Nicked by M.T. Anderson is at once a queer romance, a bumbling heist story, and a meditation on power & divinity. Set in the medieval Mediterranean, it's the story of a monk (a "holy fool") and a disreputable yet rakish relic hunter and their attempt to "liberate" the bones of St. Nicholas. (1/2) 💙📚

(attn: @isaac-fellman.bsky.social@dannymlavery.bsky.social I think you will like this book.)

The novel depicts a world of pox and brutal invasions, but also one of tangible (and literally oozing) miracles and divinity. It's both deeply witty and shot through with moments of breathtaking grace, as in the passage below. (2/2)