Matthew Speiser
Matthew Speiser is a novelist whose debut work of historical fiction, Sons of Liberty, is being released on January 26, 2023. Prior to this, he has written numerous pieces grappling with American history, in publications ranging from The Tennessee Historical Quarterly to McSweeney’s.
His doctoral dissertation examined battles over our national memory of the Civil War, which were waged long after the actual battlefields had quieted. As Chair of the History department at the Marymount School in Manhattan, and Trustee on the Garrison Board of Education in Garrison, New York, Dr. Speiser engages with the legacy of America’s past every day. He holds a PhD in U.S. History from the University of Virginia.