Lisa McMann

YA: Lisa McMann

Friday, February 6, 7:00 p.m.

Unwanteds 5: The Island of Shipwrecks A risky decision endangers both Artimé and Quill in book five of the New York Times bestselling Unwanteds series, which Kirkus Reviews called “The Hunger Games meets Harry Potter.” Alex and his friends from Artimé are stranded on a newly discovered island after barely surviving a storm that destroys their ship. And it turns out they’re not alone… Back in Quill, Aaron’s power base grows as he aligns himself with an unlikely ally. Together, the two enact a drastic, risky plan to finally conquer Artimé—a plan that could ultimately leave everyone in both Artimé and Quill in far more danger than Aaron realizes.

Location: Street: 1010 El Camino Real City: Menlo Park, Province: California Postal Code: 94025-4349 Country: United States (adicionado a partir de IndieBound)… (mais)

At 4pm on Saturday, January 24, Changing Hands Bookstore presents YAllapalooza 2015, a literary extravaganza for tween and teen readers. Here's your chance to mix and mingle with your favorite YA authors, get signed books, enjoy pizza, and more!

Attending Authors: Jennifer Niven, Austin Aslan, Tawni Waters, Amy Nichols, Lisa McMann, Shonna Slayton, Rae Carson, and Nick Lake. Looking for 2013's winning story from the "Son of a Pitch" game? Click here » Looking for 2014's winning story from the "Son of a Pitch" game? Click here » Looking for 2015's winning story from the "Son of a Pitch" game? Click here » There Will Be Lies by Nick Lake Shelby Cooper is deaf, and has been overprotected by her mother her entire life. But after a car accident, her mother steals her away from the hospital, revealing that Shelby's father is not dead, but rather a violent man who has promised to hunt them down.

Nick Lake is the author of the The Secret Ministry of Frost, In Darkness, Hostage Three, and the Blood Ninja series. All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven | When Theodore Finch and Violet Markey meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school--both teetering on the edge--it's the beginning of an unlikely relationship, a journey to discover the natural wonders of the state of Indiana, and two teens' desperate desire to heal and save one another.

Jennifer Niven is the author of American Blonde, Velva Jean Learns to Drive, Velva Jean Learns to Fly, and Becoming Clementine. The Islands at the End of the World by Austin Aslan | Stranded in Honolulu when a strange cloud causes a worldwide electronics failure, sixteen-year-old Leilani and her father must make their way home to Hilo amid escalating perils, including her severe epilepsy.

The Islands at the End of the World is Austin Aslan's debut novel. The Beauty of the Broken by Tawni Waters | In this lyrical, heart-wrenching story about a forbidden first love, a teen seeks the courage to care for another girl despite her small town's bigotry and her father's violent threats.

Beauty of the Broken is Tawni Waters' debut novel. Now That You're Here by Amy K. Nichols | When street-smart graffiti artist Danny is jolted into a parallel world, only Eevee, an alluring science geek, has the know-how to get him home, but as he falls for her, his motives grow foggy.

Now That You're Here is Amy K. Nichols' debut novel. Gasp by Lisa McMann As the danger escalates in this conclusion to the Visions series, Jules wonders if she'll finally find out why and how this is happening--before it's too late to prevent disaster.

Lisa McMann is the author of the Cryer's Cross, Dead To You, the Visions series, the Wake series, and the Unwanteds series. Cinderella's Dress by Shonna Slayton | Kate, who just wants to help out with the World War II war effort, just found out that she's the next keeper of the Cinderella's Dress. Now, with a father Missing in action, her new sweetheart, Johnny, stuck in the middle of battle, and her great aunt losing her wits, Kate has to unravel a mystery before it's too late. After all, the descendants of the wicked stepsisters will stop at nothing to get what they think they deserve.

