Lisa McMann


Lisa McMann is an American author.
McMann was born in Holland, Michigan and now lives in the Phoenix, Arizona area. She graduated from Calvin College in 1990. Her first novel, WAKE, debuted on the New York Times best-seller list for children’s chapter books. She is also the author of FADE, which debuted on the New York Times best-seller list and remained there eleven weeks, and of GONE, the last book in the WAKE series, which was released February 2010.
McMann has published many short stories, including the creative nonfiction essay, “When You're Ten,” featured in Literary Mama, and the award-winning short story, “The Day of the Shoes,” in 2004. One year later, her story, “Like Waves on Rocks” was published in the Gator Springs Gazette. McMann's short stories are written for adult audiences while her novels are intended for young adults. Currently she spends her time at home with her two cats, two children, and husband.
She lives near Phoenix, Arizona.

Awards

Wake Trilogy

The WAKE trilogy has been translated into the following languages :
Lisa is married to fellow writer and musician, Matt McMann, and they have two adult children. Her son is an artist named Kilian McMann and her daughter is an actress, Kennedy McMann. Kennedy was cast in Nancy Drew as the titular character, in the new CW series.