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Lisa McMann
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Lisa McMann

Lisa McMann is the New York Times bestselling author of the Wake trilogy; Cryer’s Cross; and the middle-grade dystopian fantasy series The Unwanteds. She lives with her family in the Phoenix area. Read more about Lisa and find her blog through... Read full bio

Author Revealed:
Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be?
A. Absolutely, without a doubt, peanut butter. You've got your carbs, your protein, your fat, your veggies (the pea part, right?)...it's like the entire food pyramid in one ever-loving spoonful.
Learn more about Lisa McMann
My life in 8 words: "Another dorky, Pajama-wearing writer, Spilling angst around. (hey look, it’s a haiku!)"
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    2. Dead to You
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    3. Something's not right in Cryer’s Cross
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    4. Lisa McMann Reads THE UNWANTEDS
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    5. Lisa McMann Interview and Reading
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    6. The Unwanteds
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    7. Lisa McMann: Wake
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    8. Cryer's Cross - Lisa McMann's newest!
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    9. CRYER'S CROSS - from author Lisa McMann
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    10. Lisa McMann: Wake
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    11. Get to Know Bestselling author Lisa McMann
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    13. Author Lisa McMann Discusses Her Latest Novel, Fade
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The Unwanteds will be released on August 07, 2012 in Trade Paperback
about 2 hours ago
Island of Silence will be released on September 04, 2012 in Hardcover, Audio Download, eBook
about 21 hours ago
Dead to You will be released on February 07, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
Feb 07, 2012
Dead to You is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Feb 07, 2012
Dead to You is now available in Audio Download, eAudio
Feb 07, 2012
Dead to You will be released on February 07, 2012 in Audio Download, eAudio
Feb 05, 2012
Audio Excerpt:
Dead to You
Feb 03, 2012
Excerpt:
Chapter 3 from Dead to You
Jan 07, 2012
Cryer's Cross will be released on December 06, 2011 in Trade Paperback
Dec 06, 2011
Cryer's Cross is now available in Trade Paperback
Dec 06, 2011
Dec 02, 2011
Brightcove:
Dead to You
Dec 02, 2011
Oct 12, 2011
The Wake Trilogy will be released on October 04, 2011 in Trade Paperback
Oct 04, 2011
The Wake Trilogy is now available in Trade Paperback
Oct 04, 2011
Lisa McMann: The Wake Trilogy is now available in eBook
Oct 04, 2011

Lisa McMann Revealed

Lisa McMann Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Get over it and ask, "What's next?" Q. What is your greatest achievement? A. ambidexterity Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be? A. Sometimes, I would like to disappear. Q. What’s your greatest fear? A. Zombies. And fire. Zombies on fire would reallly do me in. Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be? A. I would love to go to Greece. Learn more about Lisa McMann

Authors on the Web

St Louis Beacon, February 4, 2012
...users can comment on an article. Please login or register. Editors' Picks Books Teen authors Heather Brewer and Lisa McMann will be at the St. Louis County Library headquarters, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd. at 7 p.m., Feb. 22 . The reading is free. J.D....
Minneapolis Star Tribune, December 26, 2011
...be written by a team of six authors, beginning with Dashner. Scholastic has also signed authors Carrie Ryan, Lisa McMann, Matt de la Pena, Matthew Kirby and Jennifer A. Nielsen. The books will be released every two to four months...
East Valley Tribune, December 23, 2011
...elementary, middle school and high school students. Two of the authors featured on this list of favorite fiction, Lisa McMann (author of The Unwanteds) and Amy Fellner Dominy (author of OyMG), will visit Cardon Children’s Medical Center on Friday,...
Media Bistro, December 22, 2011
...storyline. The new series will be written by six children?s authors, including zombie novelist Carrie Ryan, fantasy writer Lisa McMann, YA lit writer , historical fiction novelist , middle grade author and The Maze Runner trilogy author James Dashner....
School Library Journal, December 20, 2011
...that smelled like heaven just sliding out of the oven, and company coming. It was Peace on Earth. Lisa McMann, a best-selling New York Times author of the "Wake" (S&S) trilogy, welcomes the new year with her new novel, Dead to You (S&S, 2012), scheduled...
ITbriefing, December 20, 2011
...will be followed by a team of bestselling and acclaimed authors including Carrie Ryan (Book 2; November 2012 ), Lisa McMann (Book 3; February 2013 ), Matt de la Pena (Book 4; June 2013 ), Matthew J. Kirby (Book 5; September 2013 ), and Jennifer A....
Printing Impressions, December 20, 2011
...overall story arc. Dashner will be followed by a team of bestselling and acclaimed authors including Carrie Ryan, Lisa McMann, Matt de la Pena, Matthew J. Kirby, and Jennifer A. Nielsen. Each book in the series will be packaged with a unique...
AZCentral.com, February 7, 2012
...about a girl who discovers she is a faerie and must learn to live in her two worlds. Lisa McMann is the best-selling author of a series about a 17-year-old who can see other people's dreams. Tom Leveen is the author of the young-adult novel "Party," a...
St Louis Beacon, February 4, 2012
...users can comment on an article. Please login or register. Editors' Picks Books Teen authors Heather Brewer and Lisa McMann will be at the St. Louis County Library headquarters, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd. at 7 p.m., Feb. 22 . The reading is free. J.D....
St Louis Beacon, February 4, 2012
...users can comment on an article. Please login or register. Editors' Picks Books Teen authors Heather Brewer and Lisa McMann will be at the St. Louis County Library headquarters, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd. at 7 p.m., Feb. 22 . The reading is free. J.D....
St Louis Beacon, February 4, 2012
...users can comment on an article. Please login or register. Editors' Picks Books Teen authors Heather Brewer and Lisa McMann will be at the St. Louis County Library headquarters, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd. at 7 p.m., Feb. 22 . The reading is free. J.D....
St Louis Beacon, February 3, 2012
...users can comment on an article. Please login or register. Editors' Picks Books Teen authors Heather Brewer and Lisa McMann will be at the St. Louis County Library headquarters, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd. at 7 p.m., Feb. 22 . The reading is free. J.D....
St Louis Beacon, February 3, 2012
...users can comment on an article. Please login or register. Editors' Picks Books Teen authors Heather Brewer and Lisa McMann will be at the St. Louis County Library headquarters, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd. at 7 p.m., Feb. 22 . The reading is free. J.D....
St Louis Beacon, February 3, 2012
...users can comment on an article. Please login or register. Editors' Picks Books Teen authors Heather Brewer and Lisa McMann will be at the St. Louis County Library headquarters, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd. at 7 p.m., Feb. 22 . The reading is free. J.D....