An impressive figure in children's literature, E. L. Konigsburg has the distinction of being the first and possibly only author to have had two books on the Newbery Honor list at the same time. From t...
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Born in New York City, the second of three daughters and reared in mill towns in Pennsylvania. "Growing up in a small town gives you two things: a sense of your place and a feeling of self-consciousne...
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As a chemistry student in graduate school, E. L. Konigsburg twice blew up the laboratory sink, "losing my eyebrows and bangs in the flash." She claims it was her fault that "the University of Pittsbur...
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E. L. Konigsburg
E(laine) L(obl) Konigsburg