{"id":39535,"date":"2025-09-24T13:58:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T17:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/?post_type=bates_events&#038;p=39535"},"modified":"2025-09-24T13:58:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T17:58:24","slug":"author-talk-carole-hopson","status":"publish","type":"bates_events","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/events\/author-talk-carole-hopson\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Talk: Carole Hopson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/09\/a-pair-of-wings-199x300.webp\" alt=\"A Pair of Wings\" class=\"wp-image-39531\" style=\"width:263px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/09\/a-pair-of-wings-199x300.webp 199w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/09\/a-pair-of-wings-596x900.webp 596w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/09\/a-pair-of-wings-768x1160.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/09\/a-pair-of-wings-416x628.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/09\/a-pair-of-wings-1017x1536.webp 1017w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/09\/a-pair-of-wings.webp 1271w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbc.guru\/bates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bobcat Reads<\/a>\u00a0will host an Author Talk with Carole Hopson of <em>A Pair of Wings<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-gray-light-background-color has-background\">Carole Hopson&#8217;s novel<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">,\u00a0<em>A Pair of Wings,<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>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 &#8220;Queen Bess,&#8221; who earned her pilot&#8217;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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join the Author Talk!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Step1<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbc.guru\/bates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sign up for Bobcat Reads<\/a> alumni virtual book club for free. Already signed up? Skip to step 2.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Step 2<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbc.guru\/bates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Login to Bobcat Reads<\/a> and click on &#8220;Author Talks&#8221; to<a href=\"https:\/\/alumlc.org\/authorseries\/?book_club_id=391\"> sign up for the Author Talk today<\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-shortcodes-btn btn-wrap\" id=\"572e5153-f95e-4223-b745-4c17d7194134\"><div class=\"btn-action\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"572e5153-f95e-4223-b745-4c17d7194134\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h3 class=\"btn-title\">Carole Hopson<\/h3><div class=\"btn-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btn-content\" id=\"572e5153-f95e-4223-b745-4c17d7194134\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/09\/A-Pair-of-Wings-by-Carole-Hopson-Headshot.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1111\" height=\"1667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/09\/A-Pair-of-Wings-by-Carole-Hopson-Headshot.webp\" alt=\"Carole Hopson\" class=\"wp-image-39537\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:203px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/09\/A-Pair-of-Wings-by-Carole-Hopson-Headshot.webp 1111w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/09\/A-Pair-of-Wings-by-Carole-Hopson-Headshot-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/09\/A-Pair-of-Wings-by-Carole-Hopson-Headshot-600x900.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/09\/A-Pair-of-Wings-by-Carole-Hopson-Headshot-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/09\/A-Pair-of-Wings-by-Carole-Hopson-Headshot-419x628.jpg 419w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/09\/A-Pair-of-Wings-by-Carole-Hopson-Headshot-1024x1536.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1111px) 100vw, 1111px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Carole Hopson, a Boeing 737 Captain for United Airlines, wrote her debut novel <em>A Pair of Wings<\/em>, based on the true story of Bessie Coleman, a Black female aviatrix who shattered the sky a century ago, earning an international pilot&#8217;s license in France, in French in 1921, nearly two years ahead of Amelia Earhart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Called \u201cthrilling,\u201d by Oprah Daily, A Pair of Wings has garnered numerous awards, including: NPR\u2019s Book of the Day, Essence Magazine\u2019s Top 15 Book Picks For Summer 2024, one of the Library Journal\u2019s Best Historical Fiction Books of 2024, This Week\u2019s Best New Books by Woman\u2019s World and was the inaugural novel\/author collaboration featured on the popular<br>BookBase app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twenty percent of each book sale goes to the Jet Black Foundation, a 501 c.3 not-for-profit<br>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<br>hopes to inspire anyone who is looking to find their own pair of wings.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you would like to participate but find the cost of the book prohibitive, please email us at&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:alumni@bates.edu\" target=\"_blank\">alumni@bates.edu<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-lightgray-bg has-dark-color has-text-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Did you know?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We are wrapping up our fifth year of the <span style=\"font-family: var(--fontSansSerif)\">Bobcat Reads alumni book club!<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More than <strong><em>400 alumni<\/em><\/strong> have already signed 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