Insight Editions have reintroduced the New York Times bestselling series, William Shakespeare’s Star Wars with deluxe hardcovers and, for the first time, portable paperback editions, the perfect gift this holiday season.
Plus, a new volume based on The Mandalorian, William Shakespeare’s Star Wars Mandalorianus, hits stores in April 2026.
When author Ian Doescher envisioned combining pop culture powerhouse Star Wars with the enduring meter of Shakespeare, he had no idea that his book William Shakespeare’s Star Wars would launch a bestselling series that inspired live readings, fantastical cosplays, and a whole new way to introduce readers to iambic pentameter.
What followed was a hit nine-book series that lovingly and accurately reframed the Star Wars film saga in the meter and style of the Bard himself with reimagined dialogue from each character from the movie, stage directions, and plenty of nods to fandom.
Now, Insight Editions reintroduces this New York Times bestselling series with first-ever paperback editions, deluxe hardcovers, and an all-new entry: William Shakespeare’s Star Wars Mandalorianus, (April 7, 2026, $21.99) retelling the adventures of the Mandalorian and Grogu from the first season of their hit Disney+ show with an Elizabethan twist. Each volume is punctuated with twenty gorgeous woodcut-styled illustrations that highlight pivotal moments in the stories.
The deluxe hardcovers are perfect for gifting, and for collectors who return to these stories again and again. The new paperback format is handy for reading on-the-go, toting on vacation, or popping into a commuter backpack. However one prefers to read, this marriage of the period-accurate musicality of the text and the authenticity to the original stories will delight fans of both Shakespeare and Star Wars.
Head to Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk to order your copies now — happy reading.
