tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307898562024-03-13T15:35:39.884-07:00LISA McMANNHELLO READERS! My blog has moved. Get the latest news about my New <br>York Times bestselling UNWANTEDS series, WAKE trilogy, and more at http://lisamcmann.wordpress.com/Lisa McMannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079642578284968215noreply@blogger.comBlogger306125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30789856.post-79189141900921602562014-06-17T16:49:00.000-07:002014-08-02T09:03:47.012-07:00My blog has moved!Find me <a href="http://lisamcmann.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">here at http://lisamcmann.wordpress.com/</a>. Lisa McMannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079642578284968215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30789856.post-87806835457894634862014-06-04T20:17:00.000-07:002014-06-04T20:17:04.738-07:00GASP is in stores now!It's the final book in my Visions trilogy. Hope you enjoy!<br />
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If you haven't given this trilogy a try yet, start with CRASH, then BANG.<br />
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Thanks so much for your support!Lisa McMannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079642578284968215noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30789856.post-90813208545989425522013-12-30T06:57:00.001-08:002013-12-30T06:57:29.318-08:00The Unwanteds SUPER CONTEST!Readers, check out <a href="http://www.kidzbop.com/contest/books-title/KIDZBOP/The-Unwanteds" target="_blank">The Unwanteds Super Contest on Kidzbop.com!</a> Some cool prizes like signed books, gift cards, and even a chance to get your name written into my next Unwanteds book.<br />
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Check it out soon--you have until January 13, 2014, to enter.<br />
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Good luck!<br />
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xox<br />
LisaLisa McMannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079642578284968215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30789856.post-10052100793886090662013-12-21T15:15:00.002-08:002013-12-21T15:15:50.021-08:00Unwanteds fans, I left you a presentIt's on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheUnwanteds" target="_blank">The Unwanteds Facebook Fan Page</a>. <br />
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Love,<br />
Lisa<br />
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P.S. It has something to do with book 4, Island of Legends. Lisa McMannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079642578284968215noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30789856.post-77809476548812152582013-11-12T10:36:00.001-08:002014-08-02T09:12:39.986-07:00Cover reveal -- THE UNWANTEDS: ISLAND OF LEGENDSTHE UNWANTEDS: ISLAND OF LEGENDS has a cover! In stores Sept. 2, 2014. Do you like?<br />
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<br />Lisa McMannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079642578284968215noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30789856.post-85107481729392546462013-10-18T05:59:00.000-07:002014-08-02T09:11:43.305-07:00The Unwanteds: Island of Legendsis the title for book 4 in the series. On sale September 2nd, 2014. No cover to show you yet, but the artist and design team are working hard on it, and it's going to be amazing.<br />
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There will be seven books in all. Lisa McMannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079642578284968215noreply@blogger.com80tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30789856.post-31330104910159225272013-09-12T11:20:00.001-07:002013-09-12T11:20:47.196-07:00THANK YOU for making The Unwanteds a New York Times Bestselling Series!!Great news, Unwanteds fans! We had a tremendous first week thanks to all of you going out and getting your copies of The Unwanteds: Island of Fire. You did so well that you propelled the series right on to the New York Times Bestselling Series list! That is AMAZING, because that list is very hard to crack. <br />
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!<br />
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If you are a teacher, librarian, home schooler, book clubber, or megafan, you might find this <a href="http://d28hgpri8am2if.cloudfront.net/tagged_assets/12838_unwanteds_cg.pdf" target="_blank">Unwanteds Series Curriculum Guide</a> to be fun and helpful. It's a terrific resource written by former librarian and 2002 Chair of the Newbery Award Committee, and it aligns with Common Core standards. Download and pass it around all you like. <br />
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Let's keep the momentum going! If you haven't had a chance to purchase <a href="http://search.simonandschuster.com/_/N-/Ntt-The%20Unwanteds" target="_blank">Island of Fire</a> or the first two books (<a href="http://search.simonandschuster.com/_/N-/Ntt-The%20Unwanteds" target="_blank">The Unwanteds and The Unwanteds: Island of Silence</a>), now's a great time to do it. And if you are eagerly awaiting book 4 (coming Sept 2014), why not let your friends know about the series so they can catch up? Just tell them it's about a world where children who are caught being creative get sent to their deaths. Or mention what Kirkus Reviews called it: "The Hunger Games meets Harry Potter." <br />
