Matt smith artist images of turtles

Some exciting publishing news!

In 2010, UPNE published my first book, Freshwater Fish of New the Northeast, written by my father, David Patterson. Pairing his lively text with my 62 original illustrations, the book was honored with a National Outdoor Book Award—and more importantly, we had a blast working on it together through many fishing expeditions or as we told people “business trips.” Tragically, a year before last, my father passed away.

But Brandeis University Press will be re-issuing this book April 19th with a slightly new cover, a new introduction written by me, and a new foreword written by Sy Montgomery.

Preorder here - Freshwater Fish of the Northeast: Patterson, David A., Patterson, Matt, Mongomery, Sy: 9781684582167: Amazon.com: Books

THE BOOK OF TURTLES was selected as a Sibert Honor Book.

It is one of four to join this very short list of the most distinguished nonfiction books for young readers published in English in 2023!

The Washington Po