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I had the great pleasure of covering Book Expo America and BookCon last Spring.  Not knowing quite what to expect, I was thrilled with the amount of presence Star Wars had throughout both events.  Here's a quick look back before we look ahead to BookCon's recent announcement of four Star Wars authors to their 2015 lineup.

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Meeting Tony DiTerlizzi

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Tony DiTerlizzi, Star Wars The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jed Knight, featuring the art of Ralph McQuarrie.

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Author of numberous Star Wars books, and a huge fan of the Saga himself, Jason Fry.

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My interview with author Jason Fry

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Author of the popular Jedi Academy books, Jeffrey Brown.

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My interveiw with Disney VP of Digital Publishing, Lyle Underkoffler.

Perhaps the most anticipated year in the history of Star Wars, 2015 will be full of celebrations for fans of the Galaxy Far, Far Away.  BookCon isn't about to miss out on the party, and has announced four Star Wars authors to their guest list. Here's all the information, directly from the BookCon website.

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Tom Angleberger

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Tom Angleberger is the bestselling author of the Origami Yoda series, which includes The Strange Case of Origami Yoda and Darth Paper Strikes Back. He is also the author of Horton Halfpott and Fake Mustache. He lives in Christiansburg, Virginia, with his wife, the author-illustrator Cece Bell.

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Alexandra Bracken

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Alexandra Bracken is the New York Times bestselling author of The Darkest Minds and Never Fade. Born and raised in Arizona, she moved east to study history and English at the College of William & Mary in Virginia. Alex now lives in New York City, where you can find her hard at work on her next novel in a charming little apartment that's perpetually overflowing with books. Visit her online at www.alexandrabracken.com and on Twitter @alexbracken.

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Adam Gidwitz

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Adam Gidwitz went to college at Columbia and thought about majoring in religion, and then in philosophy, but ultimately chose English literature. After graduating, he stayed in New York and took a job in a second grade classroom at Saint Ann's School, in Brooklyn. He now teaches second grade, fifth grade, and high school, writing half the time and teaching the other half.

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Tony DiTerlizzi

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New York Times bestselling author and illustrator, Tony DiTerlizzi, has been creating books for over a decade. From his fanciful picture books like Jimmy Zangwow’s Out-of-this-World Moon Pie Adventure, Ted and The Spider & The Fly (a Caldecott Honor book), to chapter books like Kenny and The Dragon and the WondLa trilogy, Tony always imbues his stories with a rich imagination. With Holly Black, he created the middle-grade series, The Spiderwick Chronicles, which has sold millions of copies, been adapted into a feature film, and has been translated in over thirty countries. In 2014, he teamed up with Lucasfilm to retell the original Star Wars trilogy in a picture book featuring artwork by Academy award-winning concept artist, Ralph McQuarrie

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Tom Angleberger and Tony DiTerlizzi at Star Wars Reads Day 2014, Books of Wonder, New York

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Tom Angelberger, Tony DiTerlizzi, Pablo Hidalgo, Micahel Kogge and Matthew Reinhart at Books of Wonder, New York for Star Wars Reads Day 2014

BookCon is happening May 30-31st at the Javits Center in New York City.  You can order your tickets right HERE. Hope to see you there!