Matthew Tobin Anderson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Matthew Tobin Anderson
Occupation	Writer
Date Of Birth	Nov 4, 1968(1968-11-04)
Age	56
Birthplace	Cambridge
Country	United States
Birth City	Massachusetts
Horoscope	Scorpio

Matthew Tobin Anderson Biography

Matthew Tobin Anderson is one of the most popular and richest Writer who was born on November 4, 1968 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Matthew Tobin Anderson is also known as M.T. Anderson, born November 4, 1968, is an American author of children’s literature that includes picture books and young adult novels. In 2006, Anderson won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature for The Pox Party. This was the first of two “Octavian None” books. These historical novels are set in Revolution-era Boston. Anderson is well-known for his witticisms and sarcasm, and for advocating that young adults can mature comprehend.

Feed is a novel for young adults that focuses on the lives and times of teenage Americans in the future. The dystopian society in which the novel is set has young people implanted with “thefeed”, a computer chip that allows them to connect to a worldwide network of images, audio messages and text- based communications. The feed is used by the government to track everyone’s interests and dislikes. Anybody who attempts to “beat” the feed will be denied access to information and help later. The novel’s themes focus on corporate power and consumerism. Feed is also regarded as a literary resource for young adults that helps them not only to expand their knowledge about citizenship beyond the ordinary youth status but also to increase their ability for social change. The novel also examines the dependence of the characters. Everything in society is affected by the feed’s transmissions. Feed was praised for Anderson’s inventive wit. One of the novel’s strengths is its unique use of “futuristic language.” Feed was awarded the Los Angeles Times Book Award, and it was a finalist both for the National Book Award as well as the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. Feed was also selected as one of the ALA’s Best Books for Young Adults. Feed’s audiobook version, narrated and presented by David Aaron Baker was a winner of the AudioFile Magazine Earphones Award. It was also a finalist in Achievement in Production at the 2004 Audio Publishers Association Audie Awards(r).

While he was writing Feed, Anderson took in younger, pop-culture oriented media, such as Seventeen, Maxim, and Teen Vogue. He used these media sources to convey an accurate teenage voice, but even more depleted and abbreviated. He’s used this method many times, including reading 18th century novels during his writing of The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing. 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. 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.

The Amazing Life of Octavian None, Traitor to Nation, Volume II: Kingdom on the Waves (2008)

Matthew Tobin Anderson Net Worth

Matthew Tobin Anderson is one of the richest Writer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Matthew Tobin Anderson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Anderson was born in Cambridge Massachusetts. His father, Will Anderson, was an engineer. His mother Juliana Anderson is an Episcopal priest. He was educated at St. Mark’s School and Harvard College. He also attended the University of Cambridge (England) and Syracuse University. Before his novel Thirsty (1997) was published, Anderson worked for Candlewick Press. Anderson has worked at Candlewick Press as a disc jockey, instructor at Vermont College of Fine Arts (where he currently serves on the Board), and as a music critic in The Improper Bostonian. He currently resides in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is currently a member of the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance Board, a non-profit national organization that promotes literacy, literature and libraries.

The Astonishing Lives of Octavian Nothing Volume 1: The Pox Party (2006)

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. 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 inoculation, and Octavian is forced to see the world for what it is. The Pox Party, part one, is told in Octavian’s voice while 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. This novel has also attained its prestigious reputation based on the effort Anderson dedicated to researching the historical aspects of the book. Anderson tried to make the language as accurate to the time period, the 18th century, as possible.

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Matthew Ranked on the list of most popular Writer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Matthew Tobin Anderson celebrates birthday on November 4 of every year.

What is Matthew Tobin Anderson known for?

Matthew Tobin Anderson, known as M.T. Anderson (born November 4, 1968), is an American writer of children’s books that range from picture books to young adult novels.

What inspired M.T. Anderson to write feed?

It is out of the memory of my anger as a teen at the bullying maneuvers of “youth marketing” that I wrote the book – but also out of the knowledge that even now, I’m part of this system of desire. I still can’t get out of my head the images of who I’m supposed to be.

What is M.T. Anderson nationality?

American

Where was M.T. Anderson born?

Cambridge, MA

When was feed published?

2002