I was a big Konigsburg fan as a kid, too; she was up there for me with Daniel Pinkwater and Diana Wynne Jones. (I was too old to be hoodwinked by Rowling's borrowed magic.) To this day, I think A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver is the only historical fiction I've truly loved.
I grew up in Florida, lived in Jax for three years, and was today years old when I learned this about E.L. Konigsburg. 🤯 That must have been so inspiring to meet her! Love it.
I love this so much. I had no idea authors were real people until I was way too old. Like, in my 20s I knew they were real, but I thought they were FANCY, you know? Then I put my kid in preschool and found out that one of the teachers' mom was Ellen Conford, my FAVORITE middle grade author when I was 12. It was honestly one of the most pivotal moments of my life. It wasn't until that moment that I truly realized authors were regular people. I wish I'd known when I was 11! (I have so many memories of the time after reading Mixed Up Files and wondering if *I* could sneak into the Met and live there for a bit. I grew up in Northern New Jersey and so it seemed entirely possible.)
This was my favorite childhood book! I love knowing this backstory-- this made my day. I, too, love the idea of her getting so lost in writing her stories that she has the ability to ignore all the ringing phones.
I was a big Konigsburg fan as a kid, too; she was up there for me with Daniel Pinkwater and Diana Wynne Jones. (I was too old to be hoodwinked by Rowling's borrowed magic.) To this day, I think A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver is the only historical fiction I've truly loved.
I also fell in love with this book.
I grew up in Florida, lived in Jax for three years, and was today years old when I learned this about E.L. Konigsburg. 🤯 That must have been so inspiring to meet her! Love it.
One of my childhood faves, too — so cool that you got to meet her!
I love this so much. I had no idea authors were real people until I was way too old. Like, in my 20s I knew they were real, but I thought they were FANCY, you know? Then I put my kid in preschool and found out that one of the teachers' mom was Ellen Conford, my FAVORITE middle grade author when I was 12. It was honestly one of the most pivotal moments of my life. It wasn't until that moment that I truly realized authors were regular people. I wish I'd known when I was 11! (I have so many memories of the time after reading Mixed Up Files and wondering if *I* could sneak into the Met and live there for a bit. I grew up in Northern New Jersey and so it seemed entirely possible.)
This was my favorite childhood book! I love knowing this backstory-- this made my day. I, too, love the idea of her getting so lost in writing her stories that she has the ability to ignore all the ringing phones.
what a great way to start my friday! I’m a big “there are many cool things about Jax” advocate and the Konigsburg story just added to that 🙌🏽