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Thank you again for your love and support. I love my job, and I wouldn't be able to do it without the wonderful support of readers like you. You make me want to write more books!Lisa McMannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079642578284968215noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30789856.post-22303893773191146592013-09-02T20:41:00.002-07:002013-09-02T20:41:28.315-07:00THE UNWANTEDS: ISLAND OF FIRE is on sale now!I hope you enjoy this third book in the series. Thank you so much for your support! I wouldn't be able to do this job without you. <3 br=""></3><br />
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If you happen to be in or near the following cities, I hope you'll come see me! <br />
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9/3 4pm, Octavia Books, New Orleans (with Margaret Peterson Haddix)<br />
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9/4 5pm, <a href="http://www.lemuriabooks.com/index.php?show=events&id=1863">Lemuria Books, Jackson MS</a> (with Margaret Peterson Haddix)<br />
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9/5 6pm, <a href="http://www.squarebooks.com/event/lisa-mcmann-signs-island-fire">Square Books, Oxford MS</a> (with Margaret Peterson Haddix)<br />
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9/7 1pm, Booksellers at Laurelwood, Memphis, TN (with Margaret Peterson Haddix)<br />
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9/10 <a href="http://www.alamosabooks.com/event/Lisa-McMann-Island-of-Fire">Alamosa Books, Albuquerque, NM,</a> 7pm<br />
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Sept 20, 2013<br />
<a href="http://hamptonroadswriters.org/2013conference.php">Hampton Roads Writers Conference</a><br />
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Virginia Beach, VA<br />
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Sept 22, 2013<br />
National Book Festival<br />
Washington, DC<br />
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Sept 28, 2013<br />
Austin Teen Book Festival<br />
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Saturday, October 19<br />
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St. Louis, MO<br />
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Wed, Oct 23, time TBA<br />
Mostly Books<br />
Tucson, AZ<br />
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Sat, Oct 26, time TBA<br />
Changing Hands BANG signing<br />
Tempe, AZ</3></a>Lisa McMannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079642578284968215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30789856.post-72837022422245090162013-08-06T15:27:00.000-07:002013-08-18T10:20:59.794-07:00Fall Tour preliminary info for Unwanteds: Island of Fire (in stores Sept 3)<style>
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">9/3 Octavia Books, New Orleans (with
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7pm <a href="http://www.alamosabooks.com/event/Lisa-McMann-Island-of-Fire">http://www.alamosabooks.com/event/Lisa-McMann-Island-of-Fire</a></span></div>
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Lisa McMannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079642578284968215noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30789856.post-30933324582985176992013-06-11T10:56:00.000-07:002014-08-02T09:18:14.704-07:00Holland, Michigan: July 11th signing!Hey hometown of HOLLAND, MICHIGAN... Stop in and see me downtown at Reader's World Bookstore! Thursday, July 11, 7-8:30pm! Bring your books and buy them there--I'll sign them all. Pre-order from the store to ensure you'll get the titles you want by calling 616-396-8548. They'll have the new paperback of UNWANTEDS: ISLAND OF SILENCE (releases July 9th).<br />
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Thursdays are also Street Performer nights in downtown Holland, so join in all the fun! Put a nickel in my hat--maybe I'll read to you. ;)Lisa McMannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079642578284968215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30789856.post-47002675630938923682013-04-15T11:57:00.002-07:002013-04-15T11:57:48.183-07:00I'm still touring and also working on Unwanteds book 4...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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And I'm also just so very excited about the Unwanteds series. Book 2, Island of Silence, will be available in paperback July 9th. And book 3, Island of Fire, comes out Sept. 3rd - the day after Labor Day here in the US.<br />
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I'll be appearing in a few places in the meantime -- come see me if you're in the area:<br />
