While he was writing Feed, Anderson took in younger, pop-culture oriented media, such as Seventeen, Maxim, and Teen Vogue. 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." Anderson tends to write with sophisticated wit and storylines, making the point that young people are more intelligent than some might think. He's also written children's picture books such as Handel, Who Knew What He Liked, and novels directed toward pre-teen readers such as The Game of Sunken Places. Anderson has also remarked "We write because we can't decipher things the first time around." His novels directed at young adults, such as Thirsty and Feed, tend to direct their satire at society. Writing styleĪnderson is known for challenging his readers, of varying ages, to look at the world in new ways. He currently lives in Cambridge (Mass.) 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. He has also worked as a disc jockey for WCUW radio as an instructor at Vermont College of Fine Arts, where he now serves on the Board and as a music critic for The Improper Bostonian. Anderson worked at Candlewick Press before his first novel Thirsty (1997) was accepted for publication there. Mark's School, Harvard College, the University of Cambridge (England), and Syracuse University. His father Will Anderson was an engineer, and his mother Juliana Anderson was an Episcopal priest. Anderson's Thrilling Tales and its sequel, The Clue of the Linoleum Lederhosen.Anderson was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For middle grader readers, his novels include Whales on Stilts: M. He has written such young adult books as Thirsty, Burger Wuss, Feed, The Game of Sunken Places, and Octavian Nothing. Satie The Serpent Came to Gloucester and Me, All Alone, at the End of the World. His picture books include Handel Who Knew What He Liked Strange Mr. Anderson lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Anderson), (1968- ) is an author, primarily of picture books for children and novels for young adults. Anderson's Thrilling Tales and its sequel, The Clue of the Linoleum Lederhosen.
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