Upcoming Events and Speaking Engagements

February 19, 2025

Lisa will be the featured author for the Northern California Writers Retreat Book Journey Club. Lisa attended the retreat in 2018 and worked on her debut novel while in attendance! She’ll be interviewed by editorial and publishing consultant, Heather Lazare, founder of the retreat, on the journey to bringing Everything We Thought Was True into the world. https://www.norcalwritersretreat.com/book-journey

April 4, 2025

Lisa is presenting “Publishing Paths for Today’s Strategic Author” for the Sacramento chapter of the California Writers Club at 9 AM.

May 31, 2025

Lisa will be one of the featured authors at the Sacramento Book Festival. Come by her table and purchase a signed copy of her novel! Or bring yours and she will sign it for you.

June 7-20, 2025

Lisa is presenting at the popular Inkers Con 2025 Digital Conference, organized by Allesandra Torre and aimed at helping authors indie publish. Join Lisa and an impressive lineup of speakers. Lisa’s topic is “Writer as Entrepreneur: Making Sense of the Business, Financial and Legal Side of an Author Career.”

Podcast Interviews

Lisa was interviewed by Karen Osborne on her video podcast “What Are you Reading? What Are you Writing?”

Lisa Interview with Kristi Leonard

Lisa was a guest on the Author Express podcast interviewed by Kristi Leonard.

  • Episode 105, The Dual Timelines & Unique Perspectives of Lisa Montanaro’s Debut Novel.
  • December 11, 2024
  • Listen here

Newsletter Interviews

Check out Elaine Stock’s interview of Lisa in her Substack newsletter. Elaine asked Lisa insightful questions about turning fact into fiction, how Lisa uses her performing background as a fiction writer, and more. Read it here.

Past Events and Speaking Engagements

Author event for Lisa Montanaro

January 30, 2025 – Book Launch Event at the Avid Reader

Lisa held the book launch for Everything We Thought Was True at the Avid Reader bookstore in Davis, CA on January 30th. Over 50 people attended for an author chat, book reading, and celebration. Cerrissa Kim served as moderator and discussion partner. The Avid Reader sold out of 23 copies, but will be getting more in stock! Contact them to order and let them know if you want your book personally signed by Lisa.

January 27, 2025 – Virtual Book Launch Party!

Lisa hosted a Virtual Book Launch Party for her debut novel, Everything We Thought Was True, via Zoom on January 27, 2025. Sharon Kurtzman, author of The Lost Baker of Vienna, releasing summer 2025, served as discussion partner and moderator. About 100 people attended and it was a fantastic event!

Book launch party

Ready, Set, Launch: Developing a Successful Book Launch Plan – Presenter, California Writers Club Sacramento Chapter – May 3, 2024. Lisa presented to the California Writers Club Sacramento Chapter at their monthly meeting. Her topic was “Ready, Set, Launch: Developing a Successful Book Launch Plan.” The attendees were writers at all different stages of a writing journey, writing in many different genres. She loved the questions, conversation, and camaraderie.

Bookish Road Trip Road Show: The Countdown to Book Marketing – October 26, 2023. Lisa was a featured panelist discussing author branding and marketing, and a sneak peek at how she is prepping for the launch of her debut novel next year.

Lisa at WFWA

2023 Women’s Fiction Writers Conference (WFWA) 10th Anniversary Conference, held in Chicago from Sept 20-23, 2023 and attended by authors, agents, editors, and publishing industry professionals. Lisa was the moderator of the Opening Keynote, where she had the pleasure of interviewing her writer friend Nancy Johnson, author of the best-selling novel, The Kindest Lie, in an intimate conversation about Nancy’s author journey. Lisa also presented The Brand Called You! Personal and Professional Branding for Authors as a breakout session.

Women's Fiction Writers Association

The Power of the Author Newsletter: Building Your Mailing List to Stay Connected to Readers, Webinar Presenter, Women’s Fiction Writers Organization – September 16, 2021, www.womensfictionwriters.org

WFWA

A Conversation with Literary Agent Nikki Terpilowski for Women’s Fiction Day, June 8, 2021

webinar

The Brand Called You: Personal & Professional Branding for Authors, Webinar Presenter, Jericho Writers Summer Festival of Writing – June 2021, JerichoWriters.com (members only)

Clubhouse Book Talk

Clubhouse Book Talk: Writers & Productivity During the Pandemic
Hosted by literary agent Carly Watters, April 2021

The Brand Called You: Personal & Professional Branding for Authors, Webinar Presenter, Women’s Fiction Writers Organization – January 2021, Womensfictionwriters.org (members only)

Lisa

Understanding Diversity: Avoiding Harmful Depictions in Your Writing, Webinar Host & Presenter, Women’s Fiction Writers Organization – October 2020, Webinar replay (available to public)

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