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Lisa Montanaro

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in New York, The United States

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Fiction, Historical Fiction, Memoir

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Lisa Montanaro is part no-nonsense Italian American New Yorker and part sunny Californian. She has a unique background as a performer, teacher of the Deaf, lawyer, coach, speaker, and author. Lisa writes emotionally layered fiction featuring complex characters breaking barriers and fighting to truly be themselves despite obstacles in their way—including the time they live in and societal stigmas.

Her debut novel, Everything We Thought Was True, released January 2025 by Red Adept Publishing. It won first place for Best New Fiction/Debut in the 2025 American Writing Awards, first place for LGBTQ Fiction in the 2024 International Firebird Book Awards, honorable mention for General Fiction in the 2025 Los Angeles Book Festival, and finalist for ...more

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	Everything We Thought Was True 4.49 avg rating — 205 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ultimate Life Organizer: An Interactive Guide to a Simpler, Less Stressful, and More Organized Life 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Embracing the Quiet of Winter

The holiday season comes with a sense of urgency that can feel both exciting and overwhelming. While most people often find the holidays to be a busy and chaotic time of year (albeit a joyful one too!), I have a tradition of taking time in December to slow down, catch up, and relax. My calendar [...]

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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

by V.E. Schwab

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Save the Cat! Writes a Novel

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Everything We Thought Was True

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“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart”
― Helen Keller

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“Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.”
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“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.”
― Helen Keller, The Open Door

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“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much”
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“The most pathetic person in the world is some one who has sight but no vision.”
― Helen Keller

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