{{Short description|American journalist and author}} thumb|Angelo in May 2019 '''Megan Angelo''' (born ca. 1985)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Iovine |first=Anna |date=2020-01-14 |title=A look into the disturbing, futuristic novel 'Followers' |url=https://mashable.com/article/followers-megan-angelo-interview |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=Mashable |language=en}}</ref> is an American journalist and the author of the 2020 novel ''Followers''.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Rachel Epstein |date=2020-01-27 |title=Megan Angelo's 'Followers' Is Marie Claire's February Book Club Pick |url=https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a30643837/megan-angelo-followers-book-interview/ |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=Marie Claire Magazine |language=en}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Angelo grew up in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, and has two younger brothers.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=About |url=http://www.meganangelo.com/about |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=Megan Angelo |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Conklin |first=Amy Unger, Photography by Alison |date=2020-03-02 |title=Bethlehem Author Megan Angelo Debuts Highly-Anticipated New Book, Followers |url=https://lehighvalleystyle.com/api/content/2fabb518-4e68-11ea-a074-1244d5f7c7c6/ |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=Lehigh Valley Style |language=en-us}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Megan Angelo |url=https://www.harpercollins.com/blogs/authors/megan-angelo-202012295847012 |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=HarperCollins |language=en}}</ref> She attended St. Isidore Elementary School and Quakertown High School in the Quakertown Community School District.<ref name=":1" /> She graduated from Villanova University in 2006.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
== 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''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-12-06 |title=Megan Angelo |url=https://www.bookpage.com/interviews/24733-megan-angelo-fiction/ |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=BookPage {{!}} Discover your next great book! |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-01 |title='Followers' by Megan Angelo Comments On Identity in the Age of Influencers |url=http://culture.affinitymagazine.us/followers-by-megan-angelo-comments-on-identity-in-the-age-of-influencers/ |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=Arts + Culture |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Megan Angelo |url=https://www.glamour.com/contributor/megan-angelo |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=Glamour |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Megan Angelo visits before the publication of her first book – Liberty High School |url=https://basdwpweb.beth.k12.pa.us/liberty/2019/11/12/megan-angelo-visits-before-the-publication-of-her-first-book/ |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=basdwpweb.beth.k12.pa.us}}</ref>
=== ''Followers'' === Angelo's novel ''Followers'' was released in hardcover by HarperCollins on January 14, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Followers |url=https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9781489296672/followers |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=HarperCollins Australia |language=en-AU}}</ref> It was released in paperback later that year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Followers |url=https://www.harpercollins.com/products/followers-megan-angelo |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=HarperCollins |language=en}}</ref>
Bethanne Patrick, writing for the ''Washington Post'', called ''Followers'' "terrific writing about terrifying ideas."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Review {{!}} Megan Angelo's 'Followers' looks at the hazards of our hyper-connected world |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/megan-angelos-followers-looks-at-the-hazards-of-our-hyper-connected-world/2020/01/21/b9bde788-3c68-11ea-b90d-5652806c3b3a_story.html |access-date=2022-03-09 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> ''Kirkus Reviews'' gave it a starred review and noted, "Endless clever details and suspenseful plotting make this speculative-fiction debut an addictive treat."<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/megan-angelo/followers/ |title=FOLLOWERS {{!}} Kirkus Reviews |language=en}}</ref> Leah Donnella, of NPR, named it one of the best realistic fiction books of 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Book Concierge: Realistic Fiction Recommendations : Pop Culture Happy Hour |language=en |work=NPR.org |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/12/10/945070655/book-concierge-realistic-fiction-recommendations |access-date=2022-03-09}}</ref>
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