Want to know what’s coming out this week as well as reading the recent headlines pertaining to Star Wars literature? Look no further than this week’s Holonet News Briefing, now highlighting articles from around the web that you should be checking out. See the rest of the story after the break and then come join the discussion.

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Upcoming Releases:

Wed., May 18th

• Jedi: The Dark Side #1 (Dark Horse)
• The Old Republic vol 2: Threat of Peace tpb (Dark Horse)
• Star Wars: Blood Ties tpb (Dark Horse)

Recent Headlines:

• Dark Horse Star Wars comics solicits for August 2011.
• Del Rey Star Wars book release schedule changes (via ClubJade). 
• Conviction audio excerpt found by Max Jaybo.
• 106 Star Wars e-books coming June 28th, confirming NJOE’s Max Jaybo.
• Heir to the Empire Anniversary Ed. annotation and packaging.
• Chat with Shelly Shapiro at Star Wars Books Facebook page at 3pm EST, Thurs May 19th. 
• Legacy: War #6 3-page preview at CBR.
• Darth Vader and The Lost Command #5 4-page preview at StarWars.com.
• Jedi: The Dark Side editorial by Randy Stradley at DarkHorse.com.
• Some new DK Star Wars book tid-bits.
• Attack of the Authors tour continues, tour report at TheForce.net.
• Help The Clone Wars webcomic artist Tom Hodges with a sketchbook project.
• More Star Wars on Blu-ray info at TheForce.net.
• History of Star Tours at the official site.
• Frank Oz doing voicework for Star Tours at TheForce.net.
• Star Tours Limited Edition Launch Collection First Look (via StarTours2Live).

Featured Articles from around the Web:

• New R2-KT shirts available to order for a good cause.
• The Star Wars Dissection: Superweapons in the EU from EUCantina.
• Telling a Story – The Conclusion: The Bioware Magic at TorWars.
• Obi-Wan Kenobi is Dead, Vader Says at The Galactic Empire Times (via i09)
• George Lucas: Creating an Empire on Hulu (via ClubJade)
• Allegiance review at Knights Archive.
• Deceived review at Star Wars Book Report.