Episode 5: The Joy of Author & Reader Connections with Lisa McMann

The Joyful Learning Podcast

Melissa Thom and special guest episode co-host Jennifer Halbur have the great honor of interviewing author Lisa McMann during the "Summer Book Party" promotional tour for Lisa's New York Times bestselling middle grade book The Map of Flames published by Penguin Random House. Guest Bio: Lisa McMann lives in Tempe, Arizona. She is married to fellow writer, Matt McMann, and they have two adult children. Her son is artist Kilian McMann, and her daughter is actor Kennedy McMann. Lisa is the author of over two dozen books for young adults and children. Some of her most well-known books are The Unwanteds series for middle grade readers and the Wake trilogy for young adults. The Forgotten Five: Map of Flames was an instant New York Times bestseller in March 2022. It is the first book in Lisa's new middle grade fantasy series. It's about five supernatural kids who were born in a deserted hideout and abandoned by their criminal parents. They find a flaming map and enter civilization for the first time in search of treasure...and they hope to find their parents, too. But they soon discover that civilization is not kind to supernatural people like them. Book 2, The Invisible Spy, will be out November 8, 2022. Episode Resources: Connect with podcast host, Melissa Thom: @MsThomBookitis*http://melissathom.com** Connect with podcast co-producer, Carrie Seiden: @LoveALibrary Connect with podcast guest, Lisa McMann: @Lisa_McMann* http://lisamcmann.com* Facebook Instagram Connect with podcast guest co-host, Jennifer Halbur: @HalburJennifer** Brookline Booksmith (https://www.brooklinebooksmith.com) * Longfellow Books (https://www.longfellowbooks.com/)* RJ Julia Booksellers (https://www.rjjulia.com/)* Turning the Page Books (https://www.turningthepagebooks.com/) * Independent Bookstore Day (https://www.bookweb.org/independent-bookstore-day)#Bookposse #mgbookchat Book 1: Map of Flames Book 2: Invisible Spy