"Compound Fractures" (Dutton), by Stephen White   For more than 20 years, Stephen White has been writing about Alan Gregory, a psychologist in Boulder, Colo., who tends to get...

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The Weeknd, "Kiss Land" (Republic Records)   The Weeknd, who became a critical darling after releasing a trilogy of mix tapes in 2011 thanks to his eerie R&B sound, sticks to...

Keith Urban, "Fuse" (Hit Red/Capitol)   Even though Keith Urban scored three No. 1 hits on his last outing, the veteran country star decided to shake up his production team for his...

Parenting involves countless mundane decisions — dozens a day. But as any parent knows, the potential for tragedy stemming from a wrong decision is never far from the surface of the mind. What...

"Coming Clean: A Memoir" (Amazon Publishing/New Harvest), by Kimberly Rae Miller   What's it like to live with hoarder parents? In Kimberly Rae Miller's memoir,...

Malcolm Schembri has just edited and published his fourth edition of what has now become a very welcome and lavish series of books regarding the historical and cultural aspects of Zabbar. This...

Jimmy Webb, "Still Within the Sound of My Voice" (E1)   Jimmy Webb continues to recast his grand songwriting catalog on "Still Within the Sound of My Voice" through...

"Mad Men" meets "The Artist" in "Populaire," a superbly crafted, finely acted but somewhat shallow retro rom-com about a young French secretary who, with the help of her...

"Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys?" (Henry Holt and Company), by Billy Crystal   Billy Crystal looks back on his...