Sam Anderson (writer)

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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]

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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]

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References

  1. "Just One More Game," The New York Times Magazine, April 4, 2012
  2. Vaughan, Carson (26 September 2018). "Book Review: Boom Town Explodes the Notion of 'Flyover' Territory". The Atlantic.
  3. "Here Are Our Stories That Won the Biggest Awards in the Magazine World". New York Times Magazine. February 8, 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  4. 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
  5. National Book Critics Circle: Balakian Award
  6. "The Rumpus Interview with Sam Anderson," The Rumpus, July 29, 2009
  7. "Another chat with Sam Anderson about writing and drawing". Austin Kleon. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-23.