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Military AviatrixHighs and Lows of Force Life from the Longest Serving Female Chinook Force CrewmemberWhat if you could step inside the mind and experiences of an incredible woman who bravely served as a helicopter crewman in the British Air Force? Would you be captivated by her tales of deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, or her journey as the only female crewman in her unit for five years? Join us in a powerful conversation with Liz McConaghy, author of the memoir "Chinook Crew Chick", as she pulls back the curtain on her extraordinary 17-year career.
Engage with us as we explore mental health, resilience, and the power of story-telling with Liz. This...
2024-08-2452 minMilitary AviatrixInto the Storm: Encouraging Young Adults to change the WorldLiz Booker @LiteraryAviatrix talks with fellow retired Coast Guard helicopter pilot Darcy Guyant @dolph_and_gwen about his picture book, Into the Storm: The Coast Guard Adventures of Dolph and Gwen. Darcy started his aviation career in the US Army and transitioned to the Coast Guard, which hires about a third of its pilots from other services through their Direct Commission Aviator program. In retirement, Darcy has become a beloved volunteer at his local elementary school, where the teachers encouraged him to write a book for young readers. The result is a picture book inspired by a search and r...
2024-08-2428 minMilitary AviatrixIgniting Dreams with Thunderbird Pilot Michelle "Mace" CurranGet ready to be inspired as we take to the skies with guest Michelle Curran, a former Air Force Major Fighter Pilot and Thunderbird Demonstration Team Pilot. She's here to share how she's using her experiences to ignite dreams in young girls' hearts through her new picture book. With an emphasis on mentorship, the book encourages children to chase their dreams, no matter how high they might fly.
Join us for this captivating conversation that brilliantly merges aviation, inspiration, and the power of storytelling.
Liz Booker is a retired Coast Guard helicopter pilot and writer...
2024-08-2443 minMilitary AviatrixBreaking Barriers: The Extraordinary Life of Valerie Andre, medevac helicopter pioneer and the first woman to fly a helicopter in combatDive into the thrilling world of aviation and military history as we explore the awe-inspiring life of Valerie Andre with acclaimed author Charles Morgan Evans. A woman of unparalleled courage and determination, Valerie Andre shattered gender stereotypes to become the first female pilot and doctor in the Vietnam War serving in the French Air Force. This episode is an exciting deep dive into the pages of Charles' riveting book "Helicopter Heroine, Valerie Andre: Surgeon, Pioneering Rescue Pilot, and Her Courage Under Fire."
Liz Booker is a retired Coast Guard helicopter pilot and writer for young adults. She...
2024-08-2452 minMilitary AviatrixFly Girls Revolt: The Story of the Women Who Kicked Open The Door To Fly In CombatAuthor, retired Air Force Colonel, former flight test engineer, and Executive Director of the Air Force Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, California, Eileen Bjorkman, talks about her new book, FLY GIRLS REVOLT: THE STORY OF THE WOMEN WHO KICKED OPEN THE DOOR TO FLY IN COMBAT. Eileen weaves her own experience as an Air Force flight test engineer in this history that, uniquely among books that follow the history of women in military aviation, bridges the gap between the WASP and the first active duty female aviators in the 1970s with the stories of the women who served...
2024-08-2455 minMilitary AviatrixLCDR Ronaqua Russel, USCGIn this interview, Liz Booker talks with Lieutenant Commander Ronaqua Russell about how she found her way into Coast Guard aviation, her participation in hurricane relief efforts as an HC144 pilot, the experience of receiving the Coast Guard Air Medal at Moton Field, home of the Tuskegee Airmen, and the role mentorship has played in her success as the fifth Black female pilot in the Coast Guard. Ronnie’s story was highlighted in Ann McCallum Staats’ middle grade biography collection HIGH FLYERS: FIFTEEN INSPIRING WOMEN AVIATORS AND ASTRONAUTS.
Liz Booker is a retired Coast Guard helicopter pilot and w...
2024-08-241h 01Military AviatrixMandy Hickson, a British Royal Air Force Tornado FR4 pilotIn this conversation with Mandy Hickson, author of An Officer Not a Gentleman, she talks about her experience as a Tornado GR4 combat pilot for the British Royal Air Force and how she has translated that experience to the business world as a motivational speaker. Mandy faced many of the challenges common to women in male-dominated fields with determination and humor. She also talks about how those moments seeded doubt and insecurity she might not have experienced otherwise, and how she overcame those feelings to become a successful pilot and leader. You can find her at her website, www.m...
2024-08-241h 05Military AviatrixBev Weintraub, Wings of Gold: The Story of the First Women Naval AviatorsIn this interview Liz talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Beverly Weintraub, about her book Wings of Gold: The Story of the First Women Naval Aviators.
On Feb. 2, 2019, the skies over Maynardville, Tennessee, filled with the roar of four F/A-18F Super Hornets streaking overhead in close formation. In each aircraft were two young female flyers, executing the first all-woman Missing Man Formation flyover in Navy history in memory of Captain Rosemary Mariner — groundbreaking Navy jet pilot, inspiring commander, determined and dedicated leader — whose drive to ensure the United States military had its choice of the best Amer...
2024-08-2448 minMilitary AviatrixJulie Tizard, The Road to Wings, Flight to the Horizon, Free Fall at Angel CreekIn this interview Liz talks with retired Air Force Colonel and airline pilot, Julie Tizard, about her flying careers and her book, The Road to Wings, a lesbian romance novel set in Air Force Flight Training in the early 1990s, which incorporates the intensity of military flight training from both the student's and instructor’s perspectives and the high stakes of same-sex relationships in the military at the time.
What does it take to earn air force wings? Your heart, your soul, even your very life? Lieutenant Casey Tompkins is starting the most difficult flight training program in...
2024-08-2429 minMilitary AviatrixFrom Plain To Plane: Retired USAF Pilot Patty BearIn this interview, Liz talks with Air Force Academy graduate and pilot Patty Bear about her memoir, FROM PLAIN TO PLANE: MY MENNONITE CHILDHOOD, A NATIONAL SCANDAL, AND AN UNCONVENTIONAL SOAR TO FREEDOM. The book chronicles Patty’s journey from her childhood in an old-order Pennsylvania Mennonite community through a highly publicized scandal involving her father’s excommunication from the church, and her path to the Air Force Academy in the first wave of women to be accepted.
You can find Patty at her author page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorPattyBear
And at her we...
2024-08-2427 minMilitary AviatrixTAKING FLIGHT: THE NADINE RAMSEY STORYIn this interview, Liz talks with author Raquel Ramsey, the widow of decorated veteran Ed Ramsey, and her coauthor, Tricia Aurand about their book TAKING FLIGHT: THE NADINE RAMSEY STORY, about WWII Women Air Force Service Pilot, Nadine Ramsey.
