Books
Across memoir, reflection, and storytelling, Jill Hoffman’s books explore curiosity, courage, and the human experience of flight — both literal and metaphorical. Whether writing about aviation, memory, or life’s first leaps, her work invites readers to think differently about risk, wonder, and what it means to take off.
How to Build an Airplane in Your Living Room
A Guide to Living an Unconventional Life
Part memoir, part guide, How to Build an Airplane in Your Living Room explores what it means to live curiously and choose an unconventional path — even when the instructions aren’t clear.
Drawing from personal experience, family legacy, and reflection, the book invites readers to question assumptions, embrace uncertainty, and build a life shaped by intention rather than expectation.
Other Books
First Flights is a collection of stories about beginnings — the early moments of courage, curiosity, and discovery that stay with us long after we leave the ground.
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First Flights
Oshkosh Memories
A reflective look at aviation culture, memory, and the moments that shape a lifelong love of flight. Oshkosh Memories captures the spirit of community, wonder, and nostalgia that lives at the heart of aviation.
How These Books Fit Together
While each book stands on its own, they are connected by a shared theme: the human desire to explore, to risk, and to imagine something more.
Together, Jill Hoffman’s books trace a through-line of curiosity — from aviation and memory to life choices and personal transformation.