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Maureen Johnson

(b.1973)

Maureen Johnson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Like a lot of people who end up writing books, she was always reading. This paid off in the end, but also resulted in her not playing any sports, so she is spectacularly uncoordinated, and is easily injured by harmless household objects, like endtables.

She studied writing and theatrical dramaturgy at Columbia University. Before she could spend all her days writing, Maureen served up hamburgers in the company of mad scientists and talking skeletons in New York, tended bar in Piccadilly Circus, nervously worked alongside live tigers in Las Vegas, and once got mixed up with the entire cast of a major West End musical.

Maureen lives in New York City, and when she is not writing, spends her time in a relentless pursuit of the perfect cup of coffee. If you know where it is, get in touch with her at once.

Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Romance

Series

Little Blue Envelope
1. 13 Little Blue Envelopes (2005)
2. The Last Little Blue Envelope (2011)

Scarlett
1. Suite Scarlett (2008)
2. Scarlett Fever (2009)

Shades of London
0.5. Boy In The Smoke (2014)
1. The Name of the Star (2011)
2. The Madness Underneath (2012)
3. The Shadow Cabinet (2015)

Bane Chronicles
2. The Runaway Queen (2013) (with Cassandra Clare)
5. The Rise of the Hotel Dumort (2013) (with Cassandra Clare)
7. The Fall of the Hotel Dumort (2013) (with Cassandra Clare)
9. The Last Stand of the New York Institute (2013) (with Sarah Rees Brennan and Cassandra Clare)
11. The Voicemail of Magnus Bane (2014) (with Sarah Rees Brennan and Cassandra Clare)

Truly Devious
1. Truly Devious (2018)
2. The Vanishing Stair (2019)
3. The Hand on the Wall (2020)

Ghosts of the Shadow Market (with Cassandra Clare)
3. Every Exquisite Thing (2018)
5. A Deeper Love (2018)

Novels

The Key to the Golden Firebird (2004)
The Bermudez Triangle (2004)
Devilish (2006)
Girl at Sea (2007)
On the Count of Three (2013)

Omnibus

Let It Snow (2008) (with John Green and Lauren Myracle)

Collections

Vacations from Hell (2009) (with Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, Claudia Gray and Sarah Mlynowski)
Ghosts of the Shadow Market (2020) (with Sarah Rees Brennan, Kelly Link and Robin Wasserman)
Shadowhunters Short Story Paperback Collection (2020) (with Sarah Rees Brennan, Cassandra Clare and Kelly Link)

Series contributed to

Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy
3. The Whitechapel Fiend (2015) (with Cassandra Clare)
Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy (2016) (with Sarah Rees Brennan, Cassandra Clare and Robin Wasserman)
Shadowhunters Short Story Collection (2019) (with Cassandra Clare)

Non fiction

How I Resist (2018) (with Tim Federle)

Awards

Andre Norton Award Best Book nominee (2007) : Devilish

Maureen Johnson recommends

Stray (2007)
Stacey Goldblatt
"Stray is a winning novel that provides us with an important reminder: it's okay to make mistakes and break the rules, especially when it comes to love."

Love, Meg (2007)
C Leigh Purtill
"If you've ever had a celebrity crush, you'll love Meg and her story will keep you guessing."

Anna and the French Kiss (2010)
(Anna and the French Kiss, book 1)
Stephanie Perkins
"Very romantic. You should date this book."

After the Fire (2017)
Will Hill
"It will keep you up late until you get to the very end."

The Lovely and the Lost (2019)
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
"A propulsive mystery-thriller about the dark things that happen in the woods. The Lovely and the Lost makes you feel the urgency of a search ad rescue, while laying the clues for a twisted crime. You will cling to this book until you reach the end."

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