{{Short description|American author (born 1968)}}{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox writer | name = M. T. Anderson | image = M T Anderson 2015.jpg | caption = Anderson in 2015 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|11|4}} | birth_place = [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], U.S. | occupation = Author | website = {{URL|http://mtanderson.com/}} }} '''Matthew Tobin Anderson''' (born November 4, 1968) is an American writer of [[Children's literature|children's books]] that range from [[picture book]]s to [[Young adult literature|young adult novels]].<ref name=Gale/> He won the [[National Book Award for Young People's Literature]] in 2006 for ''[[The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party|The Pox Party]]'', the first of two "Octavian Nothing" books, which are historical novels set in [[Boston#Boston in rebellion|Revolution-era Boston]].<ref name="nba2006"> [https://www.nationalbook.org/awards-prizes/national-book-awards-2006 "National Book Awards – 2006"]. National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-03-26. <br />(With acceptance speech by Anderson, introduction by jury chair [[Margaret Bechard]], and some information on all five Young People's Literature authors and books.)</ref> Anderson is known for using wit and sarcasm in his stories,<ref name=Gale/> as well as advocating that young adults are capable of mature comprehension.<ref name=interview/>
==Biography==
Anderson was born in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], and grew up in [[Stow, Massachusetts]].<ref name="MTA">{{cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=M. T. |title=On The Place I Am From |url=https://mtanderson.com/on-the-place-i-am-from |website=MTAnderson.com |access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref> His father, Will Anderson, was an engineer, and his mother, Juliana Collins Anderson,<ref name="boothbayregister">{{cite news |title=Rev. Juliana Anderson to lead All Saints services Sept. 4 and 11 |url=https://www.boothbayregister.com/article/rev-juliana-anderson-lead-all-saints-services-sept-4-and-11/164576 |access-date=6 October 2025 |work=Boothbay Register |date=26 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="allsaintssouthport">{{cite web |title=Rev. Juliana Anderson |url=https://allsaintssouthport.org/rev-juliana-anderson/ |website=All Saints by-the-Sea |access-date=6 October 2025}}{{dead link|date=May 2026|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> was an [[Episcopal priest]].<ref name=Gale>{{cite web|title=M.T. Anderson|url=http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/849/350/186397375w16/purl=rc1_CA_0_H1000125553&dyn=11!xrn_1_0_H1000125553?sw_aep=iulib_iupu|website=[[InfoTrac]]|url-access=subscription|access-date=16 April 2012}}</ref> He attended [[St. Mark's School (Massachusetts)|St. Mark's School]], [[Harvard University|Harvard College]], the [[University of Cambridge]] (England), and [[Syracuse University]]. Anderson worked at [[Candlewick Press]] before his first novel ''Thirsty'' (1997) was accepted for publication there.<ref name=wpost>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/28/AR2008112802766_pf.html "Profile: Author M.T. Anderson Challenges Young Adults With Complex Narratives"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', November 29, 2008.</ref> He has also worked as a [[disc jockey]] for [[WCUW]] radio;<ref name="Encyclopedia.com"> *{{cite web |title=Anderson, M. T. |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/culture-magazines/anderson-m-t |website=[[Encyclopedia.com]] |access-date=6 October 2025}} *{{cite web |title=Anderson, M. T(obin) 1968- |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/anderson-m-tobin-1968 |website=[[Encyclopedia.com]] |access-date=6 October 2025}} </ref><ref name=Gale/> as an instructor at [[Vermont College of Fine Arts]]; and as a music critic for ''The Improper Bostonian''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=M. T. Anderson |url=https://www.vcfa.edu/mfa-in-writing-for-children-young-adults/m-t-anderson-11980 |access-date=May 17, 2026 |website=VCFA}}</ref> He currently lives in [[Vermont]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=About M.T. Anderson |url=https://mtanderson.com/about |access-date=May 17, 2026 |website=M.T. Anderson, Author & Storyteller}}</ref> and is on the Board of the [[National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance]], a national non-profit organization that advocates for literacy, literature, and libraries.<ref name=ncbla>[http://www.thencbla.org/biopages/bioanderson.html The NCBLA Board: M. T. Anderson] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228060317/http://www.thencbla.org/biopages/bioanderson.html |date=2009-02-28 }}</ref>
===Writing style===
