The Great Influenza by John Barry
John Barry’s The Great Influenza vividly recounts the 1918 pandemic’s medical, social, and political upheavals with novelistic precision.
Vaccination in Danger
Vaccine pioneer Stanley Plotkin reflects on the growing opposition to vaccination despite its proven, lifesaving impact worldwide.
Case History by Dannie Abse
This poem confronts prejudice, hate, and moral conflict, depicting a doctor treating a bigoted patient with professional duty despite deep offense.
Tell Her Everything by Mirza Waheed
A haunting novel about guilt, memory, and morality, exploring how ambition corrodes empathy and human connection.
Interior by Edgar Dégas
Dégas’ intimate scene explores light, perspective, and ambiguous human tension in a dimly lit, emotionally charged room.
A Tired Woman with Two Children by Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Two paintings by Jean-Baptiste Greuze capture weary domesticity and maternal intimacy.
Bibliophobia by Sarah Chihaya
Blending memoir and criticism, Sarah Chihaya’s Bibliophobia explores depression, identity, and the perilous yet healing power of books.
The Names by Florence Knapp and Flashlight by Susan Choi
Sudden life-altering events shape human experience; The Names and Flashlight explore divergent consequences through contrasting narrative styles.
Imagining Phantom Limb Pain
The “fragmentary novel” Flights, offers literary descriptions of phantom limb pain by imagining what a known amputee from the past may have gone through.
The Winter Soldier by Daniel Mason
A lyrical World War I tale blending medicine, love, and ethics, The Winter Soldier immerses readers in history and humanity.