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Saturday, April 20th, I'll be at the <a href="http://bluewillowbookshop.com/event/houston-teen-book-con-2013?utm_source=Banter+2+-+4%2F1%2F2013&utm_campaign=Banter+1-+4%2F1%2F13+&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">Houston Teen Book Con</a> at Alief Taylor High School, 7555 Howell Sugar Land Road, Houston, TX 77083.<br />
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Sunday, April 21st, I'll be at the <a href="http://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/general-information/" target="_blank">LA Times Festival of Books</a> at the University of Southern California. Here's where I'll be:<br />
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12:00PM – Autographing at S&S/Once Upon A Time’s Booth # 732<br />
Map Key Identifier: Orange Zone: Young Adult, 700s booths<br />
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1:30 p.m. Young Adult Fiction: Love & Vengeance, Real & Unreal<br />
Ronald Tutor Campus Center (Conversation 2063)<br />
Melissa de la Cruz<br />
Maureen Johnson<br />
Katherine Marsh<br />
Lisa McMann<br />
Moderator: Ransom Riggs<br />
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2:30 Panel Autographing<br />
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Next week I'll be at the Texas Library Association convention in Ft. Worth, and then in early May I'll be visiting Cincinnati and Lexington with Jennifer Nielsen. Check my website tour page for all the info as it comes in: http://lisamcmann.com/html/tour.php<br />
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Lisa McMannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079642578284968215noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30789856.post-4976149459518484712013-02-12T05:35:00.002-08:002013-02-12T05:35:43.803-08:00I'm on tour!Check my <a href="http://lisamcmann.com/html/tour.php" target="_blank">tour page</a> to see if I'm heading to a city near you. I'd love to meet you!<br />
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<br />Lisa McMannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079642578284968215noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30789856.post-77341607312957607612013-02-05T07:00:00.000-08:002013-02-05T07:00:06.556-08:00Infinity Ring: The Trap Door on sale now!Book 3 (by me) in the multi-author, multi-platform <i>New York Times</i> bestselling Infinity Ring series <a href="http://bookateria.publishersmarketplace.com/books/9780545386982/?infinity-ring-book-3-the-trap-door-by-lisa-mcmann" target="_blank">is now available!</a><br />
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<b>Dak, Sera, and Riq return to the United States, but there’s big trouble waiting for them! </b><br />
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The year is 1850 and the nation is divided over the issue of slavery. In
these dark days, the Underground Railroad provides a light of hope,
helping runaway slaves escape to freedom. But the SQ has taken control
of the Underground Railroad from within. Now Dak and Sera are left
wondering who to trust . . . while Riq risks everything to save the life
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<b> </b>If you haven't started this series, now's the time. Want to know more? Check it out at <a href="http://infinityring.com/">InfinityRing.com</a>. Lisa McMannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079642578284968215noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30789856.post-60004443812934694452013-01-18T14:21:00.004-08:002013-01-18T14:21:49.853-08:00AZ Authors 2nd Annual Open House<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This year, 13 Arizona YA and MG authors hosted a party for around 200
teachers, librarians, and booksellers at the home of author Amy Fellner
Dominy. Our publishers (and we) provided books as giveaways. And we authors made the food. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanks publishers! Photo: Zac Dunn</td></tr>
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Many thanks to everyone who came! We appreciate you so much. Special thanks to Zac Dunn, our roving photographer, for these great photos.Lisa McMannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079642578284968215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30789856.post-62806822564144376652013-01-08T07:38:00.000-08:002013-01-08T07:38:10.161-08:00CRASH has landed! In stores today!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A girl. A food truck. A vision. Forbidden love. Nine body bags in the snow.<br />
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CRASH. Book one of the Visions series.<br />
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If what you see is what you get, Jules is in serious trouble. The
suspenseful first of four books from the New York Times bestselling
author of the Wake trilogy.Jules lives with her family above their
restaurant, which means she smells like pizza most of the time and
drives their double-meatball-shaped food truck to school. Its not a
recipe for popularity, but she can handle that. What she cant handle is
the recurring vision that haunts her. Over and over, Jules sees a
