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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 ReadersA Literary Feast: Sweet Foodie Rom-Coms & Flash Fiction with Jordan Millsaps (E132)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Jordan Millsaps. Jordan is a wife and mama of two little girls living in East Tennessee. When she’s not…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersFake Dating & Full-Cast Audiobooks: Creating Know Your Newlywed with Heather Taylor and Hillary Nussbaum (E131)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, we have not only one guest but two! I am chatting with HEATHER TAYLOR and HILLARY NUSSBAUM. Together they wrote Know Your…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersLeading with Purpose: Military Medicine, Mental Health and Shaping Future Leaders with Dr. (Colonel) Josh McConkey (E130)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Dr. Josh McConkey. Dr. (Colonel) Josh McConkey is an award-winning/best-selling author and esteemed…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersBFF Book Club - Champagne Widows with Rebecca Rosenberg (E129)
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to today’s episode of Bookish Flights! This one is our latest installment in the BFF Book Club! This month features Champagne Widows…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersExploring Dark Urban Fantasy with Author Elle Kaelee (E128)
Send us Fan Mail We're chatting with Elle Kaelee today. Elle has always been a student of storytelling, and her career over the years has involved theater…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersThe Influence of Childhood Reading and Writing with Author Tyler Snure (E127)
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with Tyler Snure, an incredible young author whose journey is as inspiring as his books. Tyler…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersAce, Marvel, Spy: Serving Up Untold Stories with Author Jenni L. Walsh (E126)
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to today’s episode of Bookish Flights! I’m delighted to be joined by Jenni L. Walsh, USA Today bestselling author of thirteen…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersHow to Recover and Protect Your Instagram Account After Being Hacked (E125.5)
Send us Fan Mail 🚨 I didn’t want to make this episode, but here we are. 🚨 In this solo episode of Bookish Flights, I’m sharing my story about how my Instagram…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersTeetering TBR Piles & a Historical French Fiction Book Flight with Author Debra Borchert (E125)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I’m thrilled to be joined by Debra Borchert. Debra’s career journey is as fascinating as the stories she writes. From her…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersBook Club Fiction | Realistic Motherhood with Author Hadley Leggett (E124)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Hadley Leggett. Hadley writes layered book club fiction exploring truth in shades of gray. Her winding…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersHow to Make 2025 Your Best Reading Year Yet | Tips, Goals and a Challenge (E123)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s solo episode, I’m sharing actionable tips, personal goals, and an exciting new reading challenge to help you make 2025 your best…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersThe Art of Intentional Living: Cultivating Resilience and Personal Growth with Desiree Petrich (E122)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Desiree Petrich. Desiree is a best-selling author, speaker, team development facilitator and host of…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersFrom Vision to Impact —Memoirs of Quiet Empowerment with Author Kate Kennedy (E121)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, we are chatting with Kate Kennedy. Kate is a mom, wife, sister, daughter, visionary, and a dreamer of big dreams. She’s a…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersBFF Book Club - Faking Christmas with Cindy Steel (E120)
Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode is extra special because it's our next BFF Book Club meeting! Each month, we dive into a new book, and today we're welcoming…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersThe Ultimate YA Good vs. Evil Book Flight with Author E.H. Underhill (E119)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with E.H. Underhill. E.H. is the author of The Solar Storm Chronicles - New Heroes. He is also a Christian…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersMaking Magic Through Art: Illustration and Groundbreaking Picture Books with Laura Muncie (E118)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Laura Muncie. From a young age Laura loved making art, everything from playdoh models to sea glass…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersSwashbuckling Adventures and Sailing the World with Author Liz Shipton (E117)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Liz Shipton. Lis is a freelance writer, indie author and full-time, off-grid, live-aboard sailor. She…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersAre Audiobooks Really Reading? The History, Science and Accessibility of Audiobooks (E116)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am diving into the ongoing debate: Are audiobooks considered reading? We explore the history of audiobooks, the…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersEditing, Publishing and Books to Get You Out of a Reading Slump with Nicole Frail (E115)
Send us Fan Mail Nicole Frail is the owner of Nicole Frail Edits, a small editing business that offers services to indie and querying authors, publishers, and…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersJourney of a Storyteller: Writing, Travel, and Inspiration with Author Robin Jones Gunn (E114)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I’m thrilled to chat with the beloved author, Robin Jones Gunn. Robin’s storytelling journey began as early as first grade…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersBFF Book Club - How the Penguins Saved Veronica with Hazel Prior (E113)
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to today’s episode of Bookish Flights! This is a special one—our second BFF Book Club Meeting! The BFF Book Club is a monthly literary…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersCrafting the Timeless Series and Clean Historical Romances with Author Gabrielle Meyer (E112)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Gabrielle Meyer. Gabrielle lives on the banks of the Upper Mississippi River with her husband and four…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersExploring the People Behind the Stories of History with Author Sharon Virts (E111)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Sharon Virts. Beyond her business acumen, Sharon is a gifted visual artist, intertwining her artistic…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersExploring the Heart of Jerusalem with Nicole Jansezian (E110)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Nicole Jansezian. Nicole lives in Jerusalem where she reports on the complicated yet beautiful aspects…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersAdventures in the Library: Tips for a Stress-Free Visit with Kids (Bonus - E109)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, we’re taking a fun detour from our usual format! After a recent trip to the library with my kids (ages 9, 6, and 4), I…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersTo Your Health: A Lifestyle of Health, Happiness, and Confidence with Esther Avant (E108)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Esther Avant. With 20 years of experience in the health and wellness industry, Esther has guided…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersManifest Your Dream Life Book Flight with Author Jennifer Blanchard (E107)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Jennifer Blanchard, a self-made bestselling author known for her books Fck the How*, Quantum Leap Your…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersBFF Book Club - Darkness Calls the Tiger with Janyre Tromp (E106)
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to today’s episode of Bookish Flights! This is a special one—our first BFF Book Club Meeting! The BFF Book Club is a monthly literary…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersTravel, Adventure and Writing and an Ayn Rand Book Flight with Author Niyati Goel (E105)
Send us Fan Mail Niyati Goel currently resides in San Francisco with her husband. She has explored more than 21 countries collecting unforgettable experiences…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersComing of Old Age Book Flight with Author Kit Tosello (E104)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Kit Tosello. Kit is an award-winning writer of small-town contemporary fiction with a big heart, as…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersMorally Gray Women in Fantasy with Author K.W. Foster (E103)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with K.W. Foster. She is the author of deliciously haunting and spicy fantasy romances featuring morally…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersMiddle Grade Novels of Courage and Creativity with Author Jaime Formato (E102)
Send us Fan Mail Jaime Formato is a writer, elementary school teacher, and tiefling rogue from northern Florida. Her days are spent hanging out with kids and…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersSoap Operas, Family Sagas & the Immigrant Experience with Alina Adams (E101)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Alina Adams. Alina is a New Your Time best-selling author, soap opera insider and pioneer in online…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersA Very Bookish Flights Celebration: Reflecting on the Past 100 Episodes (E100)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by my dear friend, Jacqui Lents from the Jacqui Just Chatters podcast. We covered…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersGaming, Faith and Creativity: A Conversation with Author Hannah Mae (E99)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Hannah Mae. Since day one, Hannah Mae and her two sisters were instilled with a love of God and His…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersMixing Magic with Tough Topics: A Journey through Words and War with Author Eli Gardner (E98)
Send us Fan Mail Eli Gardner is an award-winning author of 7 books. She is a military veteran with over a dozen deployments to the Middle East. The time spent…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersScandalous Women with Gill Paul (E97)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Gill Paul. Gill is the bestselling author of twelve historical novels, many of them about real women…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersIndie Authors and a Cozy Romantasy Book Flight with Author Hannah Levin (E96)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Hannah Levin. Hannah Levin is a neurodivergent dog mom who grew up in Northern New Jersey and currently…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersFound Family Book Flight with Amanda Cox (E95)
Send us Fan Mail Today’s guest is Amanda Cox. Amanda is a therapist-turned-novelist who pens stories about characters finding hope, healing, and a sense of…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersFeel Good Books for Young Readers with Author Monica Roe (E94)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode I am chatting with Monica Roe. Monica is a writer, physical therapist, beekeeper, and researcher/advocate for the social…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersFriends-to-Lovers Rom-Coms with Author Lauren Ford (E93)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Lauren Ford. Lauren is the debut Australian author of Liv is Not a Loser, a hilarious and heartwarming…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersThe Briar Club with Kate Quinn: On Historical Fiction, Women in History and Mood Reading (E92)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Kate Quinn. Kate is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction. A native…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersHorses, History and the Making of a Novel with Nicole Miller (E91)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Nicole Miller. Nicole lives in Southwest Washington state with her husband and two sons, along with her…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersWeed, Seed and Water Your Life | The Life-giving Wisdom of Frances Hodgson Burnett with Keri Wilt (E90)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Keri Wilt. Keri is a speaker, writer, and heart cultivator with a soul full of sunshine who’s on a…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersThe Kids Tell Us - Books that Entertain with Luella, Leva (and Ana) - E89
Send us Fan Mail Today we have an episode from the kids for the kids. I am speaking today with Luella (age 9), Leva (age 7) and their Mom, Ana. Luella will be…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersNon-Fiction Books for Navigating Motherhood and Mindset with Erin Roese (E88)
Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, I am chatting with Erin Roese. Erin is a homeschooling mama to 3 littles ages 7, 5 and almost 3 and 2 angel babies. A…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersBook Journaling, Cozy Books and an Anthropomorphic Book Flight with Sonia Moore (E87)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode I chatting with Sonia Moore. Sonia was born and raised in the Show Me state. She is a Gen Xer with a Dolly Parton wig…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersFantasy, Romance and A Book Club Podcast with Bound Sisters (E86)
Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, I am chatting with Bound Sisters. Bound Sisters is a captivating book club podcast hosted by three dynamic sisters…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersEqual Opportunity Reading and Mental Health Represenation in Books with Anastasia Zadeik (E85)
Send us Fan Mail Anastasia Zadeik is a writer, editor, and narrative nonfiction storyteller. She had a career in international neuropsychological research…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersBook Flight | Memoirs and Collections of Personal Essays with Author Katherine Snow Smith (E84)
Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, I am chatting with Katherine Snow Smith. Katherine is a Raleigh native and has lived throughout the south as a newspaper…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersNeurodivergence, Dyslexia and Reading with Alexie Better (E83)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode I am chatting with Alexie Better. Alexie is the founder of the Better Multisensory Learning Centre in Melbourne Australia…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersWe Can Do Hard Things with Colton Sawyer (E82)
Send us Fan Mail Today we have an episode from the kids for the kids. I am speaking today with Colton and his Dad, Ryan Sawyer. Colton is 11 years old and a…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersNew Zealand, Murder Mysteries and 5-Star Reads with Sara E. Johnson (E81)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Sara E. Johnson. Sara lives in Durham, North Carolina. She worked as a middle school reading specialist…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersLife Lessons and Historical Autobiographies with Author Trunnis Goggins II (E80)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Trunnis Goggins II. Trunnis is an educator, author and consultant for small businesses and higher-rated…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersDr. Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai on Language, Culture and Authors of Việt Nam with (E79)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Dr. Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai. Born and raised in Việt Nam, she is the author of the global best-selling…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersMyth, Fantasy and Truth in Storytelling with Jared Michaud (E78)
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am chatting with Jared Michaud. Jared has had a life-long drive to write fiction and is the author of Brightstar…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersJaime Jo Wright on Mood Reading, Momento Mori and Gothic Novels (E77)
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…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersGraphic Novels from the Kids with Morgan Kappes (E76)
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…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersThe Power and Impact of Books with Author J.D. McCabe (E75)
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…
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations for Busy ReadersA Vibrant Book Flight of Color with Author Erin Bartels (E74)
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…