Upcoming Events

Worldwide Crush discussion
with The St. Olaf College Class of 1990 book club.

Date: September 23

Worldwide Crush discussion
with the book club at Big Hill Books.

Date: October 3, 2025
Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Location: Big Hill Books in Minneapolis
Open to the public.

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Banned Books Bingo at Utepils Brewing
with Featured Bing Caller & Emcee Kristin Nilsen.

Date: October 11, 2025
Location: Utepils Brewing in Minneapolis

The Scott Fenwick Diaries discussion
with the Maple Grove Women’s Book Club.

Date: October 13, 2025
Location: Maple Grove, MN

Worldwide Crush discussion
with the residents of Chandler Care Facility.

Date: November 14, 2025
Location: St. Anthony, MN

Recent News

Kristin discussed The Scott Fenwick Diaries on The Pop Culture Preservation Society Podcast.
An interview with Mary Lanni Reads about The Scott Fenwick Diaries.
Kristin was featured in SLJ’s Teen Librarian Toolbox talking about The Scott Fenwick Diaries.
Watch Kristin on The Jason Show talking about The Scott Fenwick Diaries (okay sort of — it’s mostly about how her pants are on backwards).
The Scott Fenwick Diaries is reviewed in Foreword Magazine.

The Scott Fenwick Diaries is rated “GET IT” by Kirkus Reviews.

Kristin was interviewed on the Dear Nina podcast! Episode #74 The Childhood Friends Who Shaped Our Identities with Worldwide Crush author, Kristin Nilsen.
Worldwide Crush was featured in SheReads.com’s roundup of Most Anticipated YA Books of Summer 2023.
Worldwide Crush was featured in Girls’ Life’s roundup, “Soak up the sun with reading recs from our Beach Blanket Book Club!”
School Library Journal published Kristin’s essay, “From Shaun Cassidy to Shawn Mendes: Why we NEED to talk about crushes in children’s books.”

School Library Journal’s Teen Librarian Toolbox: My Three-Step Hack for Killer Booktalks, by Kristin Nilsen

Kristin talks about Worldwide Crush with Julie Thomas on the Mom Boss in Wander Mode podcast: “Wander with Kristin Nilsen; Exlploring the Intersections of Motherhood, Creativity and Pop Nostalgia.”
The Mom Boss in Wander Mode podcast responds to Worldwide Crush: “Reflecting on Motherhood, Creativity and Women’s History Month.”

Worldwide Crush was included in Kirkus Reviews Indies Worth Discovering: “40 Indies Worth Discovering”

Worldwide Crush was named a BookLife Editor’s Pick.

Let’s be pen pals!
(like a newsletter thing)

Or laptop pals. Or phone pals. Whatever! However one creates mail nowadays, that’s what I would like to send you. Chock full of book news, events, and giveaways. Actually, who am I kidding? I’m not super confident in my ability to follow through on that. But if I did have some news, would you like me to send it to you? Like what if I win an Oscar or something? Sign up for Oscar news below… (aka newsletter updates)