Thursday, December 17, 2015

Spotlight and Giveaway: Postcards from the Sky

Postcards from the Sky by Erin Seidemann is part of BookSparks' 2015 Fall Reading Challenge. They have one copy to share with a lucky US reader!

Synopsis:
The aviation world is a man’s world—it always has been, and it continues to be so today. In fact, women make up a mere 5 to 6 percent of the total pilot population worldwide. But from the first time Erin Seidemann experienced what it was like to see the world from a small plane’s perspective, she was hooked—and she’s spent much of her time since then fighting her way into becoming one of that 5 to 6 percent. Postcards from the Sky: Adventures of an Aviatrix tells of the struggles and adventures one encounters as a woman in the male-dominated space of aviation. With humor and equanimity, Seidemann recounts her varied experiences as a female pilot—from the chauvinistic flight instructor she makes the mistake of falling in love with to the many, many customs agents who insist she can’t possibly be her plane’s owner (“Where’s your boyfriend?”)—while at the same time giving insight about just what makes flying so incredible . . . and so very addictive. Frank, funny, and full of adventure, Postcards from the Sky is an entertaining foray into a world few women have dared enter.

Erin Seidemann was born and raised in New Orleans in Southeastern Louisiana, a part of the state often described as "south of the South." She attended Loyola University New Orleans and graduated cum laude with a degree in English Writing. Her professional career started with a job in San Francisco editing financial research. While working in San Francisco, Erin took up flying lessons and immediately became addicted. She also took up tailwheel flying, aerobatics, and helicopters, always in search of the next aviation thrill. In the little bit of time she doesn't spend working or flying, Erin is also a voracious reader, a rabid runner despite the threat of heat stroke, and insatiable traveler. Visit Erin at her website and on Facebook.


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12 comments:

rhonda said...

Love actually gets me everytime

Unknown said...

It's a Wonderful Life has it all.

Bonnie K. said...

There are three movies that I always watch over and over again: Serendipity, Silver Bells, and The Holiday.
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Linda Kish said...

I like all of the Hallmark channel movies. None in particular. But I always like The Santa Clause.

traveler said...

Miracle on 34th Street. All of the old classics are my favorites.

Janine said...

The holiday

susieqlaw said...

Steel Magnolias
Covers Christmas, Easter, New Year, and Halloween

Anonymous said...

I do still love the movie Home Alone at Christmas -Mary Rose Benipayo

Jennifer C said...

From my childhood, it would have to be Christmas vacation. :)

bn100 said...

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Margie said...

I like It's a Wonderful Life. Thanks for the giveaway.

Unknown said...

A Christmas Story