Bookish Flights: Books, Author Interviews & Must-Read Recommendations

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Jaime Jo Wright. Jaime is the author of ten novels, including Christy Award and Daphne du Maurier Award-winner The House on Foster Hill and Carol Award-winner The Reckoning at Gossamer Pond. She’s also a two-time Christy Award finalist and ECPA bestselling author of The Vanishing at Castle Moreau. Jaime lives in Wisconsin with her family and...

Send us Fan Mail Today we have an episode from the kids for the kids. I am speaking today with Morgan and her Mom, Jenn Kappes. Morgan is 8 years old and a 3rd grader. She has brought a book flight of her favorite graphic novels. I have listed the recommended ages for the books of the flight below. They live in sunny, beautiful Hawaii and you can hear the birds chirping in the background, it sound...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with J.D. “Danny” McCabe. J.D. is a Pittsburgh, PA native, and the author of The Third Gift , a true story about a tumultuous marriage gone wrong. He now speaks with organizations across the country about his experiences. From an early age, Danny was independent and a practical realist. He began writing his diary as a historical journal of events...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode I am chatting with Erin Bartels. Erin is the award-winning author of We Hope for Better Things, The Words between Us, All That We Carried, The Girl Who Could Breathe Under Water, and Everything is Just Beginning. A two-time Christy finalist and winner of two 2020 WFWA Star Wards and the 2020 Michigan Notable Book Award. Erin has been a publishing professional fo...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Huda Al-Marashi. Huda is the author of the memoir First Comes Marriage: My Not-So-Typical American Love Story and a co-author of the middle-grade novel Grounded . Her other writing has appeared in various anthologies and news outlets, such as the New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times , and al Jazeera . She is a fellow with the Highlights...

Send us Fan Mail Today we are featuring another episode from the kids. I am speaking today with Hazel and her Mom, Ashley Terpstra. Hazel is 11 and a 6th grader. However, please note she has a higher reading level than that, I have listed the recommended ages for the books of the flight below. We talked all about Battle of the Books which was really fun to learn about and a book flight of her favo...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting Kristie Addair Guard. Kristie is the author of Healing Ever After. Kristie Addair Guard lives in Campobello, South Carolina, where she recently traded the suburban life for the country and has a farm full of animals. Her favorite topic of conversation is Jesus, and her gift is to encourage others, especially women, to find, understand, and walk in...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting Sandhya Gokal. Sandhya is a pharmacist and health coach with over 12 years experience. She specializes in making healthy habits so fun that they become superpowers! She’s been a bookworm since the age of 7 and consumes at least 1 book a week (often reading multiple at a time) on many subjects. She has a particular interest in mythology, children’s...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting Matt Coyle. Matt is the best-selling author of the Rick Cahill PI Crime Series. He was named the 2021 San Diego Writer’s Festival Mystery Writer of the Year, and his novels have won the Anthony Award, the Shamus Award, the Lefty Award, the San Diego Book Award, among others. He has also received nominations for numerous Anthony, Macavity, Shamus,...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode I am chatting with Jacqui Lents of the Jacqui Just Chatters podcast. Jacqui and I have teamed up to do a two-part story share. You can find Part A over at Jacqui Just Chatters . We asked for submissions on “Books That Have Impacted You.” We got many lovely submissions and I am beyond excited to share the stories of books that have impacted Sue Pritchard and Shir...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode I am chatting with Meg Seitz . Meg is the founder and CEO of toth shop, a communications agency that focuses on a human, holistic approach to branding, marketing, and communications. Her book '“ You are Something New: Life lessons to radically change how you show up in your business ” was published in November 2023.  We chatted all about starting with a rea...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Gerry Wilson. A seventh generation Mississippian, Gerry Wilson grew up in the red clay hills of the north. Her novel, That Pinson Girl , was released on February 6, 2024. Gerry has a Substack publication, “Stories I’m Old Enough to Tell,” where she writes about her journey to publication and reveals tidbits about That Pinson Girl . Gerry taug...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered what your favorite authors are reading? Or what books influenced their writing lives? Today, we are on a mission to find out what the award-winning and bestselling author, Kristin Hannah , is reading.  Kristin Hannah is well-loved here at Bookish Flights, by listeners and host alike. It was an absolute honor to have her on the show. In this episode, we talke...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode I am chatting with Ainsley Billings. Ainsley is a first-time author, hoping to always create new worlds and characters. She is currently studying psychology with the goal of becoming a forensic psychologist. She has always loved reading and writing, and this book is a dream come true for her. When she is not studying or writing, Ainsley enjoys playing with her t...

