National Book Award Winner | Newbery Honor Winner | Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner
M.T. Anderson
Award-winning author of fiction and nonfiction for all ages.
Critics have called M. T. Anderson's work:
"Smart and fierce." — New Yorker
"Chillingly satirical." — NPR Morning Edition
"Sweeping and epic." — New York Times
"Imaginative and important." — Wall Street Journal
"A rare achievement." — Toronto Globe & Mail
"Hilarious." — People Magazine
"Prescient." — Entertainment Weekly
"Singular." — San Francisco Chronicle
New
Stealing Saint Nick: A thrilling new nonfiction book for teens and adults about the race between two rival groups of thieves to steal the body of St. Nicholas – Santa Claus – from his tomb in Turkey.
This nonfiction narrative brings together the bizarre miracle tales of the “real” St. Nicholas with the astonishing story of how his body was stolen by a crew of adventurers – the true story behind M. T. Anderson’s rollicking historical fiction novel Nicked (Pantheon, 2024).
Kirkus calls Stealing Saint Nick “Historical writing at its most thrilling and thought-provoking”!
Elf Dog & Owl Head Wins a Newbery Honor!
From the singular imagination of National Book Award winner M.T. Anderson and graced with evocative black-and-white illustrations by Junyi Wu, this magical adventure tells the story of a boy and his dog—or a dog and her boy—and a forest of wonders hidden in plain sight. Winner of a 2023 Newbery Honor!