Donald J. Sobol

Donald J. Sobol was born and raised in New York City. He graduated from the Fieldston School in New York City in 1942 and joined the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II. After the war, he got a degree from Oberlin College. He worked in New York for several years, working his way up from copy boy to reporter for the New York Sun, and then working for the New York Daily News, and worked there for two years. In the 1950s he moved to Miami to pursue writing full-time. He started writing the Two-Minute Mysteries series in 1959, and he started writing his popular Encyclopedia Brown mystery series for children in 1963. The Mystery Writers of America awarded him a Special Edgar Award for his Encyclopedia Brown series in 1975. In addition to his very popular books for children, Sobol wrote several nonfiction books, and he wrote and contributed to magazines under a variety of pen names. The 29th -- and final -- book in the Encyclopedia Brown series was published three months after Sobol's death in 2012.

Works (50)

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown Solves Them All

Encyclopedia Brown Solves Them All

Cover of Two-Minute Mysteries Collection

Two-Minute Mysteries Collection

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown Strikes Again

Encyclopedia Brown Strikes Again

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case

Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown Gets His Man

Encyclopedia Brown Gets His Man

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown takes the cake!

Encyclopedia Brown takes the cake!

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues

Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown Saves the Day

Encyclopedia Brown Saves the Day

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown Carries On

Encyclopedia Brown Carries On

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown sets the pace

Encyclopedia Brown sets the pace

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown Tracks Them Down

Encyclopedia Brown Tracks Them Down

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Dead Eagles

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Dead Eagles

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown Shows the Way

Encyclopedia Brown Shows the Way

Cover of More Two Minute Mysteries

More Two Minute Mysteries

Cover of The Book of Children's Classics

The Book of Children's Classics

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Midnight Visitor

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Midnight Visitor

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown Lends a Hand

Encyclopedia Brown Lends a Hand

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace

Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace

Cover of Imagine

Cover of Still More Two-Minute Mysteries

Still More Two-Minute Mysteries

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown, Super Sleuth

Encyclopedia Brown, Super Sleuth

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown Cracks the Case

Encyclopedia Brown Cracks the Case

September 6, 2007

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Exploding Plumbing

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Exploding Plumbing

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown and his Best Cases Ever

Encyclopedia Brown and his Best Cases Ever

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the secret UFOs

Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the secret UFOs

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown Box Set (Encyclopedia Brown)

Encyclopedia Brown Box Set (Encyclopedia Brown)

October 18, 2007

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the soccer scheme

Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the soccer scheme

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the two spies

Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the two spies

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of Pablo's Nose

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of Pablo's Nose

Cover of Greta the Strong

Greta the Strong

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the disgusting sneakers

Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the disgusting sneakers

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the jumping frogs

Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the jumping frogs

Cover of Encyclopedia Browns Third Record Book of Weird and Wonderful Facts

Encyclopedia Browns Third Record Book of Weird and Wonderful Facts

October 1, 1985

Cover of The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk

The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk

Cover of Angie's First Case

Angie's First Case

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Treasure Hunt

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Treasure Hunt

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the sleeping dog

Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the sleeping dog

Cover of Secret Agents Four

Secret Agents Four

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Crimes

Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Crimes

February 1, 1985

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown's record book of weird and wonderful facts

Encyclopedia Brown's record book of weird and wonderful facts

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown's book of strange but true crimes

Encyclopedia Brown's book of strange but true crimes

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown's book of the wacky outdoors

Encyclopedia Brown's book of the wacky outdoors

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the carnival crime

Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the carnival crime

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Mysterious Handprints

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Mysterious Handprints

January 1, 1986

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Spies

Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Spies

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown's second record book of weird and wonderful facts

Encyclopedia Brown's second record book of weird and wonderful facts

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the slippery salamander

Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the slippery salamander

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown's book of wacky animals

Encyclopedia Brown's book of wacky animals

Cover of The Best of Encyclopedia Brown

The Best of Encyclopedia Brown