Elinor Lander Horwitz

Elinor Lander Horwitz (born March 1929) is an American author of young adult and adult books. She lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Mountain People, Mountain Crafts was on The New York Times' list of "Outstanding Books." "When the Sky is Like Lace" wast in the New York Times list of "Outstanding Books" of the year.

After graduating from Smith College, Horwitz wrote book reviews and features for the Washington Star News and for many national magazines. She married neurosurgeon Norman Horwitz.

Horwitz is the mother of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author [Tony Horwitz] and the mother-in-law of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author [Geraldine Brooks].

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