Star Wars Reads Day announced to take place Oct. 11, 2014

“With the debut of our new animated series Star Wars Rebels launching on Disney XD this Fall, and the upcoming theatrical release of Episode VII in 2015, our third Star Wars Reads Day comes at an exciting time,”  Carol Roeder, director of Lucasfilm Franchise Publishing, Disney Publishing Worldwide, said on starwars.com.

Over 2,000 volunteers participated in the vent last year. According to the website, the following are confirmed to participate in various events (updates can be found here):

• Chris Alexander (Star Wars Origami)
• Tom Angleberger (Origami Yoda series)
• Jeffrey Brown (Goodnight Darth Vader, Star Wars: Jedi Academy)
• Troy Denning (Star Wars: Crucible)
• Ian Doescher (William Shakespeare’s Star Wars, William Shakespeare’s Empire Striketh Back, William Shakespeare’s The Jedi Doth Return)
• Jason Fry (LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary: Updated and Expanded, Star Wars in 100 Scenes)
• Daniel Lipkowitz (LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles)
• John Jackson Miller (Star Wars: Kenobi)
• Chris Reiff and Chris Trevas (Star Wars: Death Star Owner’s Technical Manual)
• Daniel Wallace (The Bounty Hunter Code, The Jedi Path)
• Ryder Windham (Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide, Star Wars Rebels Junior Novel)