The Rasputin Dagger

Theresa Breslin

Russia, 1916. Nina Ivanovna's world is in turmoil. Her only hope is to travel to St Petersburg, to escape the past and find a future. Stefan Kolodin is a medical student - young and idealistic, he wants change for Russia and its people. Amidst the chaos of a city in revolt, their lives collide. And a st...

Love in the Time of Contagion: A Diagnosis

Laura Kipnis

In this timely, insightful, and darkly funny investigation, the acclaimed author of Against Love asks- what does living in dystopic times do to our ability to love each other and the world?COVID-19 has produced new taxonomies of love, intimacy, and vulnerability. Will its cultural afterlife be as lastin...