Lisa McMann (born February 27, 1968) is an American author.
McMann was born in Holland, Michigan and now lives in the Phoenix, Arizona area. 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 of 2010. All three of her books were published by Simon & Schuster. Her fourth book, Cryer's Cross is slated for a Feb. 8, 2011 release by Simon Pulse.
McMann, mother of two, 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.
Lisa also keeps in touch with her fans through her blog, Twitter, and Facebook fan page.