Lisa – Lisa Dickey

2024 books!

April 13, 2024July 17, 2024 Lisa

I’m thrilled to announce my 2024 collaborations! On May 14, Twelve published The Situation Room, by George Stephanopoulos with Lisa Dickey, which went instantly to #1 on the New York Times best seller list. Booklist calls it “a thrilling tour of this little known but crucial facet of the United States government…a must-read.” You can order here. On July 9, Simon & Schuster released True Gretch, by Gretchen Whitmer, a funny, personal and fascinating account of the Michigan governor’s life and career that hit #4 on the NYT list. Click…

The art of collaboration

December 30, 2023April 15, 2024 Lisa

Back in 1997, I helped Kara Swisher write her first book: AOL.COM, the story of a then-small tech company …

2019 books!

October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 Lisa

I’ve had a busy couple of years since my own book, Bears in the Streets, came out in 2017, and I’m very proud to reveal my newest book collaborations, all released this year:

Bears talk at Code 2017

August 2, 2017October 9, 2019 Lisa

In May, I had the pleasure of joining a spectacular group of speakers including Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris, Evan McMullin…

Bears in the Streets book trailer

January 25, 2017October 9, 2019 Lisa

The whole story of Bears in the Streets, told in two minutes:

Booklist Likes the Bears

December 5, 2016May 29, 2017 Lisa

The Booklist review is in! “Dickey’s travelogue is truly heartwarming, drawing strength from the honesty and openness of the people she visits and revisits and opening windows on the opinions of the Russian people on nearly everything…”

Kirkus Likes the Bears

October 5, 2016December 5, 2016 Lisa

Kirkus Reviews has weighed in on Bears in the Streets, calling it a “spirited account” and “an affecting travelogue that reveals true Russian personality.”

Praise for Bears in the Streets

September 2, 2016November 28, 2023 Lisa

“Lisa Dickey has chosen an inspired way to tell a most fascinating story about the evolution of modern Russia. Bears in the Streets is brilliant, real and readable.” – Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright

The things we carried

July 31, 2016December 5, 2016 Lisa

When Gary Matoso and I went on that first trip across Russia, in 1995, we brought along enough cords, adapters, floppy disks, rolls of film and batteries to open our own pop-up Best Buy. At that time, it would have been virtually impossible to replace anything that got lost or broken on the road, so we made sure we had at least two of everything.

40 years ago

July 31, 2016April 5, 2017 Lisa

In the summer of 1976, when I was nine, my mother decided she’d like to visit the Soviet Union. My father was a US Navy pilot, the Cold War was in full swing, and Russians, as far as I knew, were our sworn enemies. What in the world was my mother thinking, going there on vacation?