Sylvia Brownrigg was born in California and grew up in Los Altos and Oxford. She graduated magna cum laude from Yale University and has an MA in writing from the Johns Hopkins University. She has taught at the American University in Paris, and has written for The Times, Guardian, Independent, Times Literary Supplement, New York Times, Salon.com, Village Voice, Newsday and Los Angeles Times. She is the author of many books including PAGES FOR YOU (2002), THE DELIVERY ROOM (2006) and MORALITY TALE (2008), all published by Picador, and the young adult novel KEPLER'S DREAM, which was published by Putnam in 2011. Sylvia’s novel, PAGES FOR HER - a sequel to PAGES FOR YOU - was published by Picador in 2017. Her memoir, THE WHOLE STAGGERING MYSTERY, was published by Counterpoint in April 2024.
