Star Wars--the Saga Continues

Umapagan Ampikaipakan, Literary Reviewer | Nicholas Chan, Star Wars Malaysia Fan Club

30-Sep-14 14:00

Local bookstores will feel the power of the Force. October 11 marks the third Star Wars Reads Day, an annual event in which Star Wars fans, authors, and artists come together in an initiative that celebrates reading and Star Wars. BFM’s resident literary critic (and Star Wars uber fan) Umapagan Ampikaipakan speaks to Nicholas Chan of the Star Wars Malaysia Fan Club about why reading makes for a good Jedi as well as activities that are in store for Star Wars Reads Day here in Kuala Lumpur.

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Tags: jedi, reading habits, literacy

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