Sam Anderson is an American author, who is a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine and the author of Boom Town, a book about Oklahoma City. Formerly, Anderson was a book critic for the magazine New York .
Anderson was born in Eugene, Oregon, and grew up in the small town of Lodi, California. He holds a bachelorâÂÂs and master's degree in English from Louisiana State University.
In 2007 he received the Balakian Award for Excellence in Criticism from the National Book Critics Circle.
In 2017, he won a National Magazine Award for his article about Michelangelo's David.