In October 1944 Nadine Ramsey was thirty-three and she was flying the cutting-edge P-51 Mustang to New Jersey, its last stop before heading to the war in Europe. The irrepressible young woman from Wichita had long been determined to fly and the gathering storm clouds of World War II provided an unexpected opportunity. Taking Flight is the inspiring story of a...
2024-08-2437 minMilitary AviatrixThe Women Who Flew With HitlerIn this interview, Liz talks with author Clare Mulley about two incredibly complex and fascinating women: Hannah Reitsch, who was the first female helicopter pilot in the world and a fanatical Nazi, and Melitta Stauffenberg, who was an aeronautical engineer and test pilot for the Nazi regime, but who was also a resistor.
Clare has written three historical biographies including THE WOMAN WHO SAVED THE CHILDREN: A BIOGRAPHY OF EGLANTYNE JEBB, FOUNDER OF SAVE THE CHILDREN; THE SPY WHO LOVED: THE SECRETS AND LIVES OF CHRISTINE GRANVILLE who was Britain’s first female special agent in WWII; and...
2024-08-2431 minMilitary AviatrixCol. Merryl Tengesdal USAF (Ret) Shatter The SkyIn this interview with Col. Merryl Tengesdal, USAF (ret.) @dragonlady788, the only Black woman to fly the U2 reconnaissance plane and a contestant on the reality television series TOUGH AS NAILS, she talks about growing up in the Bronx, her start in aviation with the Navy, flying H60 helicopters at sea, challenges with supervisors, the difference in Navy and Air Force aviation cultures, the importance of mentoring and how to find mentors, flying the U2 and how to become a U2 pilot, parenting and how it affects career choices, the journey of fostering to adoption, participating in TOUGH AS N...
2024-08-242h 01Military AviatrixA SPITFIRE GIRL: One Of The World's Greatest Female ATA Ferry PilotsIn this conversation with author Melody Foreman, Liz and Melody talk about WWII British Air Transport Auxiliary pilot Mary Ellis who she features in her biography A SPITFIRE GIRL: ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST FEMALE ATA FERRY PILOTS TELLS HER STORY, and Melody's other work, which focuses on Britain in WWII. The ATA Ferry pilots were challenged with climbing into a variety of aircraft with little-to-no type training and made significant contributions to the war. Mary Ellis alone flew 76 different types of aircraft and 400 Spitfires in her five years of service as an ATA pilot, often with no other...
2024-08-241h 09Military AviatrixOPEN SKIES: My Life As Afghanistan's First Female PilotPowerful and Eye Opening Interview! A Must Listen!
OPEN SKIES: MY LIFE AS AFGHANISTAN’S FIRST FEMALE PILOT
In this interview with the Afghan Air Force's first female fixed wing pilot, Niloofar Rahmani, and her co-author, Adam Sikes, we talk about the incredible challenges Niloofar faced to fulfill her dream of flight, and her ultimate decision to seek political asylum in the United States. This book is a compelling and impactful read that illustrates in great detail what it's like to be a woman in Afghan culture and offers an entirely different perspective on the ex...
2024-08-2448 minMilitary AviatrixAmber Smith: Kiowa Warrior Helicopter PilotWomen Veteran Helicopter Pilots
Amber Smith – DANGER CLOSE: MY EPIC JOURNEY AS A COMBAT HELICOPTER PILOT IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN
Guest Host Liz Booker talks with Amber Smith, a former U.S. Army Warrant Officer and Kiowa Warrior helicopter pilot and author of Danger Close: My Epic Journey as a Combat Helicopter Pilot in Iraq and Afghanistan, about her call to service, her experiences as a woman in an Army Cavalry unit in Iraq and Afghanistan, and her reflections on that service.
Since leaving the Army, Amber has established herself as a national se...
2024-08-2439 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Writers' Room interview with bestselling author Maggie Shipstead on her classical writing education and publishing journey.Send us a textIn this Literary Aviatrix Writers’ Room interview with best-selling author Maggie Shipstead we get into the details of her author journey. Maggie is an inspiration for anyone who aspires to be a professional writer. In our conversation, she talks about how a writing course with Zadie Smith during her undergrad at Harvard cemented her path as a writer. She went on to earn an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, followed by a two-year creative writing Stegner Fellowship at Stanford. Her books include the novels Seating Arrangements (2012), Astonish Me (2014), and Great Circle (2021), and a co...
2024-06-0240 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Book Club October 2023 UK RAF Chinook aircrew Liz McConaghy talks about her service in Iraq and Afghanistan and her subsequent mental health challenges in her memoir Chinook Crew ChickSend us a textIn this interview with Liz McConaghy, we talk about her experiences serving as aircrew on RAF Chinooks in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the mental challenges she faced after being medically grounded and leaving the service, which she writes about in her memoir Chinook Crew 'Chick': Highs and Lows of Forces Life from the Longest Serving Female Chinook Force CrewmemberDid you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll...
2023-10-2350 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAN2: Is memoir fiction, non-fiction, or somewhere in between? Acclaimed author and professor of writing, Lauren Kessler, shares her thoughts.Send us a textIn this author’s note from Season 1 Episode 11, Lauren Kessler talks about how memoir is almost a genre unto itself, asserting that, as humans, relying on our own memories and experiences, it would be impossible for us to tell a completely true story. Memoir, therefore, falls somewhere between fiction and non-fiction.Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on the book pa...
2023-01-1506 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationWP4: Tricia Aurand, Coauthor of Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story, the biography of a WWII Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP), does a reading from the book that vividly describes WASP life at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, TX.Send us a textIn this clip from my interview with author Raquel Ramsey and co-author Tricia Aurand, we hear what it was like for the women living together during training in the barracks at Avenger Field in Sweetwater Texas from the book they wrote about Nadine’s sister-in-law, WWII Women Air Force Service Pilot Nadine Ramsey. Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on the...
2023-01-1206 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationWP3: Author Amy Shira Teitel talks about whether pilot Jerrie Cobb’s expectations to go to space in the 1960’s were appropriate based on her success in Dr. Lovelace’s astronaut tests, and the conflict created by Jerrie & Jackie Cochran jockeying for powerSend us a textIn this interview with Amy Shira Teitel about her book Fighting for Space: Two Pilots and Their Historic Battle for Female Spaceflight, Amy talks about whether Jerrie Cobb had a reasonable expectation that she and her cohorts who were tested for the space program by Dr. Lovelace in the 1960’s had a shot at being astronauts. She also highlights how the letters between the 13 participants revealed that not everyone was on the same page in terms of hopes and expectations. If you’re into mid-century space history, Amy is the host of The Vint...
