About Noelle
Noelle Salazar was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, where she's been a Navy recruit, a medical assistant, an NFL cheerleader, and always a storyteller. When she’s not writing, she can be found traveling, dodging raindrops, and daydreaming of her next book. Noelle lives in Bothell, Washington with her two kids and one semi-feral cat.
Her debut, The Flight Girls, was a USA Today and international bestseller. It was followed by the critically acclaimed Angels of the Resistance, The Roaring Days of Zora Lily, and The Lies We Leave Behind. In November of 2025, she released her debut romcom, The Meet-Poop, because while she loves to find sneaky ways to educate people on the amazing women history has turned a blind eye to, sometimes she needs a break from the dark and serious. So why not tell a story about two people who meet when one of them takes an unfortunate wrong step?
Who were the women of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)?
On August 5, 1943, the WFTD and WAFS merged to create the WASP organization, a civilian women pilots' organization, whose members were United States federal civil service employees. Members of WASP became trained pilots who tested aircraft, ferried aircraft and trained other pilots. Over 1,100 women learned to fly “the Army way”, but never received military status. When the program ended on December 20, 1944, the women returned to their previous lives and the file on them was sealed. In 1977, President Jimmy Carter signed a law giving the WASP retroactive veteran status. On March 10, 2010, 66 years after the program was disbanded, President Barack Obama awarded the WASP the Congressional Gold Medal for their service.