Lisa Montanaro is part no-nonsense Italian American New Yorker and part sunny Californian. She has a unique background as a performer, teacher of deaf students, lawyer, coach, speaker, and author. Her debut novel, Everything We Thought Was True, released January 2025 by Red Adept Publishing, and won first place for LGBTQ Fiction in the International Firebird Book Awards. Lisa is also the author of The Ultimate Life Organizer, and contributed the chapter “The Brand Called You” in the anthology Launch Pad: The Countdown to Marketing Your Book. She serves as webinar host for the Women's Fiction Writers Association and a member of its diversity and inclusion committee. She facilitates the Retro COLAGE group for adult children of LGBTQ parents. When not writing, Lisa enjoys cycling and hiking with her veterinarian husband, tending to her garden, and chasing after her rescue dogs. Lisa has enjoyed living snow-free since 2012 in Northern California, where she’s made it her mission to sample the wines of the region.
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Email Address: Lisa@LisaMontanaroWrites.com