2023-01-1010 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAN1: Welcome to Author’s Notes. We kick it off with determining your WHY as a writer with Robin D. Kardon, author of the Flygirl series.Send us a textIn this Author’s Note from my Writers' Room interview with Robin D. Kardon, she shares her writing journey, talks about determining your why as a writer, and offers advice about how to develop your craft through structured programs like San Diego Writers, Ink. In my intro I mention that Robin hosted a workshop with the Aviatrix Writers entitled What Are You Writing and Why? She also talks about the first two books in her series, Flygirl and Angel Flight. Book three, Flying Home, will be out in February an...
2023-01-0807 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationWP2: Author Lauren Kessler talks about how she was introduced to the larger-than-life pioneering Aviatrix, Pancho Barnes, and what Pancho was really serving up at her ranch, The Happy Bottom Riding Club, outside Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave DesertSend us a textIn this excerpt of my interview with Lauren Kessler about her book, The Happy Bottom Riding Club: The Life and Times of Pancho Barnes, she explains how she learned about Pancho and her entertainment ranch near Edwards Air Force Base, and what was really going on behind the scenes.Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on the book page. By...
2023-01-0507 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationWP1: Author Kathy Mexted introduces pioneering Australian female pilot Nancy Bird Walton, a Women in Aviation International Pioneer Hall of Fame selectee for 2023Send us a textIn this excerpt of my interview with Kathy Mexted about her book Australian Women Pilots: Amazing True Stories of Women in the Air, she introduces us to Nancy Bird Walton, who will be inducted into the Women in Aviation International Pioneer Hall of Fame in February 2023. Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on the book page. By shopping through the L...
2023-01-0307 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationWelcome to Season Three of the Aviatrix Book Review Podcast - Interviews with authors whose books feature women in aviation.Send us a textI'm thrilled to begin a new season author interviews and to introduce Literary Aviatrix Waypoints and Aviatrix Author Notes--excerpts from my collection of interviews over the past two years. Links to all things Literary Aviatrix. Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on the book page. By shopping through the Literary Aviatrix website a small portion of the sale goes to s...
2023-01-0103 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationSt. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands native and first Black female Coast Guard Air Medal Recipient, HC144 pilot Ronaqua Russell talks about her career.Send us a textIn this special episode of the Aviatrix Book Review, I talk with Lieutenant Commander Ronaqua Russell about how she found her way into Coast Guard aviation, her participation in hurricane relief efforts as an HC144 pilot (I mistakenly introduce her as an HC130 pilot at the beginning but we clear that up later), the experience of receiving the Coast Guard Air Medal at Moton Field, home of the Tuskegee Airmen, and the role mentorship has played in her success as the fifth Black female pilot in the Coast Guard. Ronnie’s story was hi...
2022-12-311h 01
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationMandy Hickson on flying fast jets as the British Royal Air Force's second woman Tornado GR4 combat pilot, how she parlayed that experience to become a successful motivational speaker, and her memoir An Officer Not a Gentleman.Send us a textIn this conversation with Mandy Hickson, author of An Officer Not a Gentleman, she talks about her experience as a Tornado GR4 combat pilot for the British Royal Air Force and how she has translated that experience to the business world as a motivational speaker. Mandy faced many of the challenges common to women in male-dominated fields with determination and humor. She also talks about how those moments seeded doubt and insecurity she might not have experienced otherwise, and how she overcame those feelings to become a successful pilot and leader. You can...
2022-12-161h 04
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Writers' Room - Beverly WeintraubSend us a textIn this Writers' Room interview with journalist Beverly Weintraub, she talks about her writing journey, the experience of writing and publishing a book, and the details of her Pulitzer Prize-winning series on the health impacts that first responders experienced after 9-11.You can find Bev at her website: https://www.beverlyweintraub.comInstagram: @wingsofgoldbookFacebook: Bev WeintraubTwitter: @BevWeintraub1LinkedIn: Beverly WeintraubDid you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my...
2022-11-0130 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Book Club October 2022 - Beverly WeintraubSend us a textIn this interview with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Beverly Weintraub, we talk about the stories of the first six women Naval Aviators in her book Wings of Gold.You can find Bev at her website: https://www.beverlyweintraub.comInstagram: @wingsofgoldbookFacebook: Bev WeintraubTwitter: @BevWeintraub1LinkedIn: Beverly WeintraubDid you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to...
2022-11-0147 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Book Club October 2022 - Becky CondonSend us a textIn this interview with Naval Aviator Becky Condon, we talk about her experiences as a military pilot and one of the first 6 women airline pilots at her company. Becky is a dedicated Aviatrix Book Club member who helped pave the way for the women who came behind her. I was grateful to both celebrate her achievements and mourn her less-that-pleasant experiences. We all owe a debt to women like Becky who opened the cockpit doors to us and faced hostility and harassment to pursue their career ambition.You can find Becky...
2022-10-291h 09
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationTheme Songs - Israeli Singer/Song Writer Maya Johanna "When the Sky" and "Born to Become"Send us a textIn this special episode of the Aviatrix Book Review, I talk with Israeli song writer and singer, Maya Johanna, the artist behind the them songs I use on my show. As you will hear in the interview, I couldn’t believe my good fortune to find not one, but two upbeat, empowering songs with a gorgeous female voice and deeply meaningful lyrics to accompany the stories our authors share with us. I think you will love hearing the inspiration behind them, and I hope they resonate with you as much as they do wi...
2022-10-0637 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Writers' Room - Hybrid Publisher Brooke WarnerSend us a textBrooke Warner is an author, editor, and publisher with over two decades in the industry. She is the publisher of She Writes Press and SparkPress, President of Warner Coaching Inc., and author of Write On, Sisters!, Green-light Your Book, What's Your Book?, and three books on memoir. She is a TEDx speaker and the former Executive Editor of Seal Press. She currently sits on the boards of the Independent Book Publishers Association, the Bay Area Book Festival, and the National Association of Memoir Writers. She writes a monthly column for Publishers Weekly and...
2022-09-2852 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationOrigin Story - Aviatrix Book Club and ‘Literary Aviatrix’Send us a textAs a high school drop-out, I enlisted in the Coast Guard when I was 18, and was a mother, a pilot, and an O-4 before I finally decided what I was interested in studying. My experience interdicting Haitian and Cuban Migrants for over a decade made me want to understand the history and politics behind the policies I was enforcing. I finally earned a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations and Political Science online with American Military University when I was 35 years old. The next year, the Coast Guard sent me to Harvard’s Kenn...
2022-09-2137 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Writers' Room - Mary S. LovellSend us a textBiographer Mary S. Lovell shares how she gathers the human stories she shares in the 10 books she's published about fascinating historical characters, including Beryl Markham and Amelia Earhart.To stay up to date on books featuring women in aviation, sign up for the Literary Aviatrix Newsletter: https://literaryaviatrix.activehosted.com/f/1Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a...