Cinderella's Dress is Shonna Slayton's debut novel. The Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson In the conclusion to the bestselling Girl of Fire and Thorns trilogy, seventeen-year-old sorcerer-queen Elisa travels into the unknown realm of the enemy to win back her true love, save her country, and uncover the final secrets of her destiny.

Rae Carson is the author of the The Girl of Fire and Thorns and The Crown of Embers. Back to top

Location: Street: 6428 S McClintock Dr. City: Tempe, Province: Arizona Postal Code: 85283 Country: United States (adicionado a partir de IndieBound)… (mais)

Writers Anna Hope and Sarah Waters read from and discuss their latest works with Carol Off.

Anna Hope studied English at Oxford, attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and then received an MA in creative writing at Birkbeck. She lives in London. Hope presents her debut novel, Wake, which tells the story of three very different women who try to find ways to live again after devastating losses endured during WWI.

Carol Off has been a host of CBC Radio’s As It Happens since 2006. Previously a documentary reporter for The National, she has extensive experience in both Canadian and international current affairs. Off is the author of several bestselling books of non-fiction, including The Ghosts of Medak Pocket: The Story of Canada’s Secret War, which won the prestigious Dafoe Foundation Award. She is also the recipient of numerous awards for her television and radio work, among them a Gemini and two gold medals from the New York Festival of Television.

Sarah Waters is the bestselling author of five previous novels: Tipping the Velvet, Affinity, Fingersmith, The Night Watch and The Little Stranger. Winner of many literary awards, she has been shortlisted for both the Man Booker Prize and the Orange Prize. She lives in London. Waters presents The Paying Guests, a masterful novel of brilliant storytelling, sensuality and psychological suspense set in post-WWI England.

Saturday, November 1, 2014 - 2:30 PM
Fleck Dance Theatre, 207 Queens Quay West, Toronto M5J 2G8

Cost: $18/$15 supporters/FREE students & youth 25 and under (Jenni_Canuck)… (mais)

Four talented authors discuss writing about WWI from a female perspective. Charlotte Gray will moderate.

Charlotte Gray is one of Canada’s preeminent biographers and historians. She is the recipient of many awards and is a Member of the Order of Canada. Gray presents her latest work of non-fiction, The Massey Murder: A Maid, Her Master and the Trial that Shocked a Country, which was shortlisted for the RBC Taylor Prize. The book tells the sensational true story of Carrie Davies, the maid who shot a member of one of Canada’s wealthiest families in 1915.

Anna Hope studied English at Oxford, attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and then received an MA in creative writing at Birkbeck. She lives in London. Hope presents her debut novel, Wake, which tells the story of three very different women who try to find ways to live again after devastating losses endured during WWI.

Frances Itani is the author of 16 books, including Deafening, which won a Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and was shortlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. She is a three-time winner of the CBC Literary Award and is a Member of the Order of Canada. Itani presents her 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlisted novel, Tell, an extraordinary tour-de-force about secrets withheld and secrets revealed in the aftermath of the First Great War.

Kate Pullinger is the author of 10 novels, including The Mistress of Nothing, which won the Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction. Her prize-winning digital fiction projects Inanimate Alice and Flight Paths: A Networked Novel have reached audiences around the world. Born in Cranbrook, BC, she is currently Professor of Creative Writing and Digital Media at Bath Spa University. Pullinger presents Landing Gear, a highly imaginative story of colliding worlds and extraordinary connections. Inspired by real-life accounts of airplane stowaways, the novel chronicles the complex texture of modern life.

Johanna Skibsrud is the award-winning author of two collections of poetry and one short story collection, This Will Be Difficult to Explain and Other Stories. Her debut novel, The Sentimentalists, was awarded the 2010 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Skibsrud presents her latest novel, Quartet for the End of Time. Set in 1932, it is a profound mediation on human nature that follows embittered WWI veterans who march on Washington to demand their wartime bonus.

