Maureen Johnson

Maureen Johnson (born February 16, 1973) is an American author of young adult fiction.^[1]

Maureen Johnson
Born	(1973-02-16) February 16, 1973 (age 51) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Occupation	Novelist
Nationality	United States
Period	2004–present
Genre	Young 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 degree in English from University of Delaware. She also studied writing and theatrical dramaturgy at Columbia University, earning her MFA.^[2][3] She once worked at the

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.^[4] 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)

• The Bane Chronicles (Co-written with Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan) (November 11, 2014)
• Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy (Co-written with Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, and Robin Wasserman) (November 15, 2016)
• Ghosts of the Shadow Market (Co-written with Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, Kelly Link, and Robin Wasserman) (June 4, 2019)

Standalone Novels

• The Key to the Golden Firebird (May 25, 2004)
• The Bermudez Triangle (October 7, 2004), later reissued in America as On the Count of Three (April 18, 2013)
• Devilish (September 7, 2006)
• Girl at Sea (May 29, 2007)
• Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances (Co-written with John Green and Lauren Myracle) (October 2, 2008)
• Vacations from Hell (Co-written with Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, Claudia Gray, and Sarah Mlynowski) (May 26, 2009)
• How I Resist: Activism and Hope for a New Generation (Editor) (May 15, 2018)
• Cruella: Hello, Cruel Heart (April 6, 2021)^[5]
• Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village (Illustrated by Jay Coper) (September 14, 2021)
• Death at Morning House (August 6, 2024)

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". web.archive.org. 2011-03-25. Archived from the original on 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
4. www.sayswhopodcast.com https://www.sayswhopodcast.com/. Retrieved 2024-09-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
5. McMillan, Graeme; McMillan, Graeme (2020-11-13). "'Cruella' Prequel Novel 'Hello Cruel Heart' Debuting in 2021". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-10-22.