Sam Anderson

About

Sam Anderson's essays and book reviews have appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer, the New OrleansTimes-Picayune, and Exquisite Corpse. He a former book critic at New York Magazine, and is currently the critic at large for The New York Times Magazine.

Articles

Issue 44, March / April 2003

Our Own Monsters

My fear of alligators originated during childhood, but until now our paths had never crossed.

By Sam Anderson

Issue 47, July / August 2003

Dixie Zen

The point is that Louisiana’s heat is inescapable and aggressive. It dominates life to such an extent that you start to think consciously about things that are, in friendlier climates, unremarkable:...

By Sam Anderson