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You guys know how much I love Star Wars. I was raised by Star Wars. That is why I am an expert on gift ideas for Star Wars fans.

Star Wars was such a fringe love for the majority of my life, it is weird to see it as part of the Disney line up. If you can’t identify as a nerd by liking Star Wars, what nerdy things are left?

Although it feels weird to have so many new Star Wars buddies, one thing that is great about it is how many cool Star Wars products you can buy now. It isn’t just Star Wars books and movies any more! You can find a Star Wars themed anything now. To celebrate the expansion of the club, today’s gift guide is all about gift ideas for Star Wars fans.

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Galactic Gift Ideas for Star Wars Fans

If you have a Star Wars lover in your life, these gift ideas for Star Wars fans will be perfect for Christmas, birthdays, and beyond.

Star Wars is not just for the gentlemen. Ladies love it too! These R2D2 Earings are perfect gift ideas for Star Wars fans of the female persuasion.

I love the vintage look of these Star Wars Wall Art prints.

How adorable is this handcrafted Ewok Plushie?

Blueprint designs always remind me of my brothers, who spend hours discussing the semantics of Star Wars spaceships. This X-Wing Mug would make a perfect gift for either of them.

“It’s a Trap,” Han! Bring Star Wars into the bathroom with this Han Solo Soap.

This Yoda Towel is adorable for kids of all ages. The same seller also carries other Star Wars hooded towel designs, which are perfect gift ideas for Star Wars fans shorter than four feet tall.

Now, you can not only wash with Han Solo, but you can smell like him too with the Han Solo Perfume.

So, you’re down to the last minute and you realize you don’t have a gift for your Star Wars-loving sibling. Never fear, the No Such Thing as Luck Print is an instant download you can print and wrap in about 30 seconds. As an extra bonus, it’s less than $3.

Sometimes you have to pretend to visit exotic places like Tatooine. The Welcome to Tatooine Shirt is an easy way to show where you went for your faux vacation. Disclosure: I really, really love this shirt.

Have a Star Wars fan who also wears socks? These Star Wars Socks will keep those feet from sweating and make an excellent stocking stuffer.

I love it when products take the idea behind something but transform it into something else. This Star Wars Mug has a cross-stitch theme, which is excellent.

Need more gift ideas for Star Wars fans who are female? This adorable BB8 Scarf is so cute, and would work for kids, too.

The Thrawn Trilogy book series is full cannon as far as I am concerned. Many of the elements of the prequel movies were pulled from this series of books (and numerous Star Wars games). Although I’m sure The Force Awakens won’t be exact to the book, I hope to see more influence from this series in the new movie.

This Star Wars Notebook is just cool.

This print would make another excellent last-minute gift for Star Wars fans. The Force Will Be With You Print is an instant digital download and costs less than $3.

What gift ideas for Star Wars fans are your favorite?

Lit Lovers Link Party

Now it is time for YOU! All posts linked up will be shared and pinned by me! Link your neglected book and quote posts for some extra juice! We’re here every Thursday.

Remember, you can link up as many book or quote-related posts as you want!

As always, I will feature my favorite link-up in next week’s Lit Lover’s edition. When you share your post with me, you agree to for me to use one image from your post in next week’s LL. I will also pin all link-ups to the new Lit Lover’s Pinterest board and send you weekly link-up reminders so you can keep joining in.

If you want to be added as a contributor to the Lit Lover’s group board, just send me an e-mail at Brenda at dailymayo.com with your Pinterest user name.

Follow the Lit Lovers Group Board on Pinterest!

This Weeks Lit Lover Features

Last week, Chapter Break posted an interesting discussion about books that changed your life. I’m not sure I have a defining book that changed my life in a dramatic way, but I definitely have books that have shaped who I am today.

It’s Link Party Time!

An InLinkz Link-up

More Gift Ideas

In case you were not aware, I’m kind of a giant nerd. One of the fandoms I have always followed is Star Wars. I am super-excited (in a concerned way) about the new movie coming out this summer. Since this week is sort of close to Star Wars Day (May 4th- which really should have been the release day for the movie), today, I’m featuring my favorite Star Wars Books!

