Readers, check out The Unwanteds Super Contest on Kidzbop.com! Some cool prizes like signed books, gift cards, and even a chance to get your name written into my next Unwanteds book.
Check it out soon--you have until January 13, 2014, to enter.
Good luck!
xox
Lisa
It's on The Unwanteds Facebook Fan Page.
Love,
Lisa
P.S. It has something to do with book 4, Island of Legends.
THE UNWANTEDS: ISLAND OF LEGENDS has a cover! In stores Sept. 2, 2014. Do you like?
is 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.
There will be seven books in all.
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.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
If you are a teacher, librarian, home schooler, book clubber, or megafan, you might find this Unwanteds Series Curriculum Guide 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.
Let's keep the momentum going! If you haven't had a chance to purchase Island of Fire or the first two books (The Unwanteds and The Unwanteds: Island of Silence), 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."
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!
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="">
If you happen to be in or near the following cities, I hope you'll come see me!
9/3 4pm, Octavia Books, New Orleans (with Margaret Peterson Haddix)
9/4 5pm, Lemuria Books, Jackson MS (with Margaret Peterson Haddix)
9/5 6pm, Square Books, Oxford MS (with Margaret Peterson Haddix)
9/7 1pm, Booksellers at Laurelwood, Memphis, TN (with Margaret Peterson Haddix)
9/10 Alamosa Books, Albuquerque, NM, 7pm
Sept 20, 2013
Hampton Roads Writers Conference
Keynote Speaker
Virginia Beach, VA
Sept 22, 2013
National Book Festival
Washington, DC
Sept 28, 2013
Austin Teen Book Festival
Saturday, October 19
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St. Louis, MO
Wed, Oct 23, time TBA
Mostly Books
Tucson, AZ
Sat, Oct 26, time TBA
Changing Hands BANG signing
Tempe, AZ
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).
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. ;)
Check my tour page to see if I'm heading to a city near you. I'd love to meet you!
Book 3 (by me) in the multi-author, multi-platform New York Times bestselling Infinity Ring series is now available!
Dak, Sera, and Riq return to the United States, but there’s big trouble waiting for them!
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| The authors! Photo: Zac Dunn |
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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.
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 hardcover or e-book here.
Next to it is the 2nd book in the Visions series, 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?
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The early reviews are coming in for my new teen novel, CRASH!
Heise Reads & Recommends: CRASH (Visions, book 1) by Lisa McMann: Title: CRASH (Visions, book 1) Author: Lisa McMann Publisher: Simon Pulse Release Date: January 8, 2013 Number of Pages: 256 Source o...
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!
Book 2 of The Unwanteds is out, and book 3 is in the works!
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:
Mon, Sept 10, 5pm
BLUE WILLOW BOOKSHOP with Margaret Peterson Haddix
14532 Memorial Dr.
Houston,TX
Tues, Sept 11, 7pm
BookPeople with Margaret Peterson Haddix
603 N Lamar Blvd
Austin,TX
Wed, Sept 12, 7pm
BARNES & NOBLE with Margaret Peterson Haddix
Stonebriar Center Mall
Frisco,TX
Thurs, Sept 13, 5pm
MRS. NELSON'S TOY AND BOOK SHOP with Margaret Peterson Haddix
1030 Bonita Ave.
La Verne,CA
Saturday, Sept 15, 10:30am
BRIDGE TO BOOKS with Margaret Peterson Haddix, Shannon Messenger, Helen Stringer
McKinley School
325 South Oak Knoll Avenue
Pasadena,CA
Wed, Sept 26, 2012, 7pm
Provo City Library with Brandon Mull
Library Ballroom
550 North University Avenue
Provo, UT 84601
Saturday, Oct 6, 2012, 2pm
Changing Hands Bookstore Club Read
Tempe, AZ
Wed & Thurs, Oct 10-11
San Francisco area events TBA
Friday, Oct 12, 2012
NCIBA
Saturday, Oct 20, 2012
SCIBA
Sat-Sun, Oct 27-28, 2012
Texas Book Festival
Friday, Nov 9, 2012
AzLA annual conference
Nov 16-18, 2012
NCTE
Available in hardcover, e-book, and audiobook, in stores and online. Yay! Find me on tour here.
Hello friends! Fall is a season of firsts, isn't it?
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.
My friend Margaret Peterson Haddix, with whom I toured last year for The Unwanteds and with whom I'll be touring again this year 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.
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.
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.
If you are in the following areas, I will be nearby in September & October:
Tempe, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
Houston, TX
Austin, TX
Frisco, TX
La Verne, CA
Pasadena, CA
Provo, UT
San Francisco, CA
Austin, TX (again) for the Texas Book Festival
For booksellers, I'll be visiting NCIBA and SCIBA.
And for teachers, I'll be at NCTE in Las Vegas in November.
Next spring I'll be doing several book festivals as well around the country. Check out the full tour schedule here.
Continuing the tradition from last year, I have another free Prize Pack 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!
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. Wanna see?
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. Pre-order your prize pack now -- 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. :)
xoxo
Lisa
You can now pre-order your signed copy of THE UNWANTEDS: ISLAND OF SILENCE from Changing Hands Bookstore 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!
Exciting news! The Infinity Ring online game, which goes with the book series, is gearing up. Get a video sneak peek here, and next Tuesday head over to InfinityRing.com to see more!
And if you're into The Unwanteds, you can enter here to win an early copy of the second book in the series, The Unwanteds: Island of Silence (on sale Sept 4).
I'll have info on how you can get an exclusive Unwanteds Prize Pack in a few days -- stay tuned!
As always, check my tour page 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.
I hope your summer has been full of books and fun!
Just click here and 'like' the SimonKids page to get the first 35 pages. In stores Sept 4!
Find me on tour this fall here.
So excited for this series. Book 1, written by James Dashner, comes out at the end of August. Book 2 by Carrie Ryan is set for November, and mine, book 3, will be out February 5. Here it is:
It sounds like an interesting series. I will check it out
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