careening truck hit a building and explode...and nine body bags in the
snow. The vision is everywhereon billboards, television screens,
windowsand shes the only one who sees it. And the more she sees it, the
more she sees. The vision is giving her clues, and soon Jules knows what
she has to do. Because now she can see the face in one of the body
bags, and its someone she knows. Someone she has been in love with for
as long as she can remember. In this riveting start to a gripping series
from New York Times bestselling author Lisa McMann, Jules has to actand
act fastto keep her vision from becoming reality.<br />
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Book 2, BANG, comes out October 8. <br />
<br />Lisa McMannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079642578284968215noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30789856.post-27298864786700148152013-01-01T22:37:00.000-08:002013-01-02T11:30:57.515-08:00Four books in 2013? Am I insane?Sure sounds like it. Luckily, the hard part -- writing the books -- is over. And now we have covers for all four books, so I'll list them below with their release dates so you can get them on your calendars.<br />
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In non-chronological order, I'll start with my new series. First up is CRASH. It comes out next week, January 8, 2013. You can pre-order the <a href="http://bookateria.publishersmarketplace.com/books/9781442403918/?crash-by-lisa-mcmann" target="_blank">hardcover or e-book here.</a><br />
Next to it is the 2nd book in the<a href="https://www.facebook.com/VisionsSeries" target="_blank"> Visions series</a>, BANG, the sequel to Crash. It's due out October 8, 2013. Did you see how I'm not making you wait a whole year for the second book?<br />
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I also have two books coming for my tween readers. Infinity Ring: The Trap Door comes out February 5, 2013. It's the third book in a time travel series written by six different authors. It's like The 39 Clues, only better. ;) You can pre-order this one, too. The first two books in the series by <a href="http://www.jamesdashner.com/books/infinity-ring-series/" target="_blank">James Dashner </a>and <a href="http://bookateria.publishersmarketplace.com/books/9780545466325/?infinity-ring-book-2-divide-and-conquer---audio-library-edition-by-carrie-ryan" target="_blank">Carrie Ryan</a> are out already, so if you haven't found them yet, now's the time!<br />
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And the third book of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheUnwanteds" target="_blank">The Unwanteds 7-book series </a>comes out September 3, 2013. Isn't this just the greatest cover?<br />
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Let me know what you think of the covers! Do you like them? Which book are you most excited for?<br />
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In the meantime, I am busy writing book 3 in the Visions series and book 4 in the Unwanteds series, so you will have those to read in 2014.<br />
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<br />Lisa McMannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079642578284968215noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30789856.post-52957855045372169162012-12-07T12:34:00.001-08:002012-12-07T12:34:30.524-08:00A shiny review of CRASH from Kirkus!<div class="MsoNormal">
<b>CRASH</b> <br />
<b>Author: McMann, Lisa</b><br />
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<b>Review Issue Date: </b>January 1, 2013<br />
<b>Online Publish Date: </b>December 12, 2012<br />
<b>Publisher:</b><i>Simon Pulse/Simon & Schuster</i><br />
<b>Pages: </b><i>240</i><br />
<b>Price ( Hardcover ): </b><i>$16.99</i><br />
<b>Publication Date: </b>January 8, 2013<br />
<b>ISBN ( Hardcover ): </b><i>978-1-4424-0391-8</i><br />
<b>Category: </b>Fiction<br />
<b>Series: </b>Visions<br />
<b>Volume: </b>1</div>
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Seeing is believing…unless you’re the only one with the vision.<br />
McMann kicks off the first book in her new Visions series with a
bang. On nearly every flat surface—billboards, televisions and road
signs—Jules Demarco sees an out-of-control snowplow crash into a
restaurant, causing an explosion and killing those inside.
With a depressed grandfather who committed suicide and a moody, hoarder
father, she’s certain her Italian family will commit her if they find
out about her visions. There’s also their probable anger to contend
with: The restaurant in Jules’ vision is their
rival pizza parlor, and one of the dead is Sawyer Angotti, her secret,
lifelong crush and son of the adversarial restaurateur. As in the Wake
trilogy, a strong female protagonist pairs with quick pacing, realistic
dialogue and the right amount of romance to
drive this suspenseful story. Using clues from her ever more frequent
visions, social outcast Jules tries to figure out the exact time of the
crash in an attempt to thwart it, risking her already shaky standing
with Sawyer, her parents and her classmates.
