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Lisa McMann

Lisa McMann
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Lisa McMann

Lisa McMann is the New York Times bestselling author of the Wake trilogy; Cryer’s Cross; Dead to You; and the middle-grade dystopian fantasy trilogy The Unwanteds. She lives with her family in the Phoenix area. Read more about Lisa and find her... 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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    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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Island of Silence will be released on September 04, 2012 in Hardcover, Audio Download, eBook
May 18, 2012
Dead to You will be released on December 04, 2012 in Trade Paperback
May 16, 2012
The Unwanteds will be released on July 10, 2012 in Trade Paperback
May 16, 2012
Island of Silence will be released on September 04, 2012 in Audio Download
May 07, 2012
Island of Silence will be released on September 04, 2012 in eBook
May 07, 2012
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 will be released on February 07, 2012 in Audio Download, eAudio
Feb 07, 2012
Dead to You is now available in Audio Download, eAudio
Feb 07, 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

Lisa McMann Revealed

Lisa McMann Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Get over it and ask, "What's next?" Q. What trait is most noticeable about you? A. I have a big smile...that's probably it. Q. What’s your best quality? A. I am fairly generous. Q. What’s your greatest flaw? A. penmanship Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero? A. Louis, from Harvest Moon Magical Melody. *sigh* Learn more about Lisa McMann

Authors on the Web

IHigh.com, April 30, 2012
...The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann is the first book in a new seven-part middle-grade fantasy series. The Unwanteds begins in the country of Quill where thirteen year olds are sorted into categories. The strong...
Bedford-Katonah Patch, April 30, 2012
...Stefano) 5) Where Things Come Back (John Corey Whaley) 6) Hush, Hush (Becca Fitzpatrick) 7) Dead to You (Lisa McMann) 8) The Summer of Firsts and Lasts (Terra Elan McVoy) 9) Cracked (K.M. Walton) 10) Shift (Jeri Smith-Ready) Did we miss a great YA novel?...
NOLA Live, March 26, 2012
...outfit Unique Features. 7. "Wake" -- Miley Cyrus is attached to play the lead in this adaptation of Lisa McMann's bestselling 2008 young adult thriller, about a girl with the power to enter other people's dreams. It's part of a trilogy, so franchise...
Inside Bay Area, March 17, 2012
...there is humor in Campbell's wry wit and love from an unexpected source."Dead to You" by Lisa McMann (Simon Pulse, $16.99, ages 14 and up). McMann has written a compelling. finely wrought novel with a devastating conclusion. Its focus is 16-year-old...
PublishersWeekly.com, March 12, 2012
...mystery. wanda flanagan, Renee C., Raonaid Luckwell Hardcover copy of Adrenaline by Jeff Abbott Gemma Halliday Gone by Lisa McMann Hockeyvamp Thriller anthology edited by James Patterson Kym Lucas Paper Scissors Death by Joanna Campbell Slan The Vampire...
Inside Bay Area, February 18, 2012
...Authors who will appear and sign their books include Jessie Kirby, Morgan Matson, Greg Van Eekhout, Jenn Reese, Lisa McMann, Robin Palmer and Joanna Philbin. The fun will continue even when the festival ends because it marks the start of the week-long...
San Jose Mercury News, February 18, 2012
...Authors who will appear and sign their books include Jessie Kirby, Morgan Matson, Greg Van Eekhout, Jenn Reese, Lisa McMann, Robin Palmer and Joanna Philbin. The fun will continue even when the festival ends because it marks the start of the week-long...
Associated Content, February 22, 2012
...because the first one was boring doesn't mean the second one will be too. Try "Wake" by Lisa McMann. 15) Instant Pick-Me-Ups Listen to the song, "Brighter Than the Sun" by Colbie Caillat -eat chocolate -running gives you "runners high" -Forced smiles are...
Inside Bay Area, February 18, 2012
...Authors who will appear and sign their books include Jessie Kirby, Morgan Matson, Greg Van Eekhout, Jenn Reese, Lisa McMann, Robin Palmer and Joanna Philbin. The fun will continue even when the festival ends because it marks the start of the week-long...
San Jose Mercury News, February 18, 2012
...Authors who will appear and sign their books include Jessie Kirby, Morgan Matson, Greg Van Eekhout, Jenn Reese, Lisa McMann, Robin Palmer and Joanna Philbin. The fun will continue even when the festival ends because it marks the start of the week-long...
San Jose Mercury News, February 18, 2012
...Authors who will appear and sign their books include Jessie Kirby, Morgan Matson, Greg Van Eekhout, Jenn Reese, Lisa McMann, Robin Palmer and Joanna Philbin. The fun will continue even when the festival ends because it marks the start of the week-long...
Inside Bay Area, February 17, 2012
...Authors who will appear and sign their books include Jessie Kirby, Morgan Matson, Greg Van Eekhout, Jenn Reese, Lisa McMann, Robin Palmer and Joanna Philbin. The fun will continue even when the festival ends because it marks the start of the week-long...
San Jose Mercury News, February 17, 2012
...Authors who will appear and sign their books include Jessie Kirby, Morgan Matson, Greg Van Eekhout, Jenn Reese, Lisa McMann, Robin Palmer and Joanna Philbin. The fun will continue even when the festival ends because it marks the start of the week-long...
Inside Bay Area, February 17, 2012
...Authors who will appear and sign their books include Jessie Kirby, Morgan Matson, Greg Van Eekhout, Jenn Reese, Lisa McMann, Robin Palmer and Joanna Philbin. The fun will continue even when the festival ends because it marks the start of the week-long...