Author: Lisa

All Are Welcome

Sylvie Frank and my fantastic team at Paula Wiseman has forwarded printable versions of the STRICTLY NO ELEPHANTS Pet Club Invitation and Coloring Page featuring the glorious artwork of illustrator Taeeun Yoo. Clicky the linky to download. Here is a preview of the darling. And save the magliette calcio a poco prezzo release date… October 27th!…
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June 30, 2015 0

LOST ANGELES series announcement

Every time you heard me muttering on Facebook or Twitter about vampires and archangels… this is the project I was working on. COMING SUMMER, 2015… In Los Angeles, everyone could use a guardian angel, even if you’re a tiny piece of Heaven. A year ago, Lourdes Chase lost two months of her life to a…
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April 29, 2015 0

Cover Reveal for STRICTLY NO ELEPHANTS!

Once again, the Cover Gods smile upon me. My lovely editor, Sylvie Frank, emailed me this yesterday, then gave me the green light to share it with you immediately! VOILA… The gorgeous cover art by Taeeun Yoo for the tiny elephant book! Be sure to click through to see it, bigger than life. And then…
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March 20, 2015 0

SUGAR SKULL book deal!

I’ve been sitting oh-so-patiently on this news for a month, but now I can fire off the confetti cannons, because Skyscape is going to publish SUGAR SKULL, my near-future YA/NA collaboration with fellow scribbler and smartarse Glenn Dallas. Author of TICKER and the THEATRE ILLUMINATA trilogy, Lisa Mantchev’s and debut author Glenn Dallas’s YA SUGAR…
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February 4, 2015 0

A Grand Experiment in Crowdfunding!

It’s a beautiful thing, to have so many avenues  for creativity. As yet, I had not dipped a toe in the crowdfunding waters, as each of the different sites serve a slightly different purpose with varying goals, none of which lined up with my ongoing projects. But a few of my artistic friends have set…
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January 9, 2015 0

Bookplates, Nonsense Seals, and Tattoos (oh, my!)

AT LAST, the information on how you can get your hands on the TICKER Swag Pack, perfect for the Penny Farthing superfan OR for adding to a holiday book gift. What You Get: TICKER bookmark (showing front and back) Author-signed bookplate (last line is left free for YOUR name) with 3D gear embellishments Gold embossed…
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December 1, 2014 0