Bryan Washington’s latest novel, “Palaver,” chronicles a mother-and-son reunion miles from home, after more than a decade of estrangement. By Hannah Gold Hannah Gold is a critic and fiction writer.

Robert John "Mutt" Lange is among the most iconic record producers of all-time. But for the past 10 years the South African-born Lange has been more than merely scarce -- unless you're Bryan Adams.

At the age of 65 some people are winding down. But Bryan Adams is just getting the next phase of his 50-year career going. You might say he can’t stop this thing he started.