In the process of saving lives, she also discovers some dark family
secrets. The teen’s occasional lists of five items, such as “Five
reasons why I, Jules Demarco, am shunned,” keep the drama on the lighter
side.<br />
McMann is on her way to becoming the next queen of supernatural thrillers.<em> (Supernatural thriller. 14 & up)</em><br />
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<em>--from Kirkus Reviews </em></div>
Lisa McMannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079642578284968215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30789856.post-36085300977706659752012-12-04T16:09:00.001-08:002012-12-04T16:09:04.830-08:00Heise Reads & Recommends: CRASH (Visions, book 1) by Lisa McMann The early reviews are coming in for my new teen novel, CRASH!<br />
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<a href="http://www.heisereads.com/2012/12/crash-visions-book-1-by-lisa-mcmann.html?spref=bl">Heise Reads & Recommends: CRASH (Visions, book 1) by Lisa McMann</a>: Title: CRASH (Visions, book 1) Author: Lisa McMann Publisher: Simon Pulse Release Date: January 8, 2013 Number of Pages: 256 Source o...Lisa McMannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079642578284968215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30789856.post-52413815291773529512012-11-15T15:00:00.000-08:002012-11-15T15:51:18.387-08:00CRASH (Visions Book 1) comes out January 8! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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And it's a <a href="http://news.bookweb.org/news/winter-%E2%80%9912-%E2%80%9913-kids%E2%80%99-indie-next-list-preview" target="_blank">Winter Indie Next List pick</a>. Here's the lovely review:<br />
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<b><i>Crash: Visions</i><i>, Book One</i>, by Lisa McMann</b><br />
(Simon Pulse, $16.99, 9781442403918)<br />
“The term ‘page-turner’ does not even begin to describe this latest
book from McMann! From the moment readers meet Jules and begin to get a
glimpse inside her life — a life without friends, spent working in her
parent’s pizza shop, and with a recurring vision of the death of her
estranged best friend — they’ll be hooked. Jules is a flawed character
in all of the best ways, and McMann has created a plot that will have
the reader flipping pages faster and faster to find out what happens
next. An excellent start to a new series!” — Amanda Snow, Hooray for
Books!, Alexandria, VA<br />
<br />Lisa McMannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079642578284968215noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30789856.post-77268634641042418662012-09-20T15:19:00.000-07:002012-09-20T15:20:11.182-07:00THE UNWANTEDS is a NYT Bestseller! Did you hear the news? THE UNWANTEDS hit the New York Times children's paperback bestseller list at #9. I am so excited! THANK YOU for making it happen!<br />
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Book 2, ISLAND OF SILENCE, is now available in stores and online everywhere in hardcover, ebook, or audio download. If you favorite bookstore doesn't have it in stock, ask them to order it for you.<br />
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I'm home this week, but heading out on the road to Provo, UT next Wednesday, and visiting San Francisco and Austin, Texas in October. Get the scoop on all my tour stops <a href="http://lisamcmann.com/html/tour.php">here.</a><br />
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If you missed my "behind the scenes of The Unwanteds" post on Nerdy Book Club, you can <a href="http://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/2012/09/16/you-dont-have-to-be-a-grownup-by-lisa-mcmann/">find it here.</a><br />
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Thanks again for all your wonderful support! I wouldn't get to do this awesome job without you.<br />
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xo<br />
LisaLisa McMannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079642578284968215noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30789856.post-51476432289525757662012-09-09T08:14:00.000-07:002012-09-09T08:14:03.087-07:00Unwanteds Island of Silence Tour Book 2 of The Unwanteds is out, and book 3 is in the works! <br />
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Here's where I'll be this fall. I'll sign all the books you bring with you (if the store allows). Please purchase at least one book from the bookstore event you attend so that the store can continue to host cool events like these:<br />
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<a href="http://www.bluewillowbookshop.com/event/lisa-mcmann-and-margaret-peterson-haddix">Mon, Sept 10, 5pm<br />
BLUE WILLOW BOOKSHOP</a> with Margaret Peterson Haddix<br />
