Sylvia Brownrigg is the author of six works of fiction, including the novels "Pages for You," "The Delivery Room," and "Morality Tale," as well as the story collection "Ten Women Who Shook the World." Her most recent novel, "Pages for Her," was published in 2017 by Counterpoint in the US and Picador in the UK. Brownrigg's writing has earned critical acclaim, with her works appearing on the New York Times Notable list and the Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year. Her novel for children, "Kepler’s Dream," published under the pseudonym Juliet Bell, was adapted into an independent feature film.
Brownrigg's writing spans multiple genres, from literary fiction to children's literature, often exploring themes of relationships, identity, and introspection. Her novel "Morality Tale" was praised by the New York Times as "divinely deadpan," while the San Francisco Chronicle described it as a "witty parable of marriage." In addition to her fiction, she has contributed reviews and criticism to prominent publications such as the New York Times, The Guardian, and the Times Literary Supplement. A recipient of the Lambda Literary Award, her works have been translated into several languages.
Born in California and raised between the US and England, Brownrigg studied at Yale and Johns Hopkins Universities. She lived in London for many years before settling in Berkeley, California, where she resides with her family. Alongside her writing career, she has taught at the American University in Paris and continues to engage with literary communities on both sides of the Atlantic.