Are performance rights available for any of the William Shakespeare’s Star Wars or Pop Shakespeare books?
Unfortunately, no. Those rights are owned by the respective movie studios. At this time Lucasfilm (for my Star Wars books), Universal (for Get Thee Back to the Future), and Paramount (for Much Ado About Mean Girls and The Taming of the Clueless), and Marvel (for my Avengers collection) do not allow public readings or performances of these books.

Are performance rights available for your books based on works in the public domain?
Yes! Performance rights are available for William Shakespeare’s Christmas Carol, William Shakespeare’s Tragical History of Frankenstein, William Shakespeare’s Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde, William Shakespeare’s Dracula, and MacTrump. Contact Ian for more information.

But didn’t I see some theater or school performing your Star Wars books?!
Possibly! But, up to this point, none of those have been authorized.

Will there ever be audiobooks for the prequels, Jedi the Last, or The Merry Rise of Skywalker?
The good people at Lucasfilm and Disney make the decisions about when and whether my books are turned into audiobooks. At this point, as far as I know, they have no plans to make audiobooks out of any titles that don’t already have them.

Are you available for public events, like readings or signings?
Absolutely! Contact me for more information.

Are some of your Star Wars books out of print?
Not anymore! In 2025, Insights Editions reissued my original nine Shakespeare Star Wars books. They are available wherever books are sold. 

Where did the idea for William Shakespeare’s Star Wars begin?
In the spring and summer of 2012, I read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, watched the Star Wars trilogy for the millionth time, and attended the Oregon Shakespeare Festival with my family. At the Festival, I saw the funny, gay-marriage-themed, modern adaptation The Very Merry Wives of Windsor, Iowa by Alison Carey. So, within the span of a few months, I had mashups, Star Wars, and Shakespeare on my mind. The morning after watching The Very Merry Wives of Windsor, Iowa, I had the idea to write William Shakespeare’s Star Wars.