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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, Dead to You, the Visions series, and the middle grade dystopian fantasy series The Unwanteds. She lives with her family in the Phoenix area. Read more about... Read full bio

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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.
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My life in 8 words: "Another dorky, Pajama-wearing writer, Spilling angst around. (hey look, it’s a haiku!)"
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    2. Get to Know Bestselling author Lisa McMann
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    3. Author Lisa McMann Discusses Her Latest Novel, Fade
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    4. Lisa McMann's Wake
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    5. Lisa McMann's Wake
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    6. Dead to You
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    7. Actually... Lisa McMann: Author Revealed
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    8. Lisa McMann Reads THE UNWANTEDS
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    9. Lisa McMann Interview and Reading
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    10. The Unwanteds
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    11. Lisa McMann Interview - THE UNWANTEDS
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    12. Something's not right in Cryer’s Cross
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    13. Lisa McMann: Wake
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    14. Cryer's Cross - Lisa McMann's newest!
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    15. CRYER'S CROSS - from author Lisa McMann
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Island of Fire will be released on September 03, 2013 in Hardcover, eBook
about 15 hours ago
Island of Silence will be released on July 09, 2013 in Trade Paperback
about 15 hours ago
The Unwanteds will be released on September 03, 2013 in Hardcover, eBook
about 17 hours ago
Bang will be released on October 08, 2013 in Hardcover, Audio Download, eBook
about 19 hours ago
Don't Close Your Eyes will be released on December 03, 2013 in Trade Paperback
May 17, 2013
Crash will be released on August 06, 2013 in Trade Paperback
May 14, 2013
News:
Wake has won an award
Feb 12, 2013
News:
The Unwanteds has won an award
Feb 12, 2013
News:
The Unwanteds has won an award
Feb 12, 2013
News:
The Unwanteds has won an award
Feb 12, 2013
Crash will be released on January 08, 2013 in Hardcover, eBook
Jan 08, 2013
Crash is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Jan 08, 2013
Crash will be released on January 08, 2013 in Audio Download
Jan 08, 2013
Crash is now available in Audio Download
Jan 08, 2013
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Crash
Dec 29, 2012
Audio Excerpt:
Crash
Dec 20, 2012

Lisa McMann Revealed

Lisa McMann Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Get over it and ask, "What's next?" Q. What’s your greatest fear? A. Zombies. And fire. Zombies on fire would reallly do me in. Q. With whom in history do you most identify? A. Napoleon. (Dynamite...not Bonaparte) Q. What trait is most noticeable about you? A. I have a big smile...that's probably it. 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

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Fort Bend Southwest Star, April 18, 2013
...am, in the Conference Room. The group will meet on Saturday, May 4, to discuss Wake, written by Lisa McMann. A book club for men, the “No Sweat Book Club,” will meet on Saturday, May 11, beginning at 11:00 am, in the Conference Room. The May book...
Huffington Post, April 14, 2013
...Mario Livio, Rafael López, Kenneth W. Mack, William Martin, Ayana Mathis, James McBride, D.J. MacHale, Heather McHugh, Lisa McMann, Terry McMillan, Elizabeth Moon, Christopher Myers, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Kadir Nelson, Patrick Ness, Katherine...
Kirkus Reviews, March 28, 2013
...Going into Nova Ren Suma’s 17 & Gone, all I knew—beyond the basic premise, which sounded to me like Meg Cabot’s 1-800-Where-R-U series as imagined by Lisa McMann—was that it had been enjoying a decent of buzz. Buzz, in and of itself, doesn’t...
California Democrat, March 6, 2013
...#2)”;         “Chocolate-Covered Baloney (Book #3)” by K.D. McCrite The Unwanteds: “Island of Silence (Book #2)” by Lisa McMann Boys of Wartime Series: “Michael at the Invasion of France 1943” &      “Daniel at the...
Examiner.com, February 23, 2013
...Me to the River' by Will Hobbs 'Tuesdays at the Castle' by Jessica Day George 'The Unwanteds' by Lisa McMann 'Wereworld: Rise of the Wolf' by Curtis Jobling 'Wild Life' by Cynthia DeFelice 'Wild Wings' by Gill Lewis 'With a Name Like Love' by...
STLtoday.com, February 23, 2013
...Z stltoday.com 54 minutes ago • By These are the best-selling books from Publishers Weekly for the week that ended Feb. 17. HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “A Week in Winter” • Maeve Binchy 2. “Guilt” • Jonathan Kellerman 3....
Lake County News-Chronicle, February 21, 2013
...to Extra Credit" Tommy Greenwald; "Game-Changer" Margaret Peterson Haddix; "Cat Tale" Michael Hall; "Infinity Ring: The Trap Door" Lisa McMann; "There Was a Tree" Rachel Isadora; "This Moose Belongs to Me" Oliver Jeffers; "Flash Point" Nancy Kress;...
The Times-Herald, January 18, 2013
...Love by Joyce Carol Oates. Young adult titles are Janie Face to Face by Caroline Cooney, Crash by Lisa McMann, Underground by Darren Shan, and juvenile titles Hideout by Gordon Korman, and How to Scare the Pants off Your Pets by Henry Winkler. Several...
Lake County News-Chronicle, January 4, 2013
...Jacqueline Woodson Juvenile and Young Adult: "Vengekeep Prophesies" by Brian Farrey, "Flash Point" by Nancy Kress, "Crash" by Lisa McMann, and "Bart Simpson's Guide to Life" SOME OF THE NEW MATERIAL AT THE TWO HARBORS PUBLIC LIBRARY: New Adult...
Los Feliz Ledger, November 2, 2012
...any time, in any place. She is always on the look out for a new idea. Another author, Lisa McMann, also came and talked about her latest book in her “Unwanted” series. This author was also inspired by a real life situation.  She got the idea for...
Austin American Statesman, October 24, 2012
...organized by age and genre, and aids parents and young readers in finding exactly the right book. Moderator Lisa McMann is the New York Times bestselling author of the Wake trilogy, “Dead to You,” “Cryer’s Cross,” and the middle-grade dystopian...
Montclair Patch, October 12, 2012
...Long (Otis series), Matthew Reinhart (Star Wars: The Pop-Up Guide to the Galaxy), Dav Pilkey (Captain Underpants series), Lisa McMann (The Unwanteds series), Trent Reedy (In the Dust), Kate Messner (Capture the Flag) and Deborah Davis (Guest of Honor:...
Chicago Tribune, October 1, 2012
...read this book and enjoy it as much as I did. Krishna Prabhakar, 8, Chicago "The Unwanteds" by Lisa McMann Alex and Aaron Stowe are turning thirteen years old and they are twins. In their society thirteen year olds are separated in to three categories,...
Standard Examiner, September 30, 2012
...Origami Yoda” (Origami Yoda Series, #1) by Tom Angleberger (Amulet, $12.95) 9. “The Unwanteds” (Unwanteds, #1) by Lisa McMann (Aladdin, $6.99) 10. “Matched” by Ally Condie (Speak, $9.99...