Maureen Johnson

Maureen Johnson (born February 16, 1973) is an American author of young adult fiction.

Maureen Johnson
Born (1973-02-16) February 16, 1973 (age 53)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
OccupationNovelist
NationalityUnited States
Period2004–present
GenreYoung adult fiction, Mystery fiction
Signature
Website
www.maureenjohnsonbooks.com

Early life and education

Johnson was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She holds a bachelor's degree in English from University of Delaware. She also studied writing and theatrical dramaturgy at Columbia University, earning her MFA.

Career

Johnson is well known for her award winning novels. She works with many well known young adult writers such as Cassandra Clare, Lauren Myracle, and John Green. She has won the UK’s queen of teen award. She has been named for the Edgar award and the Norton Nebular for middle grade and young adult fiction. Johnson is on a podcast called “Say’s Who?”, which was used to deal with the 2016 United States election. Now it has had many guests and has a fan base called “Sayswhovians”. She is a #1 New York Times bestselling author. Johnson has 10 Junior Library Guild selections. She wrote the screenplay for a Harry Potter video game. Times Magazine says that she is one of the top people to follow on twitter.

Says Who? Podcast

Maureen Johnson co-hosts the Says Who? podcast with Dan Sinker. The podcast began in September 2016 as a coping strategy for the 2016 United States election. The original intention was to have a limited 8 episode season with various guests but have continued until the present day. Fans of the podcast are known as "Sayswhovians."

Bibliography

Series

The Little Blue Envelope Series

  • 13 Little Blue Envelopes (August 23, 2005)
  • The Last Little Blue Envelope (April 26, 2011)

The Scarlett Series

  • Suite Scarlett (May 1, 2008)
  • Scarlett Fever (February 1, 2010)

The Shades of London Series

  • The Name of the Star (September 29, 2011)
  • The Madness Underneath (February 1, 2013)
  • The Shadow Cabinet (February 10, 2015)
  • The Boy in the Smoke (February 19, 2014)

The Stevie Bell Mysteries

  • Truly Devious (January 16, 2018)
  • The Vanishing Stair (January 22, 2019)
  • The Hand on the Wall (January 21, 2020)
  • The Box in the Woods (June 15, 2021)
  • Nine Liars (December 27, 2022)

The Shadowhunter Chronicles (With Cassandra Clare)

Standalone Novels

References

  1. ↑ "Maureen Johnson". Book Series in Order. 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  2. ↑ "UD Messenger - Johnson and Testerman". www1.udel.edu. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  3. ↑ "Maureen Johnson Books » About". 2011-03-25. Archived from the original on 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2021-10-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. 1 2 3 Corbett |, Sue. "Maureen Johnson: The Queen of Teen". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
  5. 1 2 3 "TeachingBooks | Maureen Johnson". library.teachingbooks.net. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  6. 1 2 3 "Says Who?". www.sayswhopodcast.com. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  7. ↑ www.sayswhopodcast.com https://www.sayswhopodcast.com/. Retrieved 2024-09-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ McMillan, Graeme; McMillan, Graeme (2020-11-13). "'Cruella' Prequel Novel 'Hello Cruel Heart' Debuting in 2021". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-10-22.