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The OwlCrate Podcast

The OwlCrate Podcast

Mark Oshiro Drops Deep Lore

Jul 23, 2026 · 43 min · 11 segments

Get ready for Mark Oshiro’s lore drop! We get the inside scoop on everything from creating in the Star Wars IP to co-writing with the iconic Rick Riordan, and even working as a music journalist. 👀…

Get ready for Mark Oshiro’s lore drop! We get the inside scoop on everything from creating in the Star Wars IP to co-writing with the iconic Rick Riordan, and even working as a music journalist. 👀 Mark shares what it’s like to have your work and personal life entangled and the importance of congratulating yourself on your accomplishments. 🏆 Plus, our most unhinged round of rapid fire questions yet! For more bookish content, follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/owlcrate TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@owlcrate Facebook: https://facebook.com/owlcrate Join The Nest: https://thenest.owlcrate.com/ Host: https://instagram.com/theproseandcons Guest(s): https://instagram.com/markdoesstuff

Get ready for Mark Oshiro’s lore drop! We get the inside scoop on everything from creating in the Star Wars IP to co-writing with the iconic Rick Riordan, and even working as a music journalist. 👀…

Speakers: Mark OshiroGuestJordanHost

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Top entities: Rick Riordan×19 Anger Is a Gift×5 Lucasfilm×9 Star Wars×14 Young adult literature×5

Show signals: SuitabilitySafeBiasNot politicalAudience≈341k followers

Rapid-Fire Bibliography & Bookish Roots0:29 – 3:06

J

JordanHost

0:29

Can you list all 15 of your books, like,

Mark OshiroGuest

0:32

right off? I don't know.

Mark OshiroGuest

0:33

It's probably not.

Mark OshiroGuest

0:34

Anger's a Gift, Each is a Desert, The Insiders, You Only Live Once, David Bravo.

Mark OshiroGuest

0:39

What was after that? Star Wars Hunters Battle for the Arena.

Mark OshiroGuest

0:44

Oh, the Son of the Star.

Mark OshiroGuest

0:46

Jasmine is Haunted.

Mark OshiroGuest

0:46

The Court of the Dead.

Mark OshiroGuest

0:48

Then there are...

Mark OshiroGuest

0:49

None of the other ones have been announced yet.

Mark OshiroGuest

0:51

There are...

Mark OshiroGuest

0:52

And then what about

J

JordanHost

0:53

all of your anthologies? Just...

Mark OshiroGuest

0:55

Oh, no, I can't remember.

Mark OshiroGuest

0:57

I think at this point, there's 13 or 14 of them.

J

JordanHost

0:59

Yeah, yeah.

J

JordanHost

1:00

Yeah,

Mark OshiroGuest

1:00

there's a lot of them.

Mark OshiroGuest

1:01

I do like short stories.

Mark OshiroGuest

1:02

So that's why there's a lot of them.

J

JordanHost

1:04

Actually, your first novel was the We Need Diverse Books anthology that we read.

J

JordanHost

1:10

Yeah,

Mark OshiroGuest

1:10

it was.

Mark OshiroGuest

1:10

Yes, yes, yes.

Mark OshiroGuest

1:12

I love that story.

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Percy JacksonLiterature > Publishing > Authors > Mark Oshiro
Mark OshiroArts & Entertainment > Media > Interviews > Author Interviews
Creative ProcessCulture > Entertainment > Franchises > Star Wars

Rapid-Fire Bibliography & Bookish Roots0:29 – 3:06

J

JordanHost

0:29

Can you list all 15 of your books, like,

Mark OshiroGuest

0:32

right off? I don't know.

Mark OshiroGuest

0:33

It's probably not.

Mark OshiroGuest

0:34

Anger's a Gift, Each is a Desert, The Insiders, You Only Live Once, David Bravo.

Mark OshiroGuest

0:39

What was after that? Star Wars Hunters Battle for the Arena.

Mark OshiroGuest

0:44

Oh, the Son of the Star.

Mark OshiroGuest

0:46

Jasmine is Haunted.

Mark OshiroGuest

0:46

The Court of the Dead.

Mark OshiroGuest

0:48

Then there are...

Mark OshiroGuest

0:49

None of the other ones have been announced yet.

Mark OshiroGuest

0:51

There are...

Mark OshiroGuest

0:52

And then what about

J

JordanHost

0:53

all of your anthologies? Just...

Mark OshiroGuest

0:55

Oh, no, I can't remember.

Mark OshiroGuest

0:57

I think at this point, there's 13 or 14 of them.

J

JordanHost

0:59

Yeah, yeah.

J

JordanHost

1:00

Yeah,

Mark OshiroGuest

1:00

there's a lot of them.

Mark OshiroGuest

1:01

I do like short stories.

Mark OshiroGuest

1:02

So that's why there's a lot of them.

J

JordanHost

1:04

Actually, your first novel was the We Need Diverse Books anthology that we read.

J

JordanHost

1:10

Yeah,

Mark OshiroGuest

1:10

it was.

Mark OshiroGuest

1:10

Yes, yes, yes.

Mark OshiroGuest

1:12

I love that story.

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