Ian Doescher

Ian Doescher

Ian Doescher was born in 1977. Their most popular book is William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope with 139 saves and an average rating of 4.12.
Their next book, William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Ahsoka's Tale, is scheduled for release on .

Author Bio

Ian is the New York Times bestselling author of fifteen books published by Quirk Books and six self-published books. In 2025, the nine books of the Shakespeare Star Wars series were reissued by Insights Editions. In 2020, Ian created the Shakespeare 2020 Project, a public read-through of Shakespeare’s works that attracted 6,000 participants in its first year, and continues today.

Ian has a B.A. in Music from Yale University, a Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School, and a Ph.D. from Union Theological Seminary. His doctoral dissertation was titled “Virtue in the Key of Justice: Reshaping Christian Virtue Ethics in Light of White Supremacy.”

Ian works for Pivot Group, a marketing agency in Portland. He serves on the board of In Medio choir. Ian is a Portland, Oregon native, and lives in Portland with his spouse Jennifer. Ian and Jennifer have two adult children.

Authorship percentage indicates primary author status - excluding introductions, forewards and other contributions.

Series

9 primary books10 released books

Authored 100% of series

William Shakespeare's Star Wars

William Shakespeare's Star Wars is a 10-book series with 9 released primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by Ian Doescher.

#1
William Shakespeare's The Phantom of Menace
#2
William Shakespeare's The Clone Army Attacketh
#3
William Shakespeare's Tragedy of the Sith's Revenge
#4
William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope
#5
William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back

Series

31 primary books6 released books

Authored 4% of series

Deadpool (2015) (Single Issues)

Deadpool (2015) (Single Issues) is a 6-book series with 13 released primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by Gerry Duggan, Rafael Albuquerque, and Mike Hawthorne.

Series

10 primary books14 released books

Authored 0% of series

Deadpool: World's Greatest

Deadpool: World's Greatest is a 14-book series with 14 released primary works first released in 2016 with contributions by Gerry Duggan.