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Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in Aviation

Liz Booker - Pilot, Writer, Aviation Diversity Advocate

Join Liz Booker as she interviews authors whose books feature women in aviation from across genres, historical periods, and types of flying, and be inspired by the tenacity, adventure, and courage of our sisters in the air. 
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Liz not only promotes books featuring women in aviation, but also provides the tools and information for other women to tell their stories. Check out  Writers' Room interviews for in-depth discussions on writing, publishing, and book promotion. 
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Short on time? 
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WAYPOINTS are 5-10 minute excerpts from her book interviews with 50+ authors 
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AUTHORS NOTES are 5-10 minute excerpts from her Writers' Room interviews with authors and other experts in writing and publishing
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Liz is a retired Coast Guard helicopter pilot and writer, and host of the Aviatrix Book Club, Aviatrix Writers' Group, and Literary Aviatrix website where you'll find hundreds of books featuring women in aviation for all ages. 
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Sign up for the Literary Aviatrix Newsletter to stay up to date on book news and book discussions and follow her on social media @LiteraryAviatrix. 
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Prolific mystery writer Edith Maxwell, writing as Maddie Day, talks about her writing career and incorporating historical details about a young Amelia Earhart into her new novel A Case for the Ladies: A Dot and Amelia MysteryApril 07, 2024
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Bloomberg space journalist and author Loren Grush talks about her book The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women AstronautsMarch 17, 2024
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Aviatrix Writers' Room - New Zealand pilot and author Penelope Haines on going from Na-No-Wri-Mo participant to self-published author. March 17, 2024
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New Zealand flight instructor and author Penelope Haines on flying in the Land of the Long White Cloud and her Claire Hardcastle murder mystery Death on D'UrvilleMarch 13, 2024
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Award winning authors Sherri L. Smith and Elizabeth Wein talk about their exciting new collaborative Young Adult release, American Wings: Chicago's Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality February 22, 2024
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Aviatrix Writers' Room: Sara Ackerman on becoming a best-selling historical fiction author after having three novels rejected. February 21, 2024
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Best-selling WWII historical fiction author Sara Ackerman reimagines the 1920's Dole Air Race to Hawaii with a female competitor in her new release The Uncharted Flight of Olivia WestFebruary 04, 2024
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Book Launch Interview - Decorated Veteran Army Helicopter Pilot Kodey Bogart talks about her flying career and her new picture book Helo Girls: The Firefighting PilotJanuary 14, 2024
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Soar Into Joy with my first 'Leadership and Development' series guest, US Navy S-3B Viking pilot and Tech Industry veteran Loree 'Rowdy' Draude, first wave of women to deploy on a carrier, and one-woman show actress. December 18, 2023
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Aviatrix Book Club 2024 Reading List AnnouncementDecember 15, 2023
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Author Leona Cobham, granddaughter of aviation pioneer Sir Alan Cobham, talks about her middle grade book Flying Circus Takes to the Skies, featuring four anthropomorphic vintage aircraft and their adventures December 01, 2023
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Aviatrix Book Club November 2024 - USAF Test Pilot and First Female NASA Space Shuttle Pilot & Commander, Col. Eileen Collins (ret.) talks about her journey from childhood to space, and her memoir, Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars. November 24, 2023
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Aviatrix Book Club October 2023 Coast Guard H65 Dauphin Helicopter Flight Mechanic Ashlee Leppert talks about rescue response during Hurricane Harvey, earning the Air Medal, and being an honored guest at the State of the Union AddressNovember 01, 2023
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Aviatrix 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 ChickOctober 23, 2023
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Book Launch: Former USAF F-16 Thunderbird no. 3 Demonstration Pilot and mom, Caroline ‘Blaze’ Jensen, talks about her new picture book THUNDERMOUSE October 09, 2023
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Book Launch: Author Mary Carroll Moore talks about how her WWII WASP mother inspired her new thriller novel, A Woman's Guide to Search and Rescue, which features two modern-day female pilot charactersOctober 07, 2023
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Writers' Room conversation with former travel-writer-turned-author, Nell McShane Wulfhart, on non-fiction book proposals, agents, and publishing with the Big FiveSeptember 27, 2023
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Author Nell McShane Wulfhart celebrates the unsung heroines of equal rights in the aviation industry and the women's movement in The Great Stewardess RebellionSeptember 27, 2023
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WP47: Pilot and author Erin Mariah Murphy talks about her early career path toward the airlines via an aviation degree programSeptember 26, 2023
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AN22: Thriller novelist Sandy Parks talks about her writing routine and how to infiltrate the writers' conference circuit as a volunteerSeptember 25, 2023
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Aviatrix Book Club August 2023 Former Army helicopter pilot Connie Reeves talks about her thriller novel The Elimination Game, her career, and her contribution to the Military Fly Moms book. September 17, 2023
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WP46: USAF Lockheed U-2 'Dragon Lady' reconnaissance pilot Merryl Tengesdal talks about the physiological effects of flying on the edge of spaceAugust 24, 2023
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WP45: General aviation pilot Erin Seidemann talks about flying to The BahamasAugust 22, 2023
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AN21: Journalist and Author Kathy Mexted talks about the transition from article writing to longer form biographical sketch for her book Australian Women Pilots August 20, 2023
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WP44: Lauren Kessler reads about the 1929 Women's Transcontinental Air RaceAugust 01, 2023
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