Author Talk: Carole Hopson
Bobcat Reads will host an Author Talk with Carole Hopson of A Pair of Wings.
Join us for a unique opportunity to connect with the author, ask questions, and discuss the book with fellow readers. In this Author Talk, you will explore the book in a way that will enhance your understanding and appreciation of the story.
Carole Hopson’s novel, A Pair of Wings, is inspired by the true story of Bessie Coleman, a pioneering Black aviatrix. It follows her journey from working in Texas cotton fields to becoming the celebrated “Queen Bess,” who earned her pilot’s license in Europe after being denied the chance to fly in the U.S. The book explores how she found freedom in the air while grappling with challenges on the ground.
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Carole Hopson
Carole Hopson, a Boeing 737 Captain for United Airlines, wrote her debut novel A Pair of Wings, based on the true story of Bessie Coleman, a Black female aviatrix who shattered the sky a century ago, earning an international pilot’s license in France, in French in 1921, nearly two years ahead of Amelia Earhart.
Called “thrilling,” by Oprah Daily, A Pair of Wings has garnered numerous awards, including: NPR’s Book of the Day, Essence Magazine’s Top 15 Book Picks For Summer 2024, one of the Library Journal’s Best Historical Fiction Books of 2024, This Week’s Best New Books by Woman’s World and was the inaugural novel/author collaboration featured on the popular
BookBase app.
Twenty percent of each book sale goes to the Jet Black Foundation, a 501 c.3 not-for-profit
organization Carole founded in order to send 100 Black women to flight school by the year. Carole continues to share her moving personal story with audiences worldwide. She
hopes to inspire anyone who is looking to find their own pair of wings.
If you would like to participate but find the cost of the book prohibitive, please email us at alumni@bates.edu.
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- We are wrapping up our fifth year of the Bobcat Reads alumni book club!
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