The 10 Best Books of 2022
Aside from being the year of the female memoir (Viola Davis, Selma Blair, Jennifer Grey, Minnie Driver, Jennette McCurdy, Geena Davis, and countless more — I haven’t even gotten to
20 Questions with David Crabb
20 Questions is a Q&A interview series with musicians, authors, and everyone in between, celebrating experiences both shared and individual in the messy game of being human. “I think the
The 50 Best Songs of 2022
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I’m always amazed at the direction my playlist of the best songs of the year turns out, since sometimes there’s no
The 10 Best Albums of 2022
Compiling my picks for my yearend best-of lists has become a time-honored tradition that I begin each January, adding and removing from it all year long until I reach something
The Best Books I Read This Fall
Greetings dear reader and welcome to the latest installment of The Best Books I Read This Season. Fall is the favorite season of many a bookworm, but I’ve actually always
Carly Rae Jepsen Gets In Touch on ‘The Loneliest Time’
Originally written and published by me for PopMatters. When Canadian pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen released her third studio album Emotion in 2015, it almost immediately signaled a shift in her
Tegan and Sara’s Biggest Strength on ‘Crybaby’ is Nostalgia
Originally written and published by me for PopMatters. Ever since their venture into synthpop with their seventh and eighth albums Heartthrob and Love You to Death, Canadian indie duo Tegan and
8 Books I Loved So Much, I Read Them More Than Once
Everybody loves an all-time favorite book, even as our towering TBR piles threaten to suffocate us in our sleep. Sometimes, either when life gets you down or you’re just not
Kelsea Ballerini Plays It Safe on ‘Subject to Change’
Originally written and published by me for PopMatters. When country singer Kelsea Ballerini achieved crossover success with her Chainsmokers collaboration “This Feeling” in 2018, it allowed her breakthrough into the pop
20 Questions with Lynette Rice
20 Questions is a Q&A interview series with musicians, authors, and everyone in between, celebrating experiences both shared and individual in the messy game of being human. Lynette Rice has
JEFFREY READS 