Megan Angelo

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Angelo in May 2019

Megan Angelo (born ca. 1985) [1] is an American journalist and the author of the 2020 novel Followers. [2]

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Early life and education

Angelo grew up in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, and has two younger brothers. [3] [4] [5] She attended St. Isidore Elementary School and Quakertown High School. [4] She graduated from Villanova University in 2006. [3] [4]

Career

Angelo has written articles about pop culture and parenting, for outlets including Glamour , the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal , Slate , and Elle. [6] [7] [8] [3] [5] [9]

Followers

Angelo's novel Followers was released in hardcover by HarperCollins on January 14, 2020. [10] It was released in paperback later that year. [11]

Bethanne Patrick, writing for the Washington Post, called Followers "terrific writing about terrifying ideas." [12] Kirkus Reviews gave it a starred review and noted, "Endless clever details and suspenseful plotting make this speculative-fiction debut an addictive treat." [13] Leah Donnella, of NPR, named it one of the best realistic fiction books of 2020. [14]

References

  1. Iovine, Anna (2020-01-14). "A look into the disturbing, futuristic novel 'Followers'". Mashable. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  2. Rachel Epstein (2020-01-27). "Megan Angelo's 'Followers' Is Marie Claire's February Book Club Pick". Marie Claire Magazine. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  3. 1 2 3 "About". Megan Angelo. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  4. 1 2 3 Conklin, Amy Unger, Photography by Alison (2020-03-02). "Bethlehem Author Megan Angelo Debuts Highly-Anticipated New Book, Followers". Lehigh Valley Style. Retrieved 2022-03-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. 1 2 "Megan Angelo". HarperCollins. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  6. "Megan Angelo". BookPage | Discover your next great book!. 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  7. "'Followers' by Megan Angelo Comments On Identity in the Age of Influencers". Arts + Culture. 2020-02-01. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  8. "Megan Angelo". Glamour. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  9. "Megan Angelo visits before the publication of her first book – Liberty High School". basdwpweb.beth.k12.pa.us. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  10. "Followers". HarperCollins Australia. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  11. "Followers". HarperCollins. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  12. "Review | Megan Angelo's 'Followers' looks at the hazards of our hyper-connected world". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  13. FOLLOWERS | Kirkus Reviews.
  14. "Book Concierge: Realistic Fiction Recommendations : Pop Culture Happy Hour". NPR.org. Retrieved 2022-03-09.