Send us Fan Mail Today we are leaning in to another episode from the kids. We had so much success with our first kid episode, that we will be doing one every month for the foreseeable future. If you have a kiddo who loves to read, I’d love to bring them on. Fill out the Guest Inquiry Form on www.bookishflights.com. In today’s episode, we are chatting with Jarek and his Mom, Sami. Jarek is 8, so th...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Bryan Mitchell. Bryan is an award-winning author of epic fantasies living in Archdale, NC. His writing is inspired by his Christian faith, and is filled with relevant themes that can be identified in today's society even though they are written into fantastical worlds. He is the author of Infernal Fall and Almost Paradise, which just rel...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Sara Brunsvold. Sara creates stories that speak hope, truth and life. Influenced by humble women of God who find His fingerprints in the everyday, she does the same in her life and her storytelling. Sara is the author of The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip and her newest novel, The Divine Proverb of Streusel. Sara’s recognitions include the...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Lori Ann Wood. Lori Ann lives with her husband in an empty nest in beautiful Bentonville, Arkansas. Having discovered a serious heart condition almost too late, Lori Ann writes to encourage others to explore their difficult faith questions along the detours of life. Lori Ann’s award-winning book released in February 2023 with CrossRiver Media...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Cori Wamsley. Cori is the CEO of Aurora Corialis Publishing and works with leaders who have a transformational story to share. She helps them quickly and easily write and publish a book for their brand that helps them create a legacy and be seen as an expert while building a relationship with the reader. Cori has 18 years experience as a prof...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Kaitlin Cuevas. Kaitlin is the owner and founder of Think Happy, Co. She's a lover of french roast coffee, Goldendoodles, and pump-up music! She believes happiness is something we each create for ourselves and that YOU are in the driver’s seat of your own life. Outside of work, she's a mom to Eleanor and James, wife to Oakley, and d...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Paul Attaway. Paul was born and raised in the Atlanta, Georgia area. Paul attended Georgetown University and graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law. He and his wife then moved to Phoenix, AZ, where Paul embarked on a thirty-year business career before retiring to pursue writing fiction. Paul and his wife relocated to Charlesto...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Sarah Marie Page. Sarah writes light and fluffy YA fantasy. She lives in sunny Phoenix, Arizona with her equally fluffy cat with her husband, who is not fluffy.   She is currently querying HOUSE OF SMOKE and writing SERPENT GREEN, VENOM BLUE. She also has a witchy manuscript that lives in a trunk under the bed.  Her work has been featured in...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Carl Vonderau. Carl is an award-winning author of crime fiction. As a child growing up in Cleveland, he loved to write. His ghost stories scared the bejesus out of other kids. But it took a long time to become a full-time author. He left Cleveland to study at Stanford, then spent more than thirty years as a banker in the U.S., Latin America,...

Send us Fan Mail I am chatting with the ladies of the Books Are Magical Podcast. Books Are Magical is a podcast hosted by 3 friends who truly believe books have the extraordinary power to help us understand and even change the world around us. Hosts Analicia, Rachael and Hannah all have degrees in English and met through their Dungeons and Dragons group, where they immediately bonded over their sh...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Odyssa Abille. Odyssa is a teacher and writer based in Vietnam, originally from the Phillippines. She is the writer of two poetry books entitled Like a New Sun Rising and From Where I Stand.  Her articles and poety are featured in international publications such as Amendo, The Good Men Project, GirlTellMe, and The Fairy Tale Magazine. In the...