LISA M. BOLT SIMONS

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LISA M. BOLT SIMONS

LISA M. BOLT SIMONSLISA M. BOLT SIMONSLISA M. BOLT SIMONS
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PRESS

Biography

Slice:

Lisa M. Bolt Simons has published more than 60 nonfiction children's books and middle grade novels, as well as an adult history title. She’s received accolades for both her nonfiction and fiction. Originally from Colorado, she currently resides in a town of 140 in Minnesota. She's a mom to adult girl/boy twins and is a wife to a book-loving guy.


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Lisa M. Bolt Simons has published more than 60 nonfiction children’s books, as well as four middle grade “choose your path” novels and an adult history book. She’s twice received an Honorable Mention for the McKnight Artist Fellowship for Writers in Children’s Literature (Young Adult). She's also received two Minnesota State Arts Board grants, a MNSCBWI Writing Mentorship, a Shabo Award for Children's Picture Book Writers, and an artist grant from the Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council. Lisa is a proud and slightly jealous mom to her math- and science-minded twin daughter and son. Originally from Colorado, Lisa lives in a town of 140 in Minnesota with her husband, who also loves to read. 


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PRESS--Faribault Woolen MilL: Loomed in the Land Of lakes

Book Review

This review is in Mary Ann Grossman's "Get smarter with these new nonfiction offerings"

in the Twin Cities' Pioneer Press; Grossman quoted one of my favorite lines in the book, too:

here

WCCO 4 Interview

Photo with the anchors to the left; watch the interview:

here

Radio Interview

Watch (yes, watch) my interview on KDHL Radio:

here

(fast forward to about 9:40)

1855 Episode

Here's a post on the Faribault Woolen Mill from a local journalist team:

here

Blog Post

About the Magers & Quinn book event at Minnesota Monthly:

here

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