Friday, October 31, 2014 - 7:30 PM
Lakeside Terrace, 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto M5J 2G8

Cost: $18/$15 supporters/FREE students & youth 25 and under (Jenni_Canuck)… (mais)

Our active calendar of children’s book events starts off with the powerhouse duo of Margaret Peterson Haddix (author of The Missing and the Shadow Children series) and Lisa McMann, author of The Wake triology and the middle grade dystopian fantasy series The Unwanteds. To reserve a space, call the library at 847 673-7774.

Location: Street: Skokie Public Library, 5215 Oakton St. City: Skokie, Province: Illinois Country: United States (adicionado a partir de IndieBound)… (mais)

7PM TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 Tween Event | Lisa McMann: Island of legends LOCATION: CHANGING HANDS TEMPE

New York Times bestseller Lisa McMann visits to launch Island of legends, the fourth book in her middle-grade Unwanteds fantasy series.

Readers can uncover adventure and dangerous secrets in this new installment of McMann's New York Times bestselling series. As Alex grows more confident in his role as the mage of Artimé, he expands his skills and brings his first creature to life with results that are both painful and wonderful.

Island of legends PRIZE PACK! Purchase Island of legends and receive this exclusive prize pack: One hardcover copy of Island of legends personalized for you by Lisa McMann One prize pack exclusively created for Island of legends. An exclusive mini-puzzle with custom art from Island of legends An Unwanteds bookmark An Island of legends sticker An exclusive signed mini-art postcard with custom art from Island of legends An exclusive white Kitten figurine ... and a special surprise!

Those who purchase any book in The Unwanteds series will also receive the exclusive white Kitten figurine. Supplies are limited, so pre-order online now or call 480.730.0205.

More books by Lisa McMann available here »

EVENT DETAILS TICKET (admits two) is free when you purchase Island of legends from Changing Hands Bookstore. Letter groups (printed on top of ticket) will be called at 6pm to fill seats and designated standing room. If available, seating and standing room opens to those without tickets at 6:45pm. Space cannot be guaranteed for late arrivals. Booksigning line forms by assigned letter group after the presentation. Those without tickets may get their books signed after ticket-holders, if time allows. Event details may be subject to unannounced changes. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 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 Lisa and find her blog through her website at LisaMcMann.com.

Location: Street: 6428 S McClintock Dr. City: Tempe, Province: Arizona Postal Code: 85283 Country: United States (adicionado a partir de IndieBound)… (mais)

Looking for our Tempe event with this author? Click here » 7PM SATURDAY, JUNE 21 Teen Event | Lisa McMann | Gasp LOCATION: CHANGING HANDS PHOENIX

The first event at our new location, The New York Times bestselling local author of the Wake trilogy presents the third installment of her Visions paranormal teen series.

After narrowly surviving two harrowing tragedies, Jules now fully understands the importance of the visions that she and people around her are experiencing. That means it's up to Jules to figure out which of the school shooting survivors is now suffering from visions of another crisis. And once she realizes who it is, she has to convince that survivor that this isn't all crazy—that the images are of something real. Something imminent.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 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 Lisa and find her blog through her website at LisaMcMann.com.

Location: Street: 300 West Camelback Road City: Phoenix, Province: Arizona Postal Code: 85013 Country: United States (adicionado a partir de IndieBound)… (mais)

Looking for our Phoenix event with this author? Click here » 3PM SATURDAY, JUNE 21 Turning Pages | Teen Book Club LOCATION: CHANGING HANDS TEMPE

Lisa McMann visits this month's Turning Pages meeting to discuss the third book in the Visions series, Gasp.

After narrowly surviving two harrowing tragedies, Jules now fully understands the importance of the visions that she and people around her are experiencing. That means it's up to Jules to figure out which of the school shooting survivors is now suffering from visions of another crisis. And once she realizes who it is, she has to convince that survivor that this isn't all crazy—that the images are of something real. Something imminent.

Location: Street: 6428 S McClintock Dr. City: Tempe, Province: Arizona Postal Code: 85283 Country: United States (adicionado a partir de IndieBound)… (mais)