2022-09-1517 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Book Club September 2022 - Mary S. LovellSend us a textOn the evening of September 4th, 1936 (the same year as the Bendix Air Race, highlighted in last month’s Aviatrix Book Club discussion book, Fly Girls, by Keith O’Brien), Beryl Markham took off from Abingdon, England to become the first woman to cross the Atlantic solo in an aircraft “the hard way” – from East to West. Equestrienne, sailor, pilot, and best-selling author, Mary Lovell, has published ten books, two of which are about pioneering women pilots. Her biography The Sound of Wings: The Life of Amelia Earhart, was the basis for the 200...
2022-09-1558 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Writers' Room - Keith O'BrienSend us a textIn this Aviatrix Writers’ Room discussion with award-winning journalist and NYT best-selling author, Keith O’Brien, he talks about writing and research for both historical biography and contemporary immersive narrative non-fiction, his writing life, and offers advice for aspiring and working writers. Find Keith at his website www.keithob.com. Sign up for the Literary Aviatrix Newsletter and stay up to date on Aviatrix Book Club discussion dates and times, book news and author events, and writers' workshops and events. Did you know you can support your local...
2022-08-3124 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Book Club August 2022 - Keith O'BrienSend us a textIn this interview with journalist and NYT best-selling author, Keith O’Brien, he shares how he was inspired to follow the trail through history to tell the stories of the women who competed in the 1936 Bendix Air Race. I was fascinated to learn about his treasure hunt to find the personal documents of the women he highlights and about why he told their tale against the backdrop of aviation history. You can find Keith at his website www.keithob.com. Sign up for the Literary Aviatrix Newsletter to stay up...
2022-08-3153 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Writers' Room - Ann McCallum StaatsSend us a textIn this continuation of my interview with children's and young adult non-fiction author, Ann McCallum Staats, we talk more about her writing and publishing journey, and the process and craft of collecting biographical sketches for non-fiction work.Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on the book page. By shopping through the Literary Aviatrix website a small portion of the sale...
2022-08-2519 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationYoung Aviatrix Books - Ann McCallum StaatsSend us a textAnn McCallum Staats is a former teacher and the author of nine non-fiction books for young readers, including The Secret Life of Math; Eat Your Science Homework: Recipes for Inquiring Minds; Women Heroes of the US Army: Remarkable Heroes from the American Revolution to Today; Thrill Seekers: 15 Remarkable Women in Extreme Sports; and her most recent book, High Flyers: 15 Inspiring Women Aviators and Astronauts, which launched on July 19th 2022. You can find her at her website www.AnnMcCallumbooks.com, on Instagram and Twitter @annmccallumbooks, and on Facebook @Author Ann McCallum Staats. D...
2022-08-2541 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Book Club July 2022 - Myriam HuserSend us a textMyriam Huser is a Swiss-born bush pilot with her Canadian citizenship who has flown international missions that have taken her to rugged locations all over Africa and the Middle East. Her latest work has her fighting wildfires in Canada. In her memoir, They Called Me Sky Hunter, which is the Aviatrix Book Club discussion book for July 2022, she takes us on her incredible journey, with all of its joys and challenges, to pursue her dreams of flying and living her childhood fantasy, partially inspired by the book Out of Africa, by Karen Blixen...
2022-07-3159 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Book Club Night Witches Discussion with Elizabeth Wein and Amy Goodpaster StrebeSend us a textEver wonder what happens in a monthly Aviatrix Book Club Discussion? Join the Los Angeles Ninety-Nines as they host our regular book club members and special guests Elizabeth Wein and Amy Goodpaster Strebe, both of whom have researched and written about the Russian women who flew in combat during WWII. Elizabeth's A THOUSAND SISTERS was paired with Kate Quinn's THE HUNTRESS for June 2022. Join us! www.facebook.com/groups/aviatrixbookclubDid you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on...
2022-06-271h 18
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Book Club June 2022 - Kate QuinnSend us a textIn this interview with best-selling author Kate Quinn, we talk about her historical fiction thriller, The Huntress, which is the June 2022 Aviatrix Book Club discussion book alongside the young adult non-fiction A Thousand Sisters: The Heroic Women of the Soviet Union in World War II by another best-selling author, Elizabeth Wein. The Huntress is told from three perspectives, one of whom is Nina, a Russian Night Witch who flies combat missions during WWII. Kate also shares her writing journey and advice for aspiring writers. Many thanks to Kate for bringing her passions for...
2022-06-2646 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationYoung Aviatrix Books - Erin Mariah MurphySend us a textIn this interview with United Airlines First Officer, dog mom, and animal rescue volunteer, Erin Mariah Murphy, she shares her aviation journey from teenager scrimping and saving her babysitting money for flight lessons all the way to international adventures as an airline pilot. She also talks about how volunteering at a local animal shelter led to adopting her quirky and lovable dog, Zeke, and ultimately inspired her to write HALFWAY HOME, a picture book intended to educate readers of all ages about the world of aviation animal rescue. HALFWAY HOME launches on Tuesday...
2022-06-111h 24
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Writers' Room - Erin Mariah MurphySend us a textIn this Writers’ Room interview with pilot and author, Erin Mariah Murphy, she talks about the decision to work with a hybrid publisher for her picture book HALFWAY HOME, the author-artist relationship, the experience of distributing her books to fulfill direct orders, and her advice to other writers on developing their craft and publishing. Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a lin...
2022-06-1128 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Writers' Room - Cecilia AragonSend us a textIn this Aviatrix Writers' Room interview, I am joined by Dr. Cecilia Aragon, an award-winning author, airshow pilot, TED speaker, and the first Latina to earn the rank of Full Professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Washington in its 100-year history. She’s worked with Nobel Prize winners and has taught astronauts to fly. Her innovative research, and a stint at NASA designing software for Mars missions, led President Obama to call her “one of the top scientists and engineers in the country.” In addition to her love of math a...
2022-05-3129 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Book Club May 2022 - Cecilia AragonSend us a textIn this Aviatrix Book Club interview for May 2022, I am joined by Dr. Cecilia Aragon, an award-winning author, airshow pilot, TED speaker, and the first Latina to earn the rank of Full Professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Washington in its 100-year history. She’s worked with Nobel Prize winners and has taught astronauts to fly. Her innovative research, and a stint at NASA designing software for Mars missions, led President Obama to call her “one of the top scientists and engineers in the country.” In addition to her love o...
2022-05-3155 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Writers' Room - Meghan P. BrowneSend us a textIn this Writers’ Room Interview with author Meghan P. Browne, we talk about her writing and publication journey, to include the impact the The Writing Barn and Vermont College of Fine Arts had on her work, and the post-publication ‘slump’. Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on the book page. By shopping through the Literary Aviatrix website a small portion of the...
