Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Graphic Novel Adaptation by Jody Houser, et al.

 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Graphic Novel Adaptation by Jody Houser, et al.-176 pages

"Rogue One" is possibly my favorite of the new Disney Star Wars Canon films (it's right there with "The Force Awakens"). This graphic novel adaptation follows the movie plot closely, but a couple extra scenes are added in. A short story about how Cassian Andor and K-2SO meet follows the main story. I enjoyed reading this adaptation just as I enjoyed the movie. 

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge (Star Wars: Canon Miniseries) by Ethan Sacks and Will Sliney

 Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge (Star Wars: Canon Miniseries) by Ethan Sacks and Will Sliney-112 pages

This is a short graphic novel set in the Black Spire Outpost at Galaxy's Edge on Batuu. Dok-Ondar is the Ithorian owner of an Antiquities shop at Black Spire Outpost and this story heavily involves him and his shop. The first part of the story involves Han Solo and Chewbacca procuring a young Sarlacc for Dok-Ondar and is the highlight of this graphic novel. Overall, this graphic novel is okay. It's a short, fun read, but is a bit lacking in story. 

Star Wars: Rebel Rising (Star Wars Disney Canon Novel) by Beth Revis

Star Wars: Rebel Rising (Star Wars Disney Canon Novel) by Beth Revis-410 pages

Rebel Rising fills in the years of Jyn Erso's life between her rescue by Saw Gerrera at age 8 and her joining the rebels in her early 20's. It is a filler, but it is so much more than that as it gives more background as to why Jyn has become so jaded and apathetic. Overall, I really liked this book. It does have sad moments, so be prepared, but it is a good read.

Aftermath: Empire's End (Star Wars: Aftermath, #3) by Chuck Wendig

Aftermath: Empire's End (Star Wars: Aftermath, #3) by Chuck Wendig-423 pages

I liked this the best of the three. It is as good an ending as one could ask/hope for with what came before in the first two books of the trilogy. Overall, I thought the trilogy was okay and it did shed some light on the end of the Empire and beginning of the New Republic and even a hint of the start of the First Order, but it's not as good as Timothy Zahn's Thrawn Trilogy (and I am excited for Thrawn, as an aside). I thought that Han, Leia, and many of the other original characters were much more "true to character" in this novel than in the previous one, also. Overall, I enjoyed reading Aftermath: Empire's End, as I do any Star Wars novel I read (at least any I've read thus far). 
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The President and the Assassin

The President and the Assassin: McKinley, Terror, and Empire at the Dawn of the American Century

By Scott Miller

422 pages

This publication provides insight into the lives of the assassin, Leo Czolgosz, and his victim, President William McKinley. The lives of these two men would not have been more different. William McKinley was a Civil War hero. His willingness to support big business facilitated his victory as President.  Leo Czolgosz was a loner, and sometimes a drifter, who reached out to known anarchist of his day, with little success. Leo followed the radical teachings of the mortared Albert Parsons, and also Emma Goldman. Both preached violence as a useful mention to end social injustice.  

Besides detailing the lives of these two men, the volatile U.S. economy, of the day, was explored in detail. The poor remained poor and the rich became powerful. Clashes over unskilled worker’s wages and living conditions grew, especially for the immigrant.