Jeffrey Davies

Oregon

Professional Writer at Collider

Library clerk by day, decrepit reader/writer person by night 📚 Professional introvert. Co-host @gilmorepodcast. he/him.

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Addison Rae: Addison

1 week ago | spectrumculture.com | Jeffrey Davies

“The world is my oyster/ Baby, come touch the pearl,” declares TikTok sensation-turned-pop singer Addison Rae on her highly anticipated debut record, the eponymous Addison. The album’s lyrical content is not anything we haven’t heard before from any number of pop stars from this generation or previous ones. “My life moves faster than me/ Can’t feel the ground beneath my feet,” Rae sings elsewhere. It isn’t that the singer lacks talent; far from it.
3 Overrated Mystery Classics and 3 Books to Read Instead

1 week ago | bookriot.com | Jeffrey Davies

Even if the mystery genre isn’t typically your thing, it can be a hard genre to resist when the plot twists and cliffhangers are just that good. Historically speaking, what might have been shocking or groundbreaking in centuries past might no longer shake the earth of today—which is why recommending classics of mystery to readers can be a tricky game. Agatha Christie is great and all, but sometimes modern readers are looking for just a little more edge.
3 Overrated Mystery Classics and 3 Books to Read Instead

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Jeffrey Davies

3 hours agoNo Matter Where I'm Headed, These Travel Essentials Always Come With MeI've tested a lot of gear, but these are the travel must-haves I keep coming back to. June's in full swing, and with it comes flight confirmations, packed suitcases and that rush of excitement that only vacation can bring.
6 Under the Radar Queer YA Books for Your TBR

3 weeks ago | bookriot.com | Jeffrey Davies

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. In the digital age, it’s become increasingly easier for good books to slip through the cracks. Whether they just weren’t promoted or marketed enough, or they were published through independent publishers or means, sometimes great books feel lost to time.
Joe Jonas: Music for People Who Believe in Love

3 weeks ago | spectrumculture.com | Jeffrey Davies

“I felt every fear ‘til the fear ran out,” sings Joe Jonas on his second studio album Music For People Who Believe in Love, his first solo project in nearly 14 years since 2011’s Fastlife. Despite what a rather unoriginal album title seems to promise here, Jonas’ second solo LP reminds us of many things. He’s an amazing vocalist, for starters, perhaps even stronger than his brother Nick, whose own solo talents have often taken the spotlight in their family group the Jonas Brothers.
The Current and Future State of BookTok

1 month ago | bookriot.com | Jeffrey Davies

BookTok, the literary and bookish portion of social media app TikTok, has been credited with revitalizing the publishing industry over the last five years. The popularity of TikTok coincided with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing lockdowns, leading many new users to congregate on the app and share interests. As it turned out, reading books was an activity that really seemed to catch fire on TikTok. Thus, BookTok was born.
6 LGBTQ+ Romantic Books Set in Small Towns

1 month ago | bookriot.com | Jeffrey Davies

Penguin Random House Audio, for rom-com fans!In Dream On, Ramona Riley by Ashley Herring Blake, a small-town waitress with big dreams gets a second chance when her first kiss—now a Hollywood star—returns to town. It’s fame, flirtation, and fresh starts in this irresistible rom-com full of heart and heat. Narrated by Gail Shalan, Dream On, Ramona Riley is available now wherever books and audiobooks are sold!Writing queer books is difficult.
Orphan Black Is My Ultimate Comfort Rewatch for Dark Times

1 month ago | reactormag.com | Jeffrey Davies

There’s something inherently slippery about the term “comfort watch.” Maybe it brings to mind your favorite sitcom, like The Office, or your favorite family saga, like Gilmore Girls. But comfort is so subjective—what comforts you certainly might not comfort me. In politically fraught times like these, we tend to take comfort wherever we can find it, which is why I’m fascinated by the question of which television shows people find comforting and why.
Jessica Simpson: Nashville Canyon, Part 1

2 months ago | spectrumculture.com | Jeffrey Davies

When Jessica Simpson published her memoir Open Book in 2020, she included six new songs as part of its audiobook, marking the first time she released music in over a decade. Indeed, her presence in the music industry had particularly waned by the onset of the 2010s and while she’s still remembered best as a pop culture icon of the early 2000s, she struggled to carve out the right niche musically.
6 Queer YA Books About Nerdy Hobbies

2 months ago | bookriot.com | Jeffrey Davies

Running PressHarper Reid wasn’t exactly planning to start her senior year on the farm where she spent her childhood summers, but running into Ollie Shifflet—former best friend and first crush—makes things much better. When Harper discovers Ollie is starting a new D&D campaign, she quickly joins the group. As the two friends reconnect in the real world, romantic tension begins to build between Harper’s brash barbarian and Ollie’s proud paladin, but it’s all just part of the game . . . right?