Meg Dowell

Oops I took a summer break and a bunch of really good things happened to me lol

I miss you! 💜

I Fear the Algorithm Has Disowned Me in My Absence | Now This Is Lit: A Star Wars Podcast Get more from Now This Is Lit: A Star Wars Podcast on Patreon

New on Patreon and my newsletter — I reflect on how it feels to take breaks when doing so, digitally, has harmful consequences.

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Return to #TheAcolyte and the era of #StarWarsTheHighRepublic with THE CRYSTAL CROWN by the Luminous @tessagratton.bsky.social. It's "Star Wars" meets "The Hunger Games" as Jedi Padawans Jecki and Yord find themselves in over their heads in a coming-of-age ritual that turns deadly. Yord Horde unite!

If Only I’d Known What I Know Now When I first started “writing about writing,” I knew I didn’t know everything. But I still thought I knew far more than I did.

“When I first started "writing about writing," I knew I didn't know everything. But I still thought I knew far more than I did.” megdowell.com/2025/07/29/i...

Sexy murder droid ND-5 from Star Wars: Outlaws

A title card revealing Star Wars: Outlaws - Low Red Moon by Mike Chen, coming February 3 2026

The news is out! For fans of underworld stories and the Outlaws video game, Star Wars: Low Red Moon will be loads of fun and have plenty of gut-punching emotional beats as we get to see how ND-5 and Jaylen Vrax became partners. THREAD!

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It’s only Day 1 of my 3-day birthday bookstore crawl and I already bought 10 books …

Going to see a dinosaur movie 🦖

Meg Dowell Writes Putting ideas into words.

Monday was our last day of operation at Culturess. Seven years of on and off contributions — and I’m going to miss this team so much.

And, as usual … hire me. Please. 🫠

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Thank you for going on this journey with me!

@starwarslitpod.bsky.social will return later this summer.

When your toddler/husky wakes you up before 5:30 on a Saturday… you’re at the farmers market by 7. Maybe even back in the kitchen making oat milk by 8:30…

(And if you think my life is oh so glamorous, you should know the toddler/husky DEFINITELY peed in our bed as a good morning gift)

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aaaay night crowd!

It’s a season of finales, of sorts — of the high republic and now this is lit varieties 👀

The End of an Era Now This Is Lit: A Star Wars Podcast · Episode

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It’s the end of an era … in more ways than one.

I talk about the future of @starwarslitpod.bsky.social in this week’s season finale 📚 link below ⬇️

You may have to wait until August 5 to read this, but I don’t 🥰

But at least the original 8 look satisfying

I bought these to “see if they worked” in my pantry and guess what? Now I can’t find them anywhere to match all my jars. Google doesn’t work anymore and I should’ve just shopped online like a normal millennial 🫠

When Star Wars Books Say We Matter What does it feel like, to be included?

Originally wrote this about a year ago, and while a lot has changed for the better — some things still haven’t.

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Yes. I am right. I am seeing how Chat GPT is ruining students critical thinking and writing skills in real time. It is not the future. It is a tool designed to render the populace helpless, to make people doubt their innate intelligence, and to foster overreliance on technology.

I’ve missed her so much 😍

Night crowd? Meet Charles Soule 🔥

It was such an honor to have this legend on the show. I don’t know how I keep getting so lucky.

After all the planning and writing. The hopes and the work. #StarWarsTheHighRepublic comes to a close with #TrialsoftheJedi, on-sale now.

Everything the creators intended gives way to what it means to you, the reader. Because it belongs to you now. It's yours for all-time. Enjoy

The Trials of Charles Soule Now This Is Lit: A Star Wars Podcast · Episode

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TRIALS OF THE JEDI author @charlessoule.bsky.social is my guest on @starwarslitpod.bsky.social this week 📚

Listen below ⬇️

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I lived in Springfield (IL) for 4 years and never knew there were this many Star Wars books just sitting in used bookstores and antique shops. Making up for lost time in one trip 🙃

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ICYMI —

My TRIALS OF THE JEDI review is out!

By far the most difficult review I’ve done so far. How do you review a book that would not exist without the 20+ that came before it?

Also … how do you say anything about it without spoilers?

I figured it out! I think.