Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in Aviation

About Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in Aviation

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. * 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. * 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. * 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. * https://linktr.ee/literaryaviatrix

Publisher

Liz Booker - Pilot, Writer, Aviation Diversity Advocate

Category

arts · history · leisure

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Jan 2021

Latest episode

5 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

228 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Sept 2026

   Astronaut Karen Nyberg and children's author Ann McCallum Staats talk about their new book A Quilt of Stars: Astronaut Karen Nyberg Stitches a Dream

   Send us Fan Mail What happens when an astronaut takes a needle and thread to space? In this episode, I talk with astronaut, engineer, and textile artist Karen Nyberg and author Ann McCallum Staats about their gorgeous new picture book, A Quilt of Stars: Karen Nyberg Stitches a Dream. Buy the book: https://literaryaviatrix.com/book/a-quilt-of-stars/ Karen began dreaming of becoming an astronaut when she was eight years old, growing up in a tiny Minnesota town. That seemingly impossible drea...

2. 

   29 Aug 2026

   The Fearless Harriet Quimby: The Aviation Pioneer History Forgot, with Author and TV Journalist Don Dahler

   Send us Fan Mail A decade before Amelia Earhart became a household name, Harriet Quimby made aviation history. In 1911, Quimby became the first woman in the United States to earn a pilot’s license. The following year, she became the first woman to fly solo across the English Channel—a dangerous and extraordinary achievement at a time when aviation itself was still in its infancy. And then history largely forgot her. In this episode I talk with longtime television journalist and author Don Dah...

3. 

   16 Jul 2026

   Retired Airline Captain Michelle Huntington talks about transoceanic ferry flights, lightning strikes, and breast cancer with humor and grace in her entertaining and impactful memoir, Lady MacGyver

   Send us Fan Mail In her memoir, Lady MacGyver, Michelle Huntington shares everything from ferry flights across oceans to surviving a lightning strike over Australia's Snowy Mountains, building an airline career after being told women couldn't be pilots, motherhood, breast cancer, and the mindset that carried her through it all. Our discussion explores those experiences, along with her writing process, her philosophy of "keep going until you can't," and even a friendly debate about the word av...

Who has been a guest on Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in Aviation

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• Leona Cobham
• Carolyn Dasher
• Nicole Glover
• Erin Miller
• Susan Tate Ankeny

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YouTube views

22,713

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

17 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100

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69

Social presence

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YouTube

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Engagement

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