2022-04-2738 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationYoung Aviatrix Books - Meghan P. BrowneSend us a textIn this interview with Author Meghan P. Browne, we talk about her picture book DOROTHY THE BRAVE about WASP Dorothy Lucas, and her other work, INDELIBLE ANN: THE LARGER-THAN-LIFE STORY OF GOVERNOR ANN LUCAS, and THE BEES OF NOTRE DAME, scheduled for release in fall 2023. We also highlight some of the other books for young readers about the WASP, including THE FEARLESS FLIGHTS OF HAZEL YING LEE, by Julie Leung; SKYWARD: THE STORY OF FEMALE PILOTS IN WWII, by Sally Deng; WHAT GRANDMA DID, by Erin Miller; and, of course, the many works...
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Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Writers' Room - Sandy ParksSend us a textIn this Writers' Room discussion with author Sandy Parks, she shares her journey from traditionally published author to creating her own imprint for self-publishing: True Airspeed Press, and talks about learning to do her own cover designs.Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on the book page. By shopping through the Literary Aviatrix website a small portion of the sale...
2022-04-2043 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Book Club April 2022 - Sandy ParksSend us a textIn this interview with author Sandy Parks, we discuss her thriller/suspense novel UNDER THE RADAR: A TAKING RISKS NOVEL. The book features protagonist Joni Bell, who is a helicopter pilot tasked by her South African employer with retrieving critical information from neighboring Zimbabwe. This fast paced read was the April 2022 Aviatrix Book Club discussion book. Sandy is the author of 7 other books. You can find her at her website www.sandyparksauthor.com If you've already read the book, jump ahead to 10 minutes after she does her reading.Did y...
2022-04-2048 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Writers' Room - Literary Agent Amy CollinsSend us a textAmy Collins is a Literary Agent with 30 years of experience in the publishing industry. In the introduction to this interview I say that it's focused on traditional publishing, but in the first 30 minutes Amy imparts her wisdom on ALL of the publishing options, so I highly recommend you take a listen if you're considering how to send your baby into the world. In the rest of the interview she shares advice on whether you need an agent, whether you're ready for an agent, and how to find and attract one. Find Amy o...
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Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Writers' Room - Amy Shira Teitel on research, book proposal, and promotionSend us a textIn this interview with Amy Shira Teitel, author of FIGHTING FOR SPACE, she talks about the research she did to write this dual biography, the proposal process, and the challenges of launching and promoting a book at the start of Covid.Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on the book page. By shopping through the Literary Aviatrix website a small...
2022-03-2740 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Book Club March 2022 - Amy Shira TeitelSend us a textIn this interview with historian, author, and host of The Vintage Space YouTube Channel, Amy Shira Teitel, we talk about the fascinating stories of Jerrie Cobb and Jackie Cochran in the context of the early space program, which she writes about in her dual biography, FIGHTING FOR SPACE.Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on the book...
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Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAuthor Interview: Casey Grant on Black History in AviationSend us a textBlack history in aviation. In this interview with Casey Grant, one of the first Black women to serve as a flight attendant (stewardess) for Delta, we talk about her successful initiative to designate February 16th as International Black Aviation Day (IBAD), and her books STARS IN THE SKY, STARS AND BEYOND, and its accompanying children's activity book. We also talk about her interview series, The Fly Girl Show on blog talk radio. You can find Casey at www.theflygirl10.net. Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and m...
2022-02-2740 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Writers' Room - Merryl Tengesdal on telling her story with a ghost writerSend us a textIn this Writers’ Room conversation with Merryl Tengesdal, the first and only Black woman to fly the U2 reconnaissance aircraft, we talk about what she learned by working with a ghost writer and going the self-publishing route to tell her story. This is a great interview to listen to if you’re someone who has had many people tell you that you should write a book, but you don’t necessarily want to pursue writing as a long-term commitment. Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shop...
2022-01-2938 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Book Club - January 2022 - Merryl Tengesdal SHATTER THE SKYSend us a textSHATTER THE SKY is the Aviatrix Book Club discussion book for January 2022. In this interview with Col. Merryl Tengesdal, USAF (ret.), the first and only Black woman to fly the U2 reconnaissance plane and a contestant on the reality televisions series TOUGH AS NAILS, we talk about growing up in the Bronx, her start in aviation with the Navy, flying H60 helicopters at sea, challenges with supervisors, the difference in Navy and Air Force aviation cultures, the importance of mentoring and how to find mentors, flying the U2 and how to become a...
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Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Book Club 2021 Year in Review & 2022 PreviewSend us a textLos Angeles 99s Aviatrix Book Club host, Arhynn Descy, and I talk about the 12 books featuring women in aviation we read and discussed this year, and I offer a preview of the 2022 reading list. Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on the book page. By shopping through the Literary Aviatrix website a small portion of the sale goes to support t...
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Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Writers' Room - Julie Tizard on writing lesbian romanceSend us a textIn this Writers’ Room interview with Julie Tizard, author of THE ROAD TO WINGS and two other lesbian romance novels, she talks about her writing journey, the incredible support she receives from her publishing company, Bold Strokes, and the ways in which she actively seeks inspiration for her creativity. Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on the book page. By sho...
2021-12-2323 minLiterary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Book Club December 2021 - Interview with Julie Tizard on THE ROAD TO WINGSSend us a textIn this interview with retired Air Force Colonel and airline pilot, Julie Tizard, we talk about her flying careers and her book, THE ROAD TO WINGS, a lesbian romance novel set in Air Force Flight Training in the early 1990s. This book is the Aviatrix Book Club discussion book for December 2021. It incorporates the intensity of military flight training from both the student's and instructor’s perspectives and the high stakes of same-sex relationships in the military at the time. Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me...
2021-12-2330 minLiterary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Writers' Room - Kristin L. Gray on writing for childrenSend us a textIn this conversation with Kristin L. Gray, author of THE AMELIA SIX and three other children’s books, she talks about her writing and publishing journey, and offers advice for aspiring writers. Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on the book page. By shopping through the Literary Aviatrix website a small portion of the sale goes to support the content you...
2021-12-1721 minLiterary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAuthor Interview - Kristin L. Gray on her middle-grade mystery novel THE AMELIA SIXSend us a textIn this interview with author Kristin L. Gray, she talks about her middle-grade novel THE AMELIA SIX: AN AMELIA EARHART MYSTERY. Set in Amelia Earhart’s childhood home, this is a fun read for ages 8-12 that incorporates quirky characters, fun facts about Amelia, and the rich history of the Ninety-Nines. It’s also a great book for promoting STEM with young girls and boys (my 9-year-old son loved it.)The blurb: Amelia Earhart’s famous aviator goggles go missing and eleven-year-old Millie has to find them before the night is ove...
