Megan Angelo

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

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]