Meet Lisa McMann!

Have you ever wondered how your favorite authors come up with their ideas? How long it takes them to write a book? How it makes them feel to see their work on library shelves? Here’s your chance to ask!

Free programs, space is limited. RSVP on Facebook, visit http://www.carnegielibrary.org/teens/events/programs/BehindtheBook.cfm or email teens@carnegielibrary.org. For more information or to register groups, please call 412.578.2599. All teens who attend will receive a free copy of WAKE or FADE, while supplies last!

Lisa McMann is the New York Times bestselling author of paranormal teen books WAKE and FADE. Her third book, GONE, is the conclusion to the WAKE trilogy and is scheduled for release in February, 2010. The trilogy revolves around seventeen-year-old Janie Hannagan who gets sucked into other people’s dreams and nightmares. Plus, there’s a hot guy.

Lisa grew up in Michigan and lived there until 2004. Now she lives in the Phoenix area with her husband, two kids, dog and cat. Read more about Lisa at www.lisamcmann.com or find her on Facebook, MySpace, or Twitter to keep up with all the news about the WAKE trilogy and other books in the works, including her next young adult thriller, CRYER’S CROSS, coming spring 2011.