14532 Memorial Dr.<br />
Houston,TX<br />
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<a href="http://www.bookpeople.com/event/lisa-mcmann-margaret-peterson-haddix">Tues, Sept 11, 7pm<br />
BookPeople</a> with Margaret Peterson Haddix<br />
603 N Lamar Blvd<br />
Austin,TX<br />
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<a href="http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/77334">Wed, Sept 12, 7pm<br />
BARNES & NOBLE</a> with Margaret Peterson Haddix<br />
Stonebriar Center Mall<br />
Frisco,TX<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/272221362890750/">Thurs, Sept 13, 5pm<br />
MRS. NELSON'S TOY AND BOOK SHOP</a> with Margaret Peterson Haddix<br />
1030 Bonita Ave.<br />
La Verne,CA<br />
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<a href="https://t.co/s49RRFMy">Saturday, Sept 15, 10:30am<br />
BRIDGE TO BOOKS</a> with Margaret Peterson Haddix, Shannon Messenger, Helen Stringer<br />
McKinley School<br />
325 South Oak Knoll Avenue<br />
Pasadena,CA<br />
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<a href="http://www.provolibrary.com/authorlink/679">Wed, Sept 26, 2012, 7pm<br />
Provo City Library with Brandon Mull</a><br />
Library Ballroom<br />
550 North University Avenue<br />
Provo, UT 84601<br />
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Saturday, Oct 6, 2012, 2pm<br />
Changing Hands Bookstore Club Read<br />
Tempe, AZ<br />
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Wed & Thurs, Oct 10-11<br />
San Francisco area events TBA<br />
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Friday, Oct 12, 2012<br />
NCIBA<br />
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Saturday, Oct 20, 2012<br />
SCIBA<br />
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Sat-Sun, Oct 27-28, 2012<br />
<a href="http://www.texasbookfestival.org/">Texas Book Festival</a><br />
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Friday, Nov 9, 2012<br />
<a href="http://www.azla.org/displayconvention.cfm">AzLA annual conference</a><br />
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Nov 16-18, 2012<br />
NCTELisa McMannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079642578284968215noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30789856.post-21327000575001848912012-09-04T06:51:00.001-07:002012-09-04T06:51:11.196-07:00The Unwanteds: Island of Silence is on-sale now!Available in hardcover, e-book, and audiobook, in stores and online. Yay! <a href="http://lisamcmann.com/html/tour.php" target="_blank">Find me on tour here.</a>Lisa McMannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079642578284968215noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30789856.post-79096878897784260372012-08-25T08:47:00.000-07:002012-08-25T08:47:21.729-07:00Back to reality: Tour, Prize Packs, and a new stage of life Hello friends! Fall is a season of firsts, isn't it?<br />
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This week we moved my firstborn to college. The house is quieter. This morning I keep looking up when I hear a noise, expecting to see him. There's this fist-sized ball of pride and loneliness in my throat, and my eyes keep leaking at random times. It was hard saying goodbye yesterday, knowing I won't see him until Thanksgiving. But I'm so excited for him, and I know he's going to have some of the best times of his life.<br />
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My friend <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HaddixBooks" target="_blank">Margaret Peterson Haddix</a>, with whom I toured last year for The Unwanteds and <a href="http://lisamcmann.com/html/tour.php" target="_blank">with whom I'll be touring again this year</a> for The Unwanteds: Island of Silence (and her newest book Caught), has been really helpful -- her firstborn went to college last year, and her second child is heading that way this year. In a way, she's helped me prepare for this for a year.<br />
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It didn't really make it any easier. I'm glad I had my sunglasses handy when I hugged my son goodbye -- no kid wants to see his parents fall apart, grasping at the past, when they are only looking toward the exciting future.<br />
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Today I looked at the calendar and I realized I have an exciting future too. I have a book coming out in ten days. Ten days! That means I'll be touring soon. Amazing how life and careers go on here at the McMann household minus one.<br />
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If you are in the following areas, <a href="http://lisamcmann.com/html/tour.php" target="_blank">I will be nearby</a> in September & October:<br />