Anderson is known for challenging his readers, of varying ages, to look at the world in new ways. Anderson has also remarked, "We write because we can't decipher things the first time around."<ref name=Gale/> His novels directed at young adults, such as [[Thirsty (novel)|''Thirsty'']] (1997) and [[Feed (Anderson novel)|''Feed'']] (2002), tend to direct their satire at society. He has also written children's picture books such as ''Handel'', ''Who Knew What He Liked'', and novels directed toward [[preadolescence|pre-teen]] readers such as ''[[The Game of Sunken Places]]''. Anderson tends to write with sophisticated wit and storylines, making the point that young people are more intelligent than some might think.<ref name=Gale/> In response to the question of why he gives so much credit to his young audience, Anderson stated in an interview with Julie Prince: "Our survival as a nation rests upon the willingness of the young to become excited and engaged by new ideas we never considered as adults."<ref name=interview>{{cite journal|last=Prince|first=Julie|title=Giving Readers What They Want: An Interview with M.T. Anderson|journal=Teacher Librarian|date=October 2009|volume=37|issue=1|pages=62–64|url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/44922948|access-date=22 April 2012}}</ref>
While he was writing ''Feed'', Anderson took in younger, pop-culture-oriented media, such as ''[[Seventeen (American magazine)|Seventeen]]'', ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'', and ''[[Teen Vogue]]''. He used these media sources to convey an accurate teenage voice, but in a more depleted, abbreviated form. He's used this method many times, including reading 18th century novels during his writing of ''[[The Pox Party|The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing]]''.<ref name=interview/> A shy person, Anderson has stated that he greatly prefers writing to public speaking. As a writer, he does not shy from taking on difficult questions and deeper, more mature concepts and themes.<ref name=interview/> Unlike many other young-adult writers, Anderson views the characters he creates simply as figures moving and acting on his terms. The only exception to this view of his characters has been his main character in ''The Astonishing Life'', Octavian Nothing.<ref name=interview/>
Anderson faces unique challenges in writing for the young adult market, especially concerning the topics he chooses. He has heavily researched the time periods of his novels to portray his characters accurately.<ref name=interview/> Similarly to ''Feed'', Anderson had to put himself in the shoes of a young person from a different time period when he wrote ''The Astonishing Life''.<ref name=interview/> However, this novel challenged him to explore the dialect of a time period that had already happened, rather than a time period that has yet to come.<ref name=interview/> Anderson pointed out that he actually tends to dislike his books after he's finished with them, a declaration that has been seen as modest; he feels distanced from the work and is usually eager to move on to another project. This is his reasoning behind writing in so many different genres.<ref name=interview/> Anderson has also indicated that he hopes not only to continue writing for young adults and children, but also to write for an adult audience in the future.<ref name=interview/> ==''Feed''== {{main|Feed (Anderson novel)}} ''Feed'' is a young-adult novel focusing on the lives of teenagers in a future America. Within this [[dystopia]]n society, young people are implanted with "the feed", a computer chip that connects them to a global network of advertisements, images, audio messages, and text-based communication.<ref name="Everything Must Go"/> The government uses the feed to profile everyone to show what their interests and dislikes are. Anyone who tries to 'beat' the feed can be denied later when they try to get information or help from the sources. The novel's themes are corporate power and [[consumerism]].<ref name="Everything Must Go"> {{cite journal|last=Bradford|first=Clare|title=Everything Must Go! Consumerism and Reader Positioning in M.T. Anderson's ''Feed'' |journal=Jeunesse: Young People, Texts, Cultures |date=2 November 2010|volume=2|issue=2|pages=128–137 |url=http://jeunessejournal.ca/index.php/yptc/article/view/77 |access-date=2012-04-08 |doi=10.1353/jeu.2010.0029|s2cid=145103438|url-access=subscription}}</ref> ''Feed'' has also been regarded as a literary source for young adults to not only expand their knowledge of citizenship outside of the everyday youth status, but also increase their capacity for social change.<ref name=social>{{cite journal|last=Ventura|first=Abbie|title=Predicting a Better Situation? Three Young Adult Speculative Fiction Texts and the Possibilities for Social Change|journal=Children's Literature Association Quarterly|year=2011|volume=36|issue=1|pages=89–103|doi=10.1353/chq.2011.0006|id={{ProQuest|864733020}}}}</ref> The novel also focuses on the dependent nature of the characters; everyone is so dependent on the feed's transmissions that everything else in society decays.<ref name=Dystopian/> ''Feed'' received praise for Anderson's imaginative wit.<ref name=Gale/> The unique use of "futuristic" language is noted as one of the novel's strong points. ''Feed'' won the [[Los Angeles Times Book Prize|''Los Angeles Times'' Book Award]] and has been a finalist for both the [[National Book Award]] and the [[Boston Globe–Horn Book Award]]. ''Feed'' was also named one of the [[ALA Best Books for Young Adults]].<ref name=Gale/>
