmilyStrand

Link: https://vernonpress.com/author/134857

#SFF #ScienceFiction #Books #Bookstodon

It was a delight to join my co-editor #EmilyStrand to talk about our new anthology #StarWars: Essays Exploring a Galaxy Far, Far Away with #JoshBernhard of #TrashComPod!

https://www.trashcompod.com/acafans-the-rigorous-study-of-star-wars/

#StarWarsBooks #StarWarsPodcast #Books #Bookstodon

2023 in Review: Books!

This year, with my wonderful co-editor #EmilyStrand, I published two scholarly anthologies with #VernonPress.

🖖 #StarTrek: Essays Exploring the Final Frontier

🪐 #StarWars: Essays Exploring a Galaxy Far, Far Away

https://vernonpress.com/author/134857

#2023InReview #StarTrek #StarWars #StarTrekBooks #StarWarsBooks #ScienceFiction #SFF
#ScienceFictionStudies
#PopularCultureStudies
#FilmStudies #FandomStudies
#FanStudies #Books #Bookstodon #Academics

It was a delight to join #EmilyStrand, with whom I co-edited the anthologies Star Trek: Essays Exploring the Final Frontier and Star Wars: Essays Exploring a Galaxy Far, Far Away (both 2023 from #VernonPress), to talk #StarTrek and #StarWars with the #DiceInMind podcast.

Dice in Mind is a #podcast hosted by #BradBrowne and #JasonKaufman that explores the intersection of life, #games, #science, #music, #philosophy, and #creativity through interviews with leading creatives.

Here is the episode!

https://diceinmind.podbean.com/e/episode-102-drs-amy-sturgis-and-emily-strand/

Emily Strand, with whom I co-edited #StarWars: Essays Exploring a Galaxy Far, Far Away and #StarTrek: Essays Exploring the Final Frontier (both from #VernonPress in 2023), is a cosplayer and costumer extraordinaire. Check out her latest essay!

https://churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/in-defense-of-dressing-like-a-bad-guy/?fbclid=IwAR0iGDcWNt0eB0Kh--06qpzyw_cubXplMgpIBjh6rHjsMvV14Gn4TEoz8Ao

#costuming #cosplay #fandom #EmilyStrand #FanStudies

Many thanks to #MegDowell of "Now This Is Lit: A Star Wars Books Podcast" for having my co-editor #EmilyStrand and me on the latest episode to talk about our new scholarly anthology #StarWars: Essays Exploring A Galaxy Far, Far Away!

You can listen to the episode here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6b96c98bjC9UY8vW98L2Kg

#StarWarsBooks #Books #Bookstodon #Podcast

ICYMI, these events are this weekend, and everyone is invited! These #free #OnlineEvents celebrate two anthologies, one on #StarTrek and one on #StarWars, from #VernonPress, edited by #EmilyStrand and me. We hope you'll join us!

Register for Sept. 9 event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/star-wars-essays-exploring-a-galaxy-far-far-away-book-launch-tickets-697433320837?aff=oddtdtcreator

Register for Sept. 10 event: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqc-qqqz8iH92gRS5oaFlOFdkuDMMNgjpa#/registration

See more about the books: https://vernonpress.com/author/134857

#StarTrekBooks #StarWarsBooks #Books #Bookstodon #SFF #ScienceFiction #PopularCultureStudies #ScienceFictionStudies #FilmStudies #MediaStudies #FanStudies #BookLaunch #BookEvents

Reminder: These events are this upcoming weekend. Everyone is invited! These #free #OnlineEvents celebrate two anthologies, one on #StarTrek and one on #StarWars, from #VernonPress, edited by #EmilyStrand and me. We hope you'll join us!

Register for Sept. 9 event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/star-wars-essays-exploring-a-galaxy-far-far-away-book-launch-tickets-697433320837?aff=oddtdtcreator

Register for Sept. 10 event: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqc-qqqz8iH92gRS5oaFlOFdkuDMMNgjpa#/registration

See more about the books: https://vernonpress.com/author/134857

#StarTrekBooks #StarWarsBooks #Books #Bookstodon #SFF #ScienceFiction #PopularCultureStudies #ScienceFictionStudies #FilmStudies #MediaStudies #FanStudies #BookLaunch #BookEvents

Announcing a weekend of free #OnlineEvents celebrating two anthologies, one on #StarTrek and one on #StarWars, from #VernonPress, edited by #EmilyStrand and me. We hope you'll join us!

Register for Sept. 9 event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/star-wars-essays-exploring-a-galaxy-far-far-away-book-launch-tickets-697433320837?aff=oddtdtcreator

Register for Sept. 10 event: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqc-qqqz8iH92gRS5oaFlOFdkuDMMNgjpa#/registration

See more about the books: https://vernonpress.com/author/134857

#StarTrekBooks #StarWarsBooks #Books #Bookstodon #SFF #ScienceFiction #PopularCultureStudies #ScienceFictionStudies #FilmStudies #FanStudies #BookEvents