Beyond throwaway entertainment or mere distraction, we see airplane reading as a kind of storytelling that can animate, reflect on, and rejuvenate the experience of flight. Since 2011, we have published hundreds of stories and attracted a wide, international audience of readers and writers. Submit your story now!
Christopher Schaberg worked as a “cross-utilized agent” for United Airlines at the Bozeman, Montana airport, between 2001 and 2003. He is now a cultural critic and Professor of English at Loyola University New Orleans. He is the author of numerous books, including The Textual Life of Airports (Bloomsbury, 2013) and Airportness: The Nature of Flight (Bloomsbury, 2017). He also co-edits the book series Object Lessons for Bloomsbury.
Mark Yakich is an aerophobe, poet, and Professor of English at Loyola University New Orleans. His most recent book is Spiritual Exercises (Penguin Poets, 2019). From 2012-2020, he was editor of New Orleans Review.