===''Feed'' in schools=== ''Feed'' has been taught as a dystopian novel for young adults, exaggerating our modern society in an attempt to challenge it. The novel has been used as tool to show teenagers, who are generally familiar and even accepting of advertising, what the dangers of consumerism are without alarming them.<ref name=Dystopian/> Even the educational system in the novel has been compromised by corporations, which directly causes students to question the relation between consumerism and education.<ref name=Dystopian/> The novel not only addresses mindless consumerism, but powerful industry and marketing. ''Feed'' also tackles the importance of language, and the negative effect that occurs to the depletion of the English language.<ref name=Dystopian/> The general goal in teaching ''Feed'' is to show students what it means to be moral consumers.<ref name=Dystopian>{{cite journal|last=Wilkinson|first=Rachel|title=Teaching Dystopian Literature in a Consumer Class|journal=English Journal|date=January 2010|volume=99|issue=3|pages=22–26|url=http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=EJ872804&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=EJ872804|access-date=23 April 2012}}</ref>
==''Thirsty''==
''[[Thirsty (novel)|Thirsty]]'' is the story of Chris, a teenage boy who is growing up to become a vampire while the people of his town ([[Boston]]) dedicate their time to fighting such dreaded creatures.<ref name=Gale/> His transformation is told through the similarities of growing up and going through adolescence. The plot is said to be startling, suspenseful and creepy, but also contains a captivating plot filled with humor. ''Thirsty'' was Anderson's first published novel and his debut in young adult literature.<ref name=Gale/> The book was considered a particularly impressive first novel, quickly bringing Anderson notice as an author worth watching.<ref name=Gale/>
==''The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing''==
Taking readers back to the birth of the United States, ''The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation'' features the son of an African princess, raised in unique circumstances, having been brought to the American colonies.{{clarify|date=February 2014|reason=by his mother?}}<ref name=Gale/> Octavian becomes part of a college study, attempting to gauge the intelligence and overall potential of African Americans. Octavian's mother dies from a college-mandated [[Smallpox vaccine#Variolation|smallpox inoculation]], and Octavian is forced to see the world for what it is.<ref name=Gale/> ''[[The Pox Party]]'', part one, is told in Octavian's voice while ''[[The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves|The Kingdom on the Waves]]'' is told in a sequence of letters. The novel is praised for its creativity and chaotic storyline. Teenagers are able to understand and relate to the story without having to know all the historical details in the novel.<ref name=Gale/> This novel has also attained its prestigious reputation based on the effort Anderson dedicated to researching the historical aspects of the book.<ref name=interview/> Anderson tried to make the language as accurate to the time period, the 18th century, as possible.<ref name=interview/>
==''Burger Wuss''==
''Burger Wuss'' is another young adult novel. The story focuses on the teenage narrator, Anthony, who gets a job at a local burger joint in order to exact revenge upon another employee at the restaurant: Turner, the boy who stole Anthony's girlfriend.<ref name=Gale/> This novel is praised for its use of black humor, satirical tone, and overall witty sarcasm, similar to many of Anderson's other works. ''Burger Wuss'' stood out in the eyes of critics for its ability to show the darker aspects of day-to-day life.<ref name=Gale/>
==Children's books==
Anderson has also written [[picture books]] and books for pre-teens. His picture books include ''Handel, Who Knew What He Liked'', and ''Strange Mr. Satie''.<ref name=Gale/> Anderson utilized his knowledge and taste for music in ''Handel, Who Knew What He Liked'', a story of the German-English composer, [[George Frideric Handel]]. Anderson's story has been praised for its simplicity and easy-to-read sentences.<ref name=Gale/> ''Strange Mr. Satie'' is the story of the less known [[Erik Satie]], who influenced modern music. His choice to focus on Satie is noted as an "offbeat" choice, but the book is also held in high regard for its unique style, and text that reflects Satie's own musical style.<ref name=Gale/>
For pre-teens Anderson has written a whimsical chapter book, ''[[The Game of Sunken Places]]''. The story involves two young boys, Gregory and Brian, who discover a game board in the woods and are pulled into an alternate reality in order to play the game.<ref name=Gale/> The boys have to overcome various fantasy-based obstacles including trolls, and monsters, while making their way through the rules and dimensions of the game. The book is said to contain climactic surprises, and is praised for its humor, creativity, and adventurous nature.<ref name=Gale/>
