M. T. Anderson (1) (1968–)

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About the Author

M. T. Anderson was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on November 4, 1968. He was educated in English literature at Harvard University and Cambridge University, and received his MFA in Creative Writing from Syracuse University. He primarily writes picture books for children and novels for young show more adults. His picture books include Handel, Who Knew What He Liked; Strange Mr. Satie; The Serpent Came to Gloucester; and Me, All Alone, at the End of the World. His young adult books include Thirsty, Burger Wuss, and Feed, which won the L.A. Times Book Award for YA fiction in 2003. He also writes the series A Pals in Peril Tale, and The Norumbegan Quartet. Anderson Won the 2006 National Book Award in Young People's Literature for The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume 1: The Pox Party. His title Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad, was a finalist for the 2016 YALSA-ALA Award for Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Series

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation

The Norumbegan Quartet

Pals in Peril

Works by M. T. Anderson

Popular Recent

Feed (2002) 5,157 copies

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party (2006) 2,961 copies

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves (2008) 846 copies

Thirsty (1997) 823 copies

Whales on Stilts! (2005) 652 copies

Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad (2015) 648 copies

The Game of Sunken Places (2004) 628 copies

Burger Wuss (1999) 368 copies

The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge (2018) 341 copies

Landscape with Invisible Hand (2017) 290 copies

Handel, Who Knew What He Liked (2001) 265 copies

The Clue of the Linoleum Lederhosen (2006) 225 copies

The Daughters of Ys (2020) 223 copies

Jasper Dash and the Flame-Pits of Delaware (2009) 153 copies

Me, All Alone, at the End of the World (2005) 136 copies

The Suburb Beyond the Stars (2010) 134 copies

Yvain: The Knight of the Lion (2017) 132 copies

Strange Mr. Satie (2003) — Author — 128 copies

Agent Q, or The Smell of Danger! (2010) 94 copies

The Serpent Came to Gloucester (2005) 84 copies

Elf Dog and Owl Head (2023) 71 copies

The Empire of Gut and Bone (2011) 59 copies

Zombie Mommy (2011) 58 copies

He Laughed with His Other Mouths (2014) 53 copies

The Chamber in the Sky (2012) 33 copies

Horizon: Apex Predator (2018) 30 copies

Nicked: A Novel (2024) 4 copies

The Old, Dead Nuisance (2011) 2 copies

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I-II 2 copies

Watch and Wake [short story] 2 copies

M.T. Anderson: Exclusive Candlewick Press Sampler (2015) 1 copy

M.T. Anderson reads from "The astonishing life of Octavian Nothing" at the Central Library 1 copy

The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 1 copy

The astonishing life of Octavian Nothing, traitor to the nation. v. #2 The kingdom on the waves 1 copy

The pox party: taken from accounts by Octavian Nothing's own hand and other sundry sources 1 copy

The Gray Boy's Work 1 copy

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Associated Works

Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd (2009) — Contributor — 1,147 copies

The Chronicles of Harris Burdick: Fourteen Amazing Authors Tell the Tales (2011) — Contributor — 860 copies

Guys Write for Guys Read (2005) — Contributor — 769 copies

Steampunk! An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories (2011) — Contributor — 692 copies

Gothic: Ten Original Dark Tales (2004) — Contributor — 352 copies

Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out (2008) — Contributor — 349 copies

Guys Read: Thriller (2011) — Contributor — 321 copies

Fatal Throne: The Wives of Henry VIII Tell All (2018) — Contributor — 317 copies

Shelf Life: Stories by the Book (2003) — Contributor — 301 copies

Half-Minute Horrors (2009) — Contributor — 278 copies

Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales (2014) — Contributor — 249 copies

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighteenth Annual Collection (2005) — Contributor — 222 copies

The Restless Dead: Ten Original Stories of the Supernatural (2009) — Contributor — 200 copies

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2008: 21st Annual Collection (2008) — Contributor — 168 copies

Sixteen: Stories About That Sweet and Bitter Birthday (2004) — Contributor — 165 copies

Twice Told: Original Stories Inspired by Original Artwork (2006) — Contributor — 111 copies

No Such Thing as the Real World: Stories about Growing Up and Getting a Life (2009) — Contributor — 70 copies

The Exquisite Corpse Adventure (2011) — Contributor — 61 copies

Writing Young Adult Fiction For Dummies (2011) — Foreword — 55 copies

The Collectors: Stories (2023) — Contributor — 43 copies

Open Your Eyes: Extraordinary Experiences in Faraway Places (2003) — Contributor — 41 copies

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Common Knowledge

Other names: Anderson, Matthew Tobin (birth name)
Birthdate: 1968-11-04
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Places of residence: Stow, Massachusetts, USA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Education: Harvard University
University of Cambridge
Syracuse University
Occupations: teacher
university instructor
music critic
children's book author
Organizations: National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance
Awards and honors: Margaret A. Edwards Award (2019)
Short biography: Matthew Tobin Anderson (b. 1968), American author of children's picture books and young adult literature Winner of the 2006 National Book Award for young people's literature for The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume One: The Pox Party

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The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to… by M.T. Anderson

One of the best books I have read recently. The author writes in a way that conveys emotions through the words rather than explicitly stating them. The mood of the writing changes, which makes the book dynamic. Best line: "I gave them their Devil's Trill..."

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mrbearbooks | 159 other reviews | Apr 22, 2024 |

Handel, Who Knew What He Liked by M.T. Anderson

made me laugh quite a bit.

4 stars

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libraryofemma | 16 other reviews | Apr 18, 2024 |

Feed by M.T. Anderson

Turns out the main character already gave this book a movie rating, "Rated PG-13. For language and mild s*xual situations."

The writing of this book was so wacky and it took forever to understand (and I believe it is good that I did not understand all of it if you know what I mean).

Content: loads of language (multiple f-bombs per page), lots of s*xual references, I would personally rate this higher than PG-13 on the movie rating scale.

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libraryofemma | 432 other reviews | Apr 18, 2024 |

Elf Dog and Owl Head by M. T. Anderson

From ALSC: "This humorous and wondrous adventure of a boy and his magical dog is a timeless coming-of-age story marked by masterful world-building." From Kirkus: "A hilarious, heartfelt triumph."

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BackstoryBooks | 3 other reviews | Apr 2, 2024 |

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