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Tempe, AZ<br />
Phoenix, AZ<br />
Houston, TX<br />
Austin, TX<br />
Frisco, TX<br />
La Verne, CA<br />
Pasadena, CA<br />
Provo, UT<br />
San Francisco, CA<br />
Austin, TX (again) for the Texas Book Festival<br />
For booksellers, I'll be visiting NCIBA and SCIBA. <br />
And for teachers, I'll be at NCTE in Las Vegas in November. <br />
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Next spring I'll be doing several book festivals as well around the country. <a href="http://lisamcmann.com/html/tour.php" target="_blank">Check out the full tour schedule here.</a><br />
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Continuing the tradition from last year, I have another <a href="http://www.changinghands.com/event/mcmann-sep12?utm_source=Changing+Hands+Bookstore+News&utm_campaign=fc36c8f8a0-ThisWeek081712&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">free Prize Pack</a> for this Unwanteds book. It's only available by pre-ordering through my local independent bookstore, Changing Hands, through Sept 4 (release day for Island of Silence). They ship almost anywhere, so you don't have to be local or even in the US to get the prize pack!<br />
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Inside is a handful of goodies including another collectible drawing by my talented college boy, this time of Matilda, a new character in the Unwanteds series. She's the cutest, ugliest gargoyle ever. <a href="http://www.changinghands.com/event/mcmann-sep12?utm_source=Changing+Hands+Bookstore+News&utm_campaign=fc36c8f8a0-ThisWeek081712&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">Wanna see? </a><br />
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I want to thank you for all of your support over the years, and for your amazing love of The Unwanteds series, which is very dear to me. I hope to have several more books in the series--book 3 is already in the editing stages. <a href="http://www.changinghands.com/event/mcmann-sep12" target="_blank">Pre-order your prize pack now</a> -- you never know, maybe that collectible drawing will sell big on eBay someday and it'll help your kid go to college too. We can have leaky eyes together. :)<br />
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xoxo<br />
Lisa<br />
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<br />Lisa McMannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079642578284968215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30789856.post-63255757703433666182012-08-17T15:29:00.000-07:002012-08-17T15:29:24.676-07:00It's prize pack time!<a href="http://www.changinghands.com/event/mcmann-sep12">You can now pre-order your signed copy of THE UNWANTEDS: ISLAND OF SILENCE from Changing Hands Bookstore</a> and get the free collectible prize pack (while they last). Pick it up at the event (Sept 5, 7pm) OR have it shipped - they ship just about anywhere!
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Lisa McMannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079642578284968215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30789856.post-73486971495822670772012-08-09T16:38:00.000-07:002012-08-09T16:40:10.233-07:00Infinity Ring and Unwanteds Island of SilenceExciting news! The Infinity Ring online game, which goes with the book series, is gearing up. Get a video sneak peek <a href="http://books.usatoday.com/bookbuzz/post/2012-08-09/video-preview-and-images-from-infinity-ring/820681/1" target="_blank">here</a>, and next Tuesday head over to <a href="http://infinityring.com/" target="_blank">InfinityRing.com </a>to see more! <br />
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And if you're into The Unwanteds, you can enter <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/30810-island-of-silence" target="_blank">here</a> to win an early copy of the second book in the series, The Unwanteds: Island of Silence (on sale Sept 4).<br />
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I'll have info on how you can get an exclusive Unwanteds Prize Pack in a few days -- stay tuned!<br />
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As always, <a href="http://lisamcmann.com/html/tour.php" target="_blank">check my tour page </a>if you want to see where I'll be touring this fall. I'll be making stops in Phoenix, Texas, and Southern California, and then I'll be heading to more cities. I'll post them when I have the details. And I'm excited that some of those events will be with the amazing Margaret Peterson Haddix once again.<br />
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I hope your summer has been full of books and fun!Lisa McMannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079642578284968215noreply@blogger.com0