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Kristin Nilsen

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Kristin Nilsen is a children's author and librarian with an encyclopedic knowledge of all things 70s and 80s. She is the author of Worldwide Crush, a middle grade novel inspired by her own childhood crush on Shaun Cassidy. She also co-hosts The Pop Culture Preservation Society, a weekly podcast celebrating the cultural nuggets of the classic Gen X childhood. Kristin lives in Minneapolis with her Gen X husband, her Gen Z son, and their rock and roll goldendoodle, Axl Rose Nilsen. The Scott Fenwick Diaries (on sale 7/22/25 from SparkPress) is the sequel to Worldwide Crush and Nilsen’s second middle grade novel. ...more

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Kristin Nilsen liked Calvin Husmann's review of The Scott Fenwick Diaries: A Novel: "Love this sequel (and I’m not usually a fan of sequels). This one moved me. It might sound odd as a middle aged gay man that I enjoyed learning more about a 13 year old hetero girl’s view on life, and all the things that go on in that brain (crushes," Read more of this review »
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Kristin Nilsen liked Katie Seehusen's review of The Scott Fenwick Diaries: A Novel: "This is a great story about a first crush and all of the feelings involved with it. I love Millie’s character and all the things she worries about. Her crush Scott is so sweet and I wish everyone could find a crush as wonderful as he is. I love Milli" Read more of this review »
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Kristin Nilsen liked Laura's review of The Scott Fenwick Diaries: A Novel: "Step yourself back in time, to middle school and being 12 or 13 and having that very first crush on that cute boy or girl in your class. Big feelings while being unsure of how any of this works! Remember Judy Blume books? Kristin is the Blume for tod" Read more of this review »
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