==Awards and honors== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Award !Category !Result !{{Abbr|Ref|Reference}} |- ! rowspan="2" |2002 |''Handel, Who Knew What He Liked'' |[[Boston Globe–Horn Book Award]] |— |Honor Book |<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Book |first=Horn |title=Past Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Winners |url=https://www.hbook.com/story/past-boston-globe-horn-book-award-winners |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=The Horn Book}}</ref> |- | rowspan="3" |''Feed'' |[[National Book Award]] |[[National Book Award for Young People's Literature|Young People's Literature]] |Finalist |<ref name="nba2002"> [https://www.nationalbook.org/awards-prizes/national-book-awards-2002 "National Book Awards – 2002"]. National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-01-26.</ref> |- ! rowspan="2" |2003 |[[Boston Globe–Horn Book Award]] |— |Honor Book |<ref name=":0" /> |- |[[Golden Duck Awards]] |Hal Clement Award for Young Adults |'''Winner''' |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Golden Duck past winners |url=http://www.goldenduck.org/winners.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726123157/http://www.goldenduck.org/winners.html |archive-date=July 26, 2011 |access-date=November 26, 2009 |publisher=Golden Duck Awards}}</ref> |- !2006 | rowspan="3" |''The Pox Party'' |[[National Book Award]] |[[National Book Award for Young People's Literature|Young People's Literature]] |'''Winner''' |<ref name="nba2006" /> |- ! rowspan="2" |2007 |[[Michael L. Printz Award]] |— |Honor Book |<ref> [http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/printzaward/previouswinners/printz07.cfm ALA {{!}} 2007 Printz Award Winners] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223132601/http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/printzaward/previouswinners/printz07.cfm|date=2008-12-23}}</ref> |- |[[Boston Globe–Horn Book Award]] |— |'''Winner''' |<ref name=":0" /> |- !2009 |''The Kingdom on the Waves'' |[[Michael L. Printz Award]] |— |Honor Book |<ref> [http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/printzaward/previouswinners/printz07.cfm ALA {{!}} 2009 Printz Award Winners] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223132601/http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/printzaward/previouswinners/printz07.cfm|date=2008-12-23}}</ref> |- !2018 |''The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge'' |[[National Book Award]] |[[National Book Award for Young People's Literature|Young People's Literature]] |Finalist |<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge |url=https://www.nationalbook.org/books/the-assassination-of-brangwain-spurge/ |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=National Book Foundation |language=en-US}}</ref> |- !2019 |''Feed''; ''The Pox Party''; ''The Kingdom on the Waves'' |[[Margaret Edwards Award]] |— |'''Winner''' |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019 |title=2019 Edwards Award |url=https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2019-edwards-award |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=American Library Association |language=en}}</ref> |- !2024 |The Collectors: Stories |[[Michael L. Printz Award]] | |'''Winner''' |<ref>{{Cite web |title=‘The Collectors: Stories’ wins 2024 Printz Award {{!}} ALA |url=https://www.ala.org/news/2011/11/collectors-stories-wins-2024-printz-award#:~:text=BALTIMORE%20%E2%80%94%20%E2%80%9CThe%20Collectors:%20Stories,Excellence%20in%20Young%20Adult%20Literature. |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=www.ala.org |language=en}}</ref> |} ''Elf Dog and Owl Head'' (2023) :Honor book, 2024 [[Newbery Medal]]
==Selected works== {{incomplete list|date=July 2010}}
=== Novels ===
*''[[Thirsty (novel)|Thirsty]]'' (1997) *''Burger Wuss'' (1999) *''[[Feed (Anderson novel)|Feed]]'' (2002) *''Landscape with Invisible Hand'' (2017). *''The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge'', illustrated by [[Eugene Yelchin]] (2018). *''Elf Dog and Owl Head'' (2023) *''Nicked'' (2024)
'''The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation'''
#''[[The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party|Volume I: The Pox Party]]'' (2006) #''[[The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves|Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves]]'' (2008)
'''Pals in Peril series'''
#''[[Whales on Stilts]]'' (2005) #''The Clue of the Linoleum Lederhosen'' (2006) #''Jasper Dash and the Flame-Pits of Delaware'' (2009) #''Agent Q, or, The Smell of Danger'' (2010) #''Zombie Mommy'' (2011) #''He Laughed with His Other Mouths'', illustrated by Kurt Cyrus (2014)
'''Norumbegan Quartet'''
# ''[[The Game of Sunken Places]]'' (2004) # ''The Suburb Beyond the Stars'' (2010) # ''The Empire of Gut and Bone'' (2011) # ''The Chamber in the Sky'' (2012)
=== Nonfiction ===
*''Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad'' (2015)<ref name="WBUR">[http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2015/09/21/shostakovich "The Music That Brought Hope To A Besieged City". ''Here & Now with Robin Young and Jeremy Hobson''. 21 September 2015.]</ref>
=== Graphic novels ===
*''Yvain: The Knight of the Lion'', with Andrea Offermann (2017) *''The Daughters of Ys'', with Jo Rioux (2020).
