What is Maureen Johnson?
'''Maureen Johnson''' (born February 16, 1973) is an American author of young adult fiction.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-04-30|title=Maureen Johnson|url=https://www.bookseriesinorder.com/maureen-johnson/|access-date=2021-10-22|website=Book Series in Order}}</ref> {{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] -->|image=American author Maureen Johnson at LA Times Festival of Books 2012.png|imagesize=|name=Maureen Johnson|pseudonym=|birth_date={{birth date and age|1973|02|16}}|birth_place=[[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, United States|death_date=|death_place=|occupation=Novelist|nationality=United States|period=2004–present|genre=[[Young adult literature|Young adult fiction]], [[Mystery fiction]]|influences=|influenced=|signature=a maureen johnson signature.svg|website={{URL|http://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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=UD Messenger - Johnson and Testerman|url=http://www1.udel.edu/udmessenger/vol20no1/stories/alumni-johnson-testerman.html|access-date=2021-10-22|website=www1.udel.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-03-25|title=Maureen Johnson Books » About|url=http://www.maureenjohnsonbooks.com/about/|access-date=2021-10-22|website=web.archive.org|archive-date=2011-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110325053451/http://www.maureenjohnsonbooks.com/about/|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> She once worked at the == Says Who? Podcast == Maureen Johnson co-hosts the [https://www.sayswhopodcast.com/ Says Who? podcast] with [https://dansinker.com/ 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sayswhopodcas