“Teach Me How to Die. A Novella and Other Stories” is a Finalist in the Novella category of the American Fiction Awards 2026! https://www.americanbookfest.com/2026afafullresults.html Buy your copy of the award-winning book today:
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25 July, 2026 Songs About Fairytales. A Musical Audio Play by Lisa Monde wins the Purple Dragonfly Awards!
Lisa’s musical audio play for children, “Songs About Fairytales,” released in January of this year, is a lucky project! The golden rain keeps showering the audio play with recognition! “Songs About Fairytales” was pronounced the Winner of the popular Purple Dragonfly Awards in two categories – Arts/Music and Audiobook.
22 July, 2026 “Teach Me How to Die. A Novella”—the audiobook—is a winner of the Pencraft Awards.
Lisa’s very first audiobook, “Teach Me How to Die. A Novella,” narrated by Samuel Shurtleff, won the Pencraft Book Award for Literary Excellence (Summer 2026) in the category Best Book of Fiction, Audiobook. Congratulations! See the list of the summer seasonal winners here: https://www.pencraftaward.com/winners/2026-summer
8 July, 2026 Lisa interviews the original Broadway Grizabella, Betty Buckley, for Theatre News and The Theatre Times Digital Portal!
Lisa has been working on an article dedicated to the 45th anniversary of the musical “Cats” world premiere. Grizabella, the glamour cat, is the main protagonist of the musical. Lisa had the wonderful opportunity to speak with the actress who originated the role on Broadway—American actress and singer Betty Buckley. You can read a fragment from the interview here: https://www.theatre-news.com/review/UK/6581/Interview/Betty-Buckley
19 June, 2026 Lisa models at NY Swim Week AM “Runway on the Water” special event!
Lisa participated in another Swim Week fashion show, this time in New York City, aboard the historic Liberty Belle Boat. On a warm and beautiful summer evening, Lisa strutted the “runway on the water” for three designers, modeling gorgeous swimsuits and beachwear by Rosanna Medina, Kalu Swimstyle, and Antonella Gonzalez. All produced and curated by… Read more »
9 June, 2026 Lisa has been recognized by the Influential Women Association!
Influential Women celebrates leaders, innovators, and changemakers across industries. Lisa was recognized and interviewed, and she gladly adds this powerful membership to her portfolio.
5 June, 2026 “Teach Me How to Die. A novella” – Lisa’s first audiobook – is now available on Amazon!
Lisa’s very first audiobook, “Teach Me How to Die. A Novella”, released back in 2023, is now available on Amazon! Listen to it on Audible now: https://a.co/d/0gfZeMrV
2 June, 2026 “Songs About Fairytales. “A Musical Audio Play” receives the ultimate seal of approval and becomes the Gold Winner at the Mom’s Choice Awards 2026!
Lisa’s most recent audiobook, “Songs About Fairytales,” has been named among the best family-friendly media and products. The original musical audio play became the Gold Winner of the 2026 Mom’s Choice Awards! Congratulations to the whole team! https://store.momschoiceawards.com/product/17073
1 June, 2026 Lisa struts the runway at Miami Swim Week 2026 x Fashion 4 Ukraine at the Miami Botanical Gardens!
On May 29th, Lisa once again joined the amazing team of Fashion 4 Ukraine and flew to Miami, Florida, specifically to participate in the grand event Fashion 4 Ukraine x Miami Swim Week 2026. Lisa modeled for five different designers: Cotera Clothing, Kabdul x Hinkelman, Tonic de Vie, ArtGo Swim, Alaya Swim. Check out some… Read more »
30 May, 2026 Lisa will participate in the very first Amplify Audiobooks Festival on June 7th!
Lisa and her company, Monli International Company LLC, have released three award-winning audiobooks over the past few years, including “Teach Me How to Die. “A Novella,” “Dracula: Finding of a Shadow,” and “Songs About Fairytales.” A Musical Audio Play.” Now, they’re available on Amplify Audiobooks, a new, vibrant community specializing in audiobooks. https://amplifyaudiobooks.com/explore Join Lisa,… Read more »