2021-12-1731 minLiterary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Writers' Room - Melody Foreman on the co-author relationship, her creative process, and advice for writersSend us a textIn this continuation of my conversation with author Melody Foreman, we talk more about the co-authoring relationship, her creative process, the business end of publishing, and her advice for writers interested in preserving our aviation history through writing. Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on the book page. By shopping through the Literary Aviatrix website a small portion of the s...
2021-11-3052 minLiterary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Book Club - November 2021 - A SPITFIRE GIRL with Melody ForemanSend us a textIn this interview with journalist and author Melody Foreman, we talk about the subject of the Aviatrix Book Club November 2021 discussion book, A SPITFIRE GIRL, Mary Ellis, and her fellow British Air Transport Auxiliary pilots during WWII. Foreman has several other books, either published or forthcoming, featuring WWII topics, including THE WRECK HUNTER: THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN AND THE BLITZ, and her upcoming FROM BATTLE TO THE BIG SCREEN. You can find her at her website, www.melodyforeman.co.ukDid you know you can support your local independent bookshop and...
2021-11-301h 08Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Writers' Room - OPEN SKIES - with co-author Adam SikesSend us a textIn this interview with co-author Adam Sikes, we talk about his journey from U.S. Marine and Intel Analyst to writer, the co-author relationship, book promotion, and other exciting projects he's working on.Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on the book page. By shopping through the Literary Aviatrix website a small portion of the sale goes to support the...
2021-11-2033 minLiterary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationWriters' Room Interview - Nancy Roe Pimm on publishing children's books without an agentSend us a textIn this interview with award winning children's and young adult author, Nancy Roe Pimm, she talks about her writing and publishing journey, working without an agent, and the picture book FLY, GIRL, GLY's success from #PBPitch Wars.Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on the book page. By shopping through the Literary Aviatrix website a small portion of the sale...
2021-11-0519 minLiterary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Book Club - October 2021 - OPEN SKIES with Niloofar Rahmani and Co-Author Adam SikesSend us a textNiloofar Rahmani endured incredible pressures to pursue her dream of flight as the first female fixed wing pilot for the Afghan Air Force. Her co-author, Adam Sikes, did a brilliant job of helping Niloofar tell her story in OPEN SKIES.Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on the book page. By shopping through the Literary Aviatrix website a small portion...
2021-10-3150 minLiterary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationYoung Aviatrix Books: Shaesta Waiz and Nancy Roe PimmSend us a textWhile FLY, GIRL, FLY is a beautiful picture book for young readers, this interview is for everyone. Shaesta Waiz, an Afghan refugee, became the youngest woman to fly solo around the world at thirty years old. That mission, with 32 outreach events around the world, was focused on inspiring young people in aviation and STEM and to show them that if you dream it, you can do it. In the interview we talk about Shaesta's childhood, growing up in two worlds as an Afghan refugee in the United States, her solo trip, nineteen year...
2021-10-2759 minLiterary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Book Club September 2021 - Sherri L. Smith FLYGIRLSend us a textSherri L. Smith is an award-winning Children’s and Young Adult author who has published ten books. She also writes comics, including Bart Simpson Comics, James Cameron’s Avatar, and most recently, Wonder Woman. Her novel, Flygirl, is the Aviatrix Book Club discussion book for September 2021, which imagines a fair-skinned Black girl passing as white to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots in WWII. Her other works that highlight diversity in aviation include Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen? –part of the New York Times bestselling Who Was? book series, and The Blossom and the Fi...
2021-09-2747 minLiterary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationWriters Room Interview - Sherri L. Smith on writing novels and teaching the writing craftSend us a textIn this interview with award winning Children's and Young Adult Author, Sherri L. Smith, we talk about her writing journey from short story to novel, the evolution of Flygirl from Master's thesis to published novel, upcoming writing workshops she will facilitate, and her advice for new writers. You can find her at her website www.sherrilsmith.comDid you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll f...
2021-09-2728 minLiterary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationWriters' Room Interview - Erin Seidemann on the memoir editing and publishing processSend us a textIn this conversation with Erin Seidemann, author of POSTCARDS FROM THE SKY: ADVENTURES OF AN AVIATRIX, she talks about the editing and publishing process, book promotion, and shares one of her stories that didn’t make it into the book. Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on the book page. By shopping through the Literary Aviatrix website a small portion of...
2021-08-2336 minLiterary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Book Club August 2021 - Erin Seidemann POSTCARDS FROM THE SKY: ADVENTURES OF AN AVIATRIXSend us a textAviatrix Book Club August 2021 - POSTCARDS FROM THE SKY - Interview with general aviation pilot, author, and Renaissance Woman, Erin Seidemann about her memoir of her flight training and flying escapades, aircraft ownership, and relationships. Find Erin on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ErinSeidemannDid you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on the book page. By shopping through the Literary...
2021-08-2351 minLiterary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Book Club July 2021 - Amber Smith DANGER CLOSESend us a textIn this interview with Army combat veteran and Kiowa Warrior helicopter pilot, Amber Smith, we talk about her memoir, DANGER CLOSE: MY EPIC JOURNEY AS A COMBAT HELICOPTER PILOT IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on the book page. By shopping through the Literary Aviatrix website a small portion of the sale goes to support the...
2021-07-3043 minLiterary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationWriter's Room Interview - Amber Smith on writing, editing, and promoting her memoirSend us a textIn the book portion of my interview with Amber Smith, she talks about how getting outside of her comfort zone to attend graduate school gave her the confidence to write. In this portion, we go more in-depth on what the writing process looked like for her, the editing process, and book promotion.Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on the...
2021-07-3016 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAuthor Interview: Carole Hopson A PAIR OF WINGSSend us a textI was thrilled to talk with pilot and author Carole Hopson about her gorgeous historical fiction A Pair of Wings about the life of pioneering Aviatrix, Bessie Coleman. Already an Oprah Daily best pick for July 2021, A Pair of Wings is so inspiring and so incredibly well done, it feels as if Carole was hand-picked by the universe to deliver Bessie’s story. As she shares in our interview, she provided the ‘glue’ to hold the biographical facts together with her fictional drawing of Bessie’s interpersonal relationships and emotions, making this feel like a d...
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Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Book Club June 2021 - Robin Kardon FLYGIRL and ANGEL FLIGHTSend us a textIn this interview with author Robin Kardon, we discuss her aviation experience, how she drew on her experiences as the first woman to work for a corporate aviation company, and the themes in her two books: discrimination in the workplace in FLYGIRL, and women's/mental health in ANGEL FLIGHT.Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on the book page. By...