=== Short fiction ===
*"Barcarole for Paper and Bones", ''Shelf Life: Stories by the Book'', edited by [[Gary Paulsen]]. (Simon & Schuster, 2003). *"A Brief Guide to the Ghosts of Great Britain" (memoir), ''Open Your Eyes: Extraordinary Experiences in Faraway Places'', edited by Jill Davis. (Viking, 2003). Reprinted in the September/October 2005 issue of the young adult literature magazine Cicada. *"The Mud and Fever Dialogues", ''Sixteen: Stories About That Sweet and Bitter Birthday'', edited by Megan McCafferty. (Three Rivers Press, 2004). *"Watch and Wake", ''Gothic: Ten Original Dark Tales'', edited by Deborah Noyes. (Candlewick, 2004). *"My Maturity, In Flames", ''Guys Write for [[Guys Read]]'', edited by [[Jon Scieszka]]. (Viking, 2005). *"The Old, Dead Nuisance" (2011) *"The Bug Out Bag: What You Need to Stay Alive" (2012) *"Bug Out: What to Do When It's Time to Get Out of Dodge" (2012)
=== Picture books === *''Handel, Who Knew What He Liked'' (2001), illustrated by Kevin Hawkes — biography of [[George Frideric Handel]]<!-- source is Amazon.com retail blurb --> *''Strange Mr. Satie'' (2003) *''Me, All Alone, at the End of the World'' (2004) *''The Serpent Came to Gloucester'' (2005)
==References== {{Reflist |25em}} {{Refbegin}} {{Refend}}
== External links == {{commons category|M. T. Anderson}} * {{official website |mt-anderson.com }} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20051123085251/http://www.candlewick.com/authill.asp?b=Author&m=bio&id=2150&pix=n M.T. Anderson: Biography] Candlewick Press * [https://library.blogs.delaware.gov/2009/09/15/a-big-thank-you-from-governor-jack-markell/ Tongue-in-cheek letter to M.T. Anderson] from Delaware Governor [[Jack Markell]], September 14, 2009
'''Interviews''': * [https://web.archive.org/web/20051026115004/http://pdfs.voya.com/VO/YA2/VOYA200406Hungry.pdf Shoemaker, Joel. Hungry for M.T. Anderson. VOYA, June 2004.] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20051125233109/http://www.bookpage.com/0407bp/MT_anderson.html Hennemin, Heidi. "Life-and-Death Competition in an Enchanted World. ''BookPage.'' July 2004] * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20051110024516/http://mmrls.org/materials/andersonchat.htm Gallaway, Beth. "A Virtual Visit with M.T. Anderson." July 28, 2005]}} * [https://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2005/09/author-interview-mt-anderson-on-whales.html Leitich Smith, Cynthia. "Author Interview: MT Anderson on Whales on Stilts. Cynsations. September 12, 2005] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720013330/http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2005/09/author-interview-mt-anderson-on-whales.html |date=July 20, 2011 }} * [http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6378208.html?nid=2788 "Children's Bookshelf Chats with M.T. Anderson." ''Publishers Weekly''. October 5, 2006] * [http://community.livejournal.com/notyourmothers/34738.html Litericat. "Our Interview with M.T. Anderson. ''Not Your Mother's Book Club.'' October 6, 2006]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20081012152604/http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6386667.html Horning, Kathleen. "Patriot Games." School Library Journal. November 1, 2006] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20061119221050/http://www.thebookstandard.com/bookstandard/news/author/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003408913 Kirkus Reviews. "Exclusive Interview with NBA Winner M.T. Anderson." ''The Book Standard.'' November 16, 2006] * [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6525913. NPR. ''Novel Ideas'' feature. "M. T. Anderson: Eats Broccoli, Paces, and Hums." November 25, 2006] * [https://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=4132 M.T. Anderson: Book Fest 07] (webcast), Library of Congress, September 29, 2007 * [http://archive.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2006/12/19/like_his_protagonists_hes_a_character_study/ Mehegan, David. "Like his protagonists, he's a character study." Boston Globe, 12/19/06] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20081208001257/http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/2008/toolkit/authors/bio_mtanderson.html M.T. Anderson - National Book Festival (Library of Congress), November 2007] * [http://www.rumblestripvermont.com/2015/12/a-conversation-with-m-t-anderson/ Heilman, Erica. "A Conversation with M.T. Anderson." ''Rumble Strip Vermont.'' 9 Dec. 2015.]
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