Sam Anderson (writer)
Sam Anderson is an American author, who is a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine[1] and the author of Boom Town, a book about Oklahoma City.[2] In 2017, he won a National Magazine Award for his article about Michelangelo's David.[3] Prior to this, he was a book critic for the magazine New York .[4] In 2007 he received the Balakian Award for Excellence in Criticism from the National Book Critics Circle.[5]
Anderson holds a master's degree from Louisiana State University.[6]
In his free time, Anderson likes to read voraciously and has taken up a hobby of drawing. He often shares his drawings on his instagram page.[7]
Works
[edit]- Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, its Chaotic Founding... its Purloined Basketball Team, and the Dream of Becoming a World-class Metropolis, Crown, 2018, ISBN 978-0804137317
References
[edit]- ^ "Just One More Game," The New York Times Magazine, April 4, 2012
- ^ Vaughan, Carson (26 September 2018). "Book Review: Boom Town Explodes the Notion of 'Flyover' Territory". The Atlantic.
- ^ "Here Are Our Stories That Won the Biggest Awards in the Magazine World". New York Times Magazine. February 8, 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ Wellen, Brad (December 22, 2010). "Lindgren Does It Again: Sam Anderson To New York Times Magazine". Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2019. Alt URL
- ^ National Book Critics Circle: Balakian Award
- ^ "The Rumpus Interview with Sam Anderson," The Rumpus, July 29, 2009
- ^ "Another chat with Sam Anderson about writing and drawing". Austin Kleon. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
External links
[edit]- "National Book Critics Circle Awards announced," Chicago Sun-Times, March 7, 2008
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