I really think that most of the success of the franchise is owed to the authors of Star Wars books. They are the ones who took it from a neat idea and transformed it into a full-blown universe similar to Game of Thrones or Lord of the Rings.

Favorite Star Wars Books (from a true Star Wars Nerd)

Honestly, I’m not sure how dedicated you have to be to the series to be a “true” nerd, but I’m sure whatever it is, I meet the criteria. With two brothers who talked all Star Wars all the time growing up, combined with my playing dozens of Star Wars video games and reading over 20 Star Wars books, I’m pretty confident I can name more Star Wars spaceships and planets than real-life planets.

These are some of my favorite Star Wars books:

Thrawn Trilogy

This is the series that really made Star Wars into what it is today. All the politics and planets in the prequel movies? Created in this book series. It’s amazing, and really brings dimension to the original story. You can choose from the book version or a comic version- I imagine both are great, but I still prefer the book version.

Buy the comic version on Amazon.

Buy the book version on Amazon.

I, Jedi

This series follows an X-wing pilot not connected to the main bunch, which I always liked. Let some side characters get some fun! It’s not quite as cool as anything Timothy Zhaun creates, but still a good read for Star Wars fans if you like a bit more action and a little less magic. The X-Wing Series is also good.

Buy it on Amazon.

Tales from the New Republic

There are likely better stories out there, but this short story collection has really stuck with me over the years. It focuses mainly on fringe stories, which I always like to see. This collection also has a collaboration story between Stackpole and Zhaun (the authors of the two series listed above), so that is probably why I like it.

Buy it on Amazon.

Star Wars Blueprints

This book really feeds my nerdy side. Although this book wasn’t released when I was a kid, we would have had a lot of fun going over the blueprints. It makes the universe feel real.

Buy it on Amazon.

Star Wars Joke Book

Not much to say about this one except that who doesn’t need a Star Wars joke book?

Buy it on Amazon.

Do you read Star Wars books? Which are your favorites?

Lit Lover’s Link Up

And now it is time for YOU! All posts linked up will be shared and pinned by me! Link your neglected book and quote posts for some extra juice!

Remember, you can link up as many book or quote-related posts as you want!

As always, I will feature my favorite link-up in next week’s Lit Lover’s edition. When you share your post with me, you agree to for me to use one image from your post in next week’s LL.. I will also pin all link-ups to the new Lit Lover’s Pinterest board and send you weekly link-up reminders so you can keep joining in.

If you want to be added as a contributor to the Lit Lover’s group board, just send me an e-mail at brenda at dailymayo.com with your Pinterest user name.

Follow Brenda D Priddy’s board Lit Lover’s Group Board on Pinterest.

This Week’s Lit Lover Features

Last week, I loved two posts linked by Based on a True Story! She talks about how she doesn’t feel bad not finishing books- what do you think? She also joined in a fun library scavenger hunt, which seems like a really fun challenge for us to think about doing in the future!

Link-up Rules

1. Links must be book or quote-related (reviews, quotes, book lists, author interviews, memes, whatever!).

2. Link to your blog-specific URL, not your home page.

3. Visit the features and some of the other posts and have some fun!

4. Use the hashtag #litlovers when sharing this link-up!

An InLinkz Link-up

Gift Ideas for Star Wars Fans (lit lovers link party)

Galactic Gift Ideas for Star Wars Fans

Lit Lovers Link Party

This Weeks Lit Lover Features

It’s Link Party Time!

Must-Read Star Wars Books (picked by a Star Wars nerd) -Lit Lover’s Link Up

Favorite Star Wars Books (from a true Star Wars Nerd)

Thrawn Trilogy

I, Jedi

Tales from the New Republic

Star Wars Blueprints

Star Wars Joke Book

Lit Lover’s Link Up

This Week’s Lit Lover Features

Link-up Rules

Other Nerdy Fandoms I Follow