RON JACOBS applauds a reading of black history in the US that plots the path from autonomy to self-governance and then liberation

TOM KING relishes an enlightening history of the checkered progress of the war that humanity has waged on bacteria

ANDY HEDGECOCK is intrigued by a scholarly account of how systemic disinformation can exacerbate the perception of threat and foster hatred

New releases from Cuban pianist Aruan Ortiz, trumpeter Kenny Dorham, and London pianist Geoff Castle

GORDON PARSONS is blown away by a superb production of Rostand’s comedy of verbal panache and swordmanship

WILL STONE applauds a comprehensive survey of love in its many moods and musical forms