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Bookish Flights: Books, Author Interviews & Must-Read RecommendationsThe Mom Handbook: From Daughter to Mother — Writing and Reconciliation with Lisa Vailencour (E155)Send us a textIn today’s episode, I’m joined by Lisa Vailencour, founder of The Handbook Club and a seasoned brand & communications strategist with over 20 years in the tech industry. Her debut book, The Mom Handbook, was written as a love letter to her daughters and to anyone navigating the complexities of motherhood and identity. We talk about how movement fuels her creativity, the emotional release that came with publishing her book, and her unique editing process using voice memos to capture rhythm and pacing before putting words to the page.Epis...2025-06-2537 min
Bookish Flights: Books, Author Interviews & Must-Read RecommendationsBFF Book Club - The Funeral Ladies of Ellerie County with Claire Swinarski (E146)Send us a textThis episode marks the latest gathering of our BFF Book Club—a monthly celebration of reading, author conversations, and book-loving community. If you enjoy deep-dives into unforgettable stories and chatting with the minds behind them, you’re in the right place!This month, we’re discussing The Funeral Ladies of Ellerie County by Claire Swinarski, an Edgar Award-nominated author of multiple books for both kids and adults. Claire lives in small-town Wisconsin with her husband and three children, where she splits her time between writing and bread dough wrangling.2025-05-0243 min
Bookish Flights: Books, Author Interviews & Must-Read RecommendationsBFF Book Club - What Happened to the McCrays? with Tracey Lange (E139)Send us a textWelcome to today’s episode of Bookish Flights! This episode is the latest meeting of the BFF Book Club! If you love books, author meet-and-greets, and in-depth conversations, the BFF Book Club is for you. Each month, we dive into a new book, and this month’s selection is What Happened to the McCrays? by Tracey Lange. Tracey was born and raised in New York City before heading west to graduate from the University of New Mexico with a degree in psychology. After owning and operating a mental health services company with her husb...2025-03-2837 min
The Catholic Feminist152: Finding Truth as a Journalist ft. Kara DixonThe past couple of weeks have taught us more than ever that the media plays a fundamental role in our screwed-up society. Love 'em or hate 'em or somewhere-in-between-'em-because-they-are-varied-humans, reporters are still very much a gatekeeper in between the public and what's going on in the world. Sure, anyone can take a video on their phone and throw it up on Twitter, but journalists are the people who help us contextualize and verify truth. Or at least...they should be. But some outlets have very much broken the American people's trust. I wanted to talk to an a...2020-06-1033 min