2021-06-2446 minLiterary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationWriters' Room Interview - Robin Kardon on learning novel writing and balancing writing and book promotionSend us a textIn this discussion with author Robin Kardon, writing as R.D. Kardon, she talks about learning the craft of novel writing though San Diego Writers, Ink, how she manages the workload of writing and promoting her books, and offers advice for women in aviation who are considering using their flying experience in writing. Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on t...
2021-06-2420 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationBook Discussion with Captain Judy Rice 101 TRAILBLAZING WOMEN IN AIR AND SPACESend us a textCaptain Judy Rice talks about her flying career, the first in a three-book series, INSPIRING WORDS FOR AIR AND SPACE WOMEN, and the upcoming 101 TRAILBLAZING WOMEN IN AIR AND SPACE, available in September 2021. Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on the book page. By shopping through the Literary Aviatrix website a small portion of the sale goes to support the c...
2021-06-1824 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Book Club May 2021 - Clare Mulley THE WOMEN WHO FLEW FOR HITLERSend us a textAuthor interview with Clare Mulley. Clare has written three historical biographies including THE WOMAN WHO SAVED THE CHILDREN: A BIOGRAPHY OF EGLANTYNE JEBB, FOUNDER OF SAVE THE CHILDREN; THE SPY WHO LOVED: THE SECRETS AND LIVES OF CHRISTINE GRANVILLE who was Britain’s first female special agent in WWII; and the Aviatrix Book Club discussion book for May 2021, THE WOMEN WHO FLEW FOR HITLER: A TRUE STORY OF SOARING AMBITION AND SEARING RIVALRY. She reviews non-fiction for the UK’s Spectator and Telegraph, and has given talks for TedX, the Houses of Par...
2021-05-2231 minLiterary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationWriters' Room Interview - Clare Mulley on writing biographySend us a textIn this continuation of my interview with author, Clare Mulley, she talks in more detail about how she came to write biographies, her process, and gives advice for writers interested in pursuing biography writing. Check our her website at www.claremulley.comDid you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on the book page. By shopping through the Literary Aviatrix website a...
2021-05-2218 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Book Club April 2021 - Kathy Mexted AUSTRALIAN WOMEN PILOTSSend us a textKathy does some readings from her book about ten Australian women aviation pioneers, and talks about writing this gorgeous book that every aviator should read. Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on the book page. By shopping through the Literary Aviatrix website a small portion of the sale goes to support the content you love, at no additional cost to y...
2021-04-1859 minLiterary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationWriters' Room Interview - Kathy MextedSend us a textKathy talks about using her journalism experience to write the stories of ten women aviation pioneers, her publishing journey, and offers advice for writers who want to tell the stories of women in aviation history. Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on the book page. By shopping through the Literary Aviatrix website a small portion of the sale goes to s...
2021-04-1825 minLiterary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAuthor Interview- Amy Good Paster Strebe FLYING FOR HER COUNTRY: THE AMERICAN AND SOVIET WOMEN MILITARY PILOTS OF WWIISend us a textAmy Goodpaster Strebe is an accomplished journalist and historian whose book Flying for Her Country: The American and Soviet Women Military Pilots of WWII was the first comparative study on these two groups of women. Written as her master's thesis, this work served as her introduction into the WASP and Russian Women Pilots communities, with and for whom she has participated in many events since, including their Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in 2010. Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate l...
2021-03-3044 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationWriters' Room Interview - Amy Goodpaster Strebe on publishing her master's thesisSend us a textAmy Goodpaster Strebe's published her master's thesis 'on a lark' and it launched her into the world of the WASP and Soviet women pilots. She talks about the research, and publishing through a university press. Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on the book page. By shopping through the Literary Aviatrix website a small portion of the sale goes to s...
2021-03-3016 minLiterary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationWriters' Room Interview- Co-writing the Nadine Ramsey Story and publishing through a university pressSend us a textIn this portion of my interview with Raquel Ramsey and Tricia Aurand about the book they cowrote together Taking Flight, The Nadine Ramsey story, we talk about their writing process, their support team, and what it was like to publish through a university press. Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on the book page. By shopping through the Literary Aviatrix w...
2021-03-2826 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAuthor Interview - Raqui Ramsey and Tricia Aurand WWII WASP TAKING FLIGHT: THE NADINE RAMSEY STORYSend us a textThe third in a series of interviews for Women's History Month highlighting authors whose work features the women who flew for their countries during WWII, we delve into the individual story of a woman who flew for the WASP in the United States. In this interview, Nadine's sister-in-law, Raqui Ramsey, and screenwriter, Tricia Aurand, talk about how they came together on a documentary about Raqui's late husband, Ed Ramsey, who led the last U.S. Army Cavalry charge in U.S. history in the Phillipines during WWII. Tricia was intrigued by Nadine's story...
2021-03-2837 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAuthor Interview: Sarah Byrn Rickman - Women Pilots in the U.S. in WWIISend us a textIn this interview, author Sarah Byrn Rickman shares the history of the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron and the Women Air Service Pilots who flew for the U.S. during World War II. Sarah has immersed herself with the remaining WAFS and WASP for over twenty years through the fortune of her connection with the International Women's Air and Space Museum. She arrived in their midst as an established journalist, and has made it her mission to preserve their stories for posterity. She has published ten books so far featuring these amazing stories. Her k...
2021-03-231h 05Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationWriters' Room Interview - Julie Holmes on her writing journey, benefits of agents and traditional publishing, and advice for writers.Send us a textIn this Writers’ Room talk, Julie Holmes shares her writing journey, how she established her author platform through her blog, Facets of a Muse, the benefits she’s experienced having an agent and going the traditional publishing route, and offers advice to aspiring writers who want to develop their craft. Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on the book page. By sh...
2021-03-1534 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Book Club March 2021 - Julie Holmes MURDER IN PLANE SIGHTSend us a textIn this interview, Julie Holmes starts us off by reading Chapter One of her aircraft mechanic mystery thriller, Murder in Plane Sight, and ends with a teaser for book two in the Sierra Bauer series, which is still a work in progress. Skip ahead to 12 minutes if you’ve already read the book. If you haven’t, I give you a Spoiler Alert when we get to the Book Club Talk. You can find Julie at her blog, Facets of a Muse Did you know you can support...
2021-03-1535 minLiterary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationWriters' Room Interview - Elizabeth Wein on agents, Code Name Verity, and advice for writersSend us a textIn this Writer’s Room discussion, Elizabeth Wein shares how her ideas come together within historical context, her agent relationship and the value it has offered her as a writer, writing Code Name Verity and how it became a #1 NYT Best Seller eight years after publication, and offers advice to aspiring and working writers. Find Elizabeth at her website www.elizabethwein.com. Join us in the Aviatrix Writers' group on Facebook, and check out the Aviatrix Book Review Writers' Room. Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me...
2021-03-0237 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAuthor Interview: Elizabeth Wein - Women Pilots on the European Front in WWIISend us a textWelcome to March—Women’s History Month! In this interview, I talk with NYT #1 Best-Seller, Elizabeth Wein, about her flying adventures, her books, and the history of the women who flew their countries during WWII on the European Front, including the British Air Transport Auxiliary, the Russian Night Witches, and the Luftwaffe test pilots. You can find her many books on her website, www.elizabethwein.com and hundreds of books featuring women in aviation history on the Aviatrix Book Review website www.aviatrixbookreview.com.In addition to the many books written abou...
2021-03-0251 minLiterary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationWriters' Room Interview - Lauren Kessler on her writing journey, memoir writing, and more.Send us a textLauren Kessler is the author of 15 books, Director of the TransAtlantic Storytelling workshop, and Affiliate Professor, teaching storytelling and social change, at the University of Washington. She particularly enjoys working with groups of people (like us) whose special isn't necessarily writing, but who have an important story to tell. Among her many books, she is the author of the THE WRITE PATH: ESSAYS ON THE ART OF WRITING AND THE JOY OF READING.Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org...
2021-02-1836 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Book Club - February 2021 - Author Interview with Lauren Kessler HAPPY BOTTOM RIDING CLUBSend us a text****Spoiler Alert*****Lauren is the author of 15 books ranging on topics from Pancho to ballet, prison life to Alzheimer’s. She has immersed herself in these worlds and others to reveal them to us through her writing. Lauren talks about the challenges of researching this legendary, larger-than-life Aviatrix, a character from our rich history that everyone in aviation should get to know. If you already know Pancho's story, then we don't spoil too much for you in this interview. We do get into her later years, though, which you may...
2021-02-1845 minLiterary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationWriters' Room Interview - Patty Bear on writing, publishing, memoir, audio book, and promotion.Send us a textIn this interview, Air Force Academy graduate and recently retired airline pilot, Patty Bear, talks about her writing, the craft of memoir, and the details of editing, self-publishing, creating the audio book, and promoting, FROM PLAIN TO PLANE: MY MENNONITE CHILDHOOD, A NATIONAL SCANDAL, AND AN UNCONVENTIONAL SOAR TO FREEDOM. You can find Patty at her author page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorPattyBearAnd at her website: www.theflyingclub.comFor a more in-depth interview with Patty, listen to the Onward Podcast episode: https://podcasts.a...
2021-02-1628 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAuthor Interview - Patty Bear's new memoir FROM PLAIN TO PLANESend us a textIn this interview, Air Force Academy graduate and recently retired airline pilot, Patty Bear, talks about her upcoming book, FROM PLAIN TO PLANE: MY MENNONITE CHILDHOOD, A NATIONAL SCANDAL, AND AN UNCONVENTIONAL SOAR TO FREEDOM. The book will be available on February 23rd. You can find Patty at her author page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorPattyBear And at her website: www.theflyingclub.com For a more in-depth interview with Patty, listen to the Onward Podcast episode: https://podcasts.apple.com...
2021-02-1627 minLiterary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationWOMEN ROCK WINGS - Meagan Davis, Black Women in Aviation, Storytelling Through New MediaMeagan Davis @womenrockwings is a Captain in the Air Force Reserve Chaplain Corps and a new private pilot. She comes from Brooklyn, Southern, and Bajan roots (her father was from Barbados—where I spent two years of my Coast Guard career). She is the founder of Women Rock Wings—an initiative to inspire and connect women in aviation, and to virtually connect women-in-training in study groups to capitalize on the collective knowledge and experience of women learning to fly. She’s been on social media recently, connecting several different initiatives, and, in particular, highlighting Black women in aviation who are mak...
2021-02-1228 minLiterary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationChildren's Author Interview: Helo Pilot Sarah Boutte on WILLOW JAMES AND THE QUEEN OF U'I'S CROWNHelicopter Pilot Sarah Boutte talks about her flying career, her picture books, and her middle grade fantasy adventure novel, WILLOW JAMES AND THE QUEEN OF U'I'S CROWN. Check out the Aviatrix Book Review website for more children's books featuring women and girls in aviation: www.aviatrixbookreview.comThanks so much for listening! Stay up to date on book releases, author events, and Aviatrix Book Club discussion dates with the Literary Aviatrix Newsletter. Visit the Aviatrix Book Review website to find over 600 books featuring women in aviation i...
2021-02-0718 minLiterary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationWriters' Room Interview: Helicopter Pilot Sarah Boutte on WILLOW JAMES AND THE QUEEN OF U'I'S CROWNFull interview with Sarah Boutte including her flying career, picture books, middle grade novel WILLOW JAMES AND THE QUEEN OF U'I'S CROWN, and her writing and self-publishing journey.If you're a woman writing in aviation, please join us in the Writers' Room at www.aviatrixbookreview.com and in the Aviatrix Facebook group www.facebook.com/groups/aviatrixwritersThanks so much for listening! Stay up to date on book releases, author events, and Aviatrix Book Club discussion dates with the Literary Aviatrix Newsletter. Visit the Aviatrix Book...
2021-02-0737 minLiterary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationWriters' Room - Erika Armstrong on writing and publishingSend us a textA brief excerpt from my interview with Erika about her book A CHICK IN THE COCKPIT. Erika talks about her writing background, what she's writing now, and plans to self-publish her next book. Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on the book page. By shopping through the Literary Aviatrix website a small portion of the sale goes to support the c...
2021-02-0306 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationPilot-Poet, Captain Linda Pauwels, on BEYOND HAIKU- soliciting submissions for her second project.Send us a textCaptain Linda Pauwels on Beyond Haiku: Pilots Write Poetry, and her upcoming project Women Pilots Write Poetry. She’s requesting submissions! Proceeds will go to support scholarships for women pursuing flying careers.Captain Linda Pauwels is calling on women pilots from the four corners of the world to submit poetry for her second book Beyond Haiku: Women Pilots Write Poetry.The themes in this book will be 1) On Strength and Endurance, 2) On Radiance and Beauty, 3) On Love of Flying, and 4) On Finding Balance. Vignettes on Blood Ties will feature poetry fr...
2021-01-2931 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Book Club January 2021 Author Interview with Erika Armstrong A CHICK IN THE COCKPITSend us a textAviatrix Book Club - January 2021 - Author interview with Erika Armstrong, A CHICK IN THE COCKPIT ****SPOILER ALERT****All-around aviation professional, and prolific aviation writer, Erika Armstrong, reads an excerpt from A CHICK IN THE COCKPIT, before we get into the details. In a proper book club talk, we discuss the hard stuff she shared in the book, career and life balance, women pilots and horses, book clubs, the word 'Chick', and end on a high note, offering some encouraging words for pilots and pilots-in-training affected by Covid. If yo...
2021-01-1938 min