Prof. Gabriele is joined by the National Book Award winning author M. T. Anderson to talk about his new book Stealing Saint Nick. We talk about the saint, the heist and its cast of characters (freaking Matteo!), and writing good history for teens and adults.

Guest

M. T. Anderson is a National Book Award-winning author. He’s written stories for adults, picture books for children, adventure novels for young readers, graphic novel adaptations of ancient French tales, and several books for older readers (both teens and adults). His satirical book Feed was a Finalist for the National Book Award and winner of the L.A. Times Book Prize, and the first volume of his Octavian Nothing saga, The Pox Party, won the National Book Award and the Boston Globe / Horn Book Prize. His nonfiction book Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad was long-listed for the National Book Award. His new book is Stealing Saint Nick. See more at https://mtanderson.com/

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• Editor: Julia Schifini
• Music: “Sleeping Bags” by OTE
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American Medieval is a podcast about the Middle Ages, but with an American twist. Each week, joined by expert guests, we’ll explore either some fascinating part of the medieval world, or some way Americans have used this period to help them understand themselves.

After all, if America has never been modern, it’s because we’ve always been slightly medieval.

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