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Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy Readers
Your reading time is precious. Let’s find a book worthy of it! Bookish Flights is a book recommendation podcast helping busy readers discover their next great read through author interviews and thoughtfully paired book recommendations.
Every Wednesday, we share three thoughtfully paired books connected by theme, genre or topic. Think of it as a wine flight of books! Along the way, we get to know the authors behind the stories, discover new favorites and celebrate our shared love of reading…
Episodes
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersThe Magic of Childhood Wonder: Karen Foxlee on The Wondrous Tale of Lavender Wolfe (E252)
Send us Fan Mail Award-winning Australian author Karen Foxlee joins me on Bookish Flights to discuss her latest middle grade novel, The Wondrous Tale of…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersCelebrating Indigenous Women Writers & the Stories They Tell with Vanessa Lillie (E251)
Send us Fan Mail Today on Bookish Flights, I’m joined by USA Today bestselling author and Cherokee Nation citizen Vanessa Lillie to discuss her latest…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersKeeping Love Alive Through Storytelling with Tiffany Chu (E250)
Send us Fan Mail What happens when storytelling becomes a way to keep someone's memory alive? Today on Bookish Flights, I'm joined by literary fantasy author…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersLiterary Mysteries with a Supernatural Twist and The Jewel of Corlivo with Kathleen Carr Foster (E249)
Send us Fan Mail Do you love a good literary mystery with a touch of the supernatural? This week on Bookish Flights, I'm joined by Kathleen Carr Foster, author…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersGrowing Up Before Screens: Free Range Girl & the Power of Reading Aloud with Meghan Cox Gurdon (E248)
Send us Fan Mail What was childhood like before screens, constant supervision, and endless distractions? In this episode of Bookish Flights, I'm joined by…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersHow to Get Booked on Podcasts: What I've Seen After 250+ Interviews (E247)
Send us Fan Mail Want to be a guest on more podcasts? After more than 250 interviews on Bookish Flights, I've seen what makes a podcast guest stand out and…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersFinding Hope, Overcoming Rejection, and Dramatic, Emotional Romances with Deborah Clack (E246)
Send us Fan Mail Today on Bookish Flights, I'm joined by contemporary romance author Deborah Clack to talk about her journey from high school history teacher…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersBFF Book Club - Brighter Than Before by Courtney Walsh (E245)
Send us Fan Mail What happens when you step outside your comfort zone and make room for something new? Courtney Walsh joins the BFF Book Club to talk about her…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersCold War Spies, Historical Fiction & Classic British Mysteries with Katherine Reay (E244)
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Bookish Flights, I’m joined by national bestselling and award-winning author Katherine Reay to talk about her latest novel…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersWriting for Kids, Loving Your Readers & the Magic of a Good Book with Annie Barrows (E243)
Send us Fan Mail Today, I’m joined by bestselling author Annie Barrows to talk about her journey from editor to author, why she loves writing for children, and…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersHow to Build Deeper Friendships & Meaningful Connection with Alex Alexander (E242)
Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode features Alex Alexander, author of Are We Friends Yet: How to Deepen Your Relationships and Create the Community You Need and…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersZibby Owens on Between Chapters, Reinvention & What 2,300 Author Interviews Taught Her (E241)
Send us Fan Mail This week, I’m joined by Zibby Owens—bestselling author, host of Totally Booked with Zibby, and founder of Zibby Media—to talk about her new…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersFinding Humor, Fighting Loneliness & Unlikely Friendships with Gordon Jack (E240)
Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode features Gordon Jack, author of Poppy Montgomery Gets Even. After 30 years as a high school librarian and writing two young…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersRomantasy, Hybrid Publishing & the Influence of Readers with Penn Cole (E239)
Send us Fan Mail New York Times bestselling author Penn Cole joins me to celebrate Burn of the Everflame, the fourth book in her Kindred’s Curse Saga. We talk…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersTruth, Crime & Fiction: Hank Phillippi Ryan on Journalism, Family Secrets & Writing Thrillers (E238)
Send us Fan Mail Today’s guest is Hank Phillipi Ryan, the USA Today bestselling author of seventeen thrillers, including the Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersFrom the NFL to Crime Fiction: Andre Hardy on Tear the City Down (E237)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Andre Hardy, a former NFL player turned writer and author of the debut crime novel Tear the City Down…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersBFF Book Club - Spies, Lies & Alibis with Natalie Walters (E236)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s BFF Book Club episode, I’m chatting with romantic suspense author Natalie Walters about our August pick, Spies, Lies, and Alibis…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersMotherhood, Sobriety & Writing Complex Women in Book Club Fiction w/ Jessica Guerrieri (E235)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Jessica Guerrieri, an award-winning novelist and essayist whose literary fiction explores the…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersAlli Dyer on Night Songs, Family Legacy & the Magic of Audiobooks (E234)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Alli Dyer. Alli was born in Tennessee and raised in the mountains of Virginia. Alli is the author of…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersHow Art Keeps History Alive: Thao Thai on The Seekers of Deer Creek (E233)
Send us Fan Mail Today's episode features Thao Thai, bestselling author of Banyan Moon. She joins us to discuss her latest novel, The Seekers of Deer Creek, a…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersRhys Bowen on The Castle in the Glen, Dual Timelines & Writing Historical Mysteries (E232)
Send us Fan Mail This week on Bookish Flights, I'm joined by New York Times bestselling author Rhys Bowen to discuss her latest novel, The Castle in the Glen…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersWriting Hope, Humor, and Older Characters: Anna Johnston on When Lemons Give You Life (E231)
Send us Fan Mail This week on Bookish Flights, internationally bestselling author Anna Johnston of The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife and she returns to…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersNeurodivergent Parenting: Faith, Grace, and Practical Strategies with Ginny Kochis (E230)
Send us Fan Mail This week on Bookish Flights, I'm joined by Ginny Kochis, author of Quirky Catholic Kids. Ginny shares what inspired her to write a practical…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersWhat Actually Makes Someone a Reader? It's Simpler Than You Think (E229)
Send us Fan Mail As a physical therapist, I spent years helping people build habits that would improve their lives long after they left the clinic. Those…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersBooks and Wine: The Novel Pairing with Erin Kirschenmann (E228)
Send us Fan Mail This week, I’m joined by Erin Kirschenmann—lifelong reader, wine educator, and founder of Novel Pairings, an online book and wine membership…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersThe Big Truths Fiction Can Tell with Julie Carrick Dalton (E227)
Send us Fan Mail This week, I'm joined by Julie Carrick Dalton, journalist, former organic farmer and beekeeper, and author of The Forest Becomes Her. Julie's…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersWhy Stories Matter at Every Age: The Gift of a Reading Life with Kate DiCamillo (E226)
Send us Fan Mail This week on Bookish Flights, I'm joined by beloved children's author Kate DiCamillo for a conversation about something much bigger than…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersWhat If? The Magic of Middle Grade Stories and Raising Readers with Becca Wierwille (E225)
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Bookish Flights, I’m joined by middle grade author and podcaster Becca Wierwille. She is the author of the Road Trip Rescue…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersExploring the Hard Parts of Being Human Through Small Press Books with Martha Engber (E224)
Send us Fan Mail This week on Bookish Flights, I’m joined by award-winning author Martha Engber for a thoughtful conversation about storytelling, curiosity…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersFinding Your Third Act: Writing, Podcasting, & Lifelong Learning with Landis Wade (E223)
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Bookish Flights, I am joined by author and podcaster Landis Wade. A recovering trial lawyer, Landis is the author of the…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersBFF Book Club - The Life She Forgot with Joanna Davidson Politano (E222)
Send us Fan Mail This week on Bookish Flights, I'm joined by Joanna Davidson Politano to discuss her latest novel, The Life She Forgot. Known for her…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersOld Hollywood, Glamour, & Jane Eyre: Inside The Chateau on Sunset with Natasha Lester (E221)
Send us Fan Mail This week on Bookish Flights, I’m joined by New York Times bestselling author Natasha Lester to discuss her latest novel, The Chateau on…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersHow to Build Community When You're Constantly Starting Over with Kirst of Wives of the Armed Forces (E220)
Send us Fan Mail In this latest installment of our Year of the Military Spouse series, Kara sits down with Kirst, co-founder of Wives of the Armed Forces…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersVirginia Pye on Historical Fiction of the Recent Past & Infusing Joy into Tough Topics (E219)
Send us Fan Mail This week on Bookish Flights, I’m joined by Virginia Pye, author of Marriage and Other Monuments, to discuss writing stories set in what she…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersThe Power of the Pause: Creating a Life Beyond Work with Lindsay Barnett (E218)
Send us Fan Mail This week on Bookish Flights, I’m joined by Lindsay Barnett, workplace experience strategist, coach, speaker, and author of Working Hell to…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersWhy Speculative Fiction Lets Us Explore the Hardest Parts of Being Human with Michelle Maryk (E217)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I’m joined by Michelle Maryk to discuss her debut novel, The Found Object Society—an atmospheric speculative suspense…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersWriting The Revenge Party, Unlikeable Characters & Polished Online Lives with Emily Lynn Paulson (E216)
Send us Fan Mail Emily Lynn Paulson joins us on Bookish Flights to talk about her latest novel, The Revenge Party, a dark and twisty psychological thriller…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersA Love Letter to Libraries (and Readers) with Gigi Howard (E215)
Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Bookish Flights, where we tell our stories through the books that shape us. Today’s episode is a celebration of libraries and…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersLarge Casts, Found Family, & Fantasy Worlds with Chawna Schroeder (E214)
Send us Fan Mail Today I’m joined by author Chawna Schroeder, a fantasy writer who describes herself as a “boundary stretcher,” someone who explores what it…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersBFF Book Club - The Secret of Orange Blossom Cake with Rachel Linden (E213)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Rachel Linden for the latest installment of the BFF Book Club, all about her novel The Secret of Orange…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersMore Than Rescue Animals: Writing, Connection, and Purpose with Holly Gutwillinger (E212)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Holly Gutwillinger, a heartfelt writer born and raised in a small town in northern Ontario. Holly is a…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersFrom Headlines to Plot Twists: Jennifer van der Kleut on The Better Mother (E211)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Jennifer van der Kleut (née McBride). Jennifer is an award-winning former journalist of both print and…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersHistory, Mystery & Hidden Manuscripts: The Lost Book of Elizabeth Barton w/ Jennifer N. Brown (E210)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Jennifer N. Brown. Jennifer is the Dean of Arts & Sciences at Bentley University, where she is also…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersThe Scorpion Thief: A Cold War Heist, Egyptian Myth, & Family Secrets with Janyre Tromp (E209)
Send us Fan Mail Today I’m thrilled to welcome back Janyre Tromp. If her name sounds familiar, that’s because she previously joined us on Episode 106, where we…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersA Deal with a Debutante, 90s Rom-Com Energy, and Why We Love Love Stories with Chelsea Bobulski (E208)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Chelsea Bobulski, author of A Deal with a Debutante, her latest release with Haven Fiction and the first…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersBuilding Tiny Troops: Amy Schweizer on Raising Healthy Kids in Military Life (E207)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Amy Schweizer. Amy is a USMC military spouse of 15 years, mom to three boys, and an expert in youth…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersBFF Book Club - A Murder Most Fowl with Carmela Dutra (E206)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Carmela Dutra, a Bay Area–based writer who loves food trucks, family, and cozy mysteries. With a love…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersLoving Someone Through Mental Illness: Grief, Resilience, & the Stories We Tell Ourselves with Sheila Hamilton (E205)
Send us Fan Mail Today’s conversation is a tender one. I’m joined by Sheila Hamilton — journalist, speaker, and author of All the Things We Never Knew, a…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersFrom Military Spouse to Entrepreneur: Building Community & Women Empowering Women with Wendy Hively (E204)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Wendy Hively—a Navy spouse, retired scientist, and entrepreneur who has spent more than a decade…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersHistorical Fiction: Remarkable Women and the Rich History of the South with Katherine Scott Crawford (E203)
Send us Fan Mail Today on Bookish Flights, I’m joined by Katherine Scott Crawford, award-winning author of The Miniaturist’s Assistant and Keowee Valley…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersFaith, History, and Forgiveness: Inside Historical Christian Romance with Tracie Peterson (E202)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Tracie Peterson, often called the Queen of Historical Christian Fiction. An ECPA, CBA, and USA Today…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersThat’s What Friends Are For: Aging, Authenticity, & Found Family with Wade Rouse (E201)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I sit down with USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and internationally bestselling author Wade Rouse. Many readers know Wade by…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersAn Invitation to Slow Down: The Sacred Work of Showing Up in Everyday Conversations with Matt Mattson (E200)
Send us Fan Mail I’m chatting with Matt Mattson, a writer, speaker, social mystic, & spiritual leader dedicated to cultivating sacred human connection. Matt is…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersBFF Book Club - The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett (E199)
Send us Fan Mail Today is our latest BFF Book Club. This month, we’re joined by by Annie Harnett, author of The Road to Tender Hearts. Annie is the…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersRemembering Sicily: War, Family, and Forgotten Italian American History with Lindsay Marie Morris (E198)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Lindsay Marie Morris, a novelist and journalist based in Los Angeles whose work is deeply rooted in her…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersBuilding Something That Is Ours: Creativity, Community, and Military Life with Ashlee Sullivan (E197)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Ashlee Sullivan. Ashlee, CEO and founder of woman + warrior®️THE first OFFICIAL APPAREL BRAND line of…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersWriting Courageous Women into History: Saving Vincent, A Novel of Jo van Gogh (E196)
Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, I am chatting with Joan Fernandez. Joan is a brings to light brilliant women’s courageous deeds in history. She is a…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersScary, Funny Books and Finding Light in Hard Seasons with Theory Knight (E195)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Theory Knight—a sci-fi lover, aspiring pilot, and thoughtful storyteller with a deep love of humor…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersWriting the Stories We Carry: Leadership, Legacy, and a Lifetime of Dad-isms with Susan L. Combs (E194)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Susan L. Combs. Susan is the President of Combs & Company, a full-service insurance brokerage firm based…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersThe Not-So-Secret Writing Life: Second Careers & Secret Societies with Karen Winn (E193)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Karen Winn. Karen is the author of two novels: The Society (Dutton, 2026), and Our Little World (Dutton…