A gripping memoir of resilience, filled with moments of both heartbreak and triumph. It’s not just about flying; it’s about breaking free of societal expectations and navigating life on your own terms.
HIGHWAY TO THE SKY transcends genres to mix aviation history, Lola’s personal journey, and the feminist experience.
Featured Interviews with Lola Reid Allin
Inspiring the Next Generation of
Women Aviators
“Don’t be silly! Girls can’t fly.” That’s the message seven-year-old Lola Reid Allin heard from her father. More than 60 years later, she shares the highs and lows of her flying career, societal expectations of women of the time and how she’s hoping to inspire the next generation of young women. She takes Jeyan Jeganathan up above the clouds to talk about her memoir, “Highway to the Sky: An Aviator’s Journey.”
Watch Lola’s interview on
BT Breakfast Television on Citytv
Meredith is joined by pilot Lola Reid Allin to discuss her new memoir ‘Highway to the Sky’ and Billy Bishop Airport’s inaugural ‘Girls Take Flight’ event.
Listen to Lola’s interview on the Literary Aviatrix Podcast
In this Literary Aviatrix Writers’ Room interview with Lola Reid Allin, she talks about her writing journey including courses at Gotham Writers in NYC, overcoming the fear of sharing personal details, hybrid-publishing with She Writes Press, book launch promotion, and her lessons learned on the value of critique.
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Alumni of Distinction Award 2020 Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre
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Special Appearances & Presentations
Lola Reid Allin is a dynamic, engaging, and experienced educator and passionate speaker who tailors each presentation to the group in front of her.
She loves sharing her travel adventures spiced with personal anecdotes and insider tips via PowerPoint photographs and maps.
As a professional pilot, Lola encountered opposition to her non-traditional career choice.  Now. she acts as a role model for girls and young women —you can’t be what you can’t see— and enjoys speaking to children and adults about the lesser-known achievements of women in aviation history.
Since her presentation uses power point, Lola will bring her laptop, but requires that the school/organization provide a projector, smart board, or screen, and a microphone (dependant upon audience size).
Each presentation is approximately 1 hour, including time allowed for audience Q&A.
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Now Available for Book Club Visits
Connect with Lola through Adventures by the Book
Lola loves book clubs! She would love to come and visit your book club either virtually or physically (in the Quinte / Eastern Ontario area).Â
Book club scheduling is handled through Adventures by the Book. This complimentary service arranges 30-minute online sessions via video or phone. Both the visit and membership are free of charge. However, longer one-hour online or in-person visits incur a small fee. To join Adventures by the Book and request an in-person or online visit for your book club, please click here. Signing up grants you access to these services and allows you to organize book club events.