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Unabridged Podcast
Welcome to Unabridged! Ashley Dickson-Ellison and Jen Moyers (shown left to right in the photo) talk books, share recommendations, and celebrate all things bookish. On our blog (see our posts below!) we share bookish faves, pub day shout-outs, show notes, and book reviews.
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Amazing Middle-Grade Books Celebrating Strong Female Characters and Relationships
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison ( @ashley_dicksonellison ) *I'm updating this post for 2025, and new recommendations are starred with an...
Mar 47 min read
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Memoirs on Audio Read by the Author (Update)
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Selected Reviews *I'm updating this list for 2024, and my latest recommendations are marked with an...
Mar 20, 20246 min read
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8+ Fiction Books about Nature and the Environment
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) In my quest to read more environmental and nature literature for school—and to complete the Unabridged...
Oct 19, 20225 min read
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5 Nonfiction Books about Nature and the Environment
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) This year's Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge includes the category "Read a book (fiction or...
Sep 21, 20224 min read
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5 Nonfiction Audiobooks Perfect for the Unabridged Reading Challenge
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) While I'll listen to almost anything on audio, I often find that nonfiction is my favorite . . . and,...
Aug 17, 20223 min read
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Books in Unusual Formats for the Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) One of our categories for the Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge this year is to "Read a Book in an...
Mar 14, 20224 min read
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Reading Challenges for 2022
As we look forward to 2022(!), we wanted to remind you about our Unabridged Reading Challenge for 2022. We loved hosting our first...
Dec 20, 20212 min read
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202: Find More Outstanding Audiobooks - Our Latest 2021 Audiobook Recommendations
As audiobook listeners, Jen, Sara, and Ashley are always on the lookout for amazing audiobooks! Join Sara, Jen, and Ashley as they share...
Nov 3, 20216 min read
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Jasmine Warga's OTHER WORDS FOR HOME - A Beautiful Portrayal of Coming from Syria to America
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Jasmine Warga's Other Words for Home (Amazon | Bookshop.org) Friends, I absolutely...
Oct 8, 20213 min read
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Unexpected Joy - 7 YA Lit and Middle-Grade Book Recs that Deliver More than You Expect
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) On Wednesday, we'll be sharing book recommendations for books we've read that...
Sep 13, 20214 min read
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194: Young Adult Lit Book-to-Screen Adaptations
In this Unabridged Podcast episode, we discuss one of our favorite topics, book-to-screen adaptations. In this one, we focus on young...
Sep 8, 202110 min read
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Ruth Wariner's THE SOUND OF GRAVEL - Page-Turning Nonfiction
by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) If you listen to the pod, you know I love a good memoir. We have talked about Ruth Wariner's The...
Aug 13, 20213 min read
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188: Encore of Thrillers that You Can't Put Down - Better on Audio
In this Unabridged Podcast episode, we're discussing specific thrillers that we've read and LOVED (including books by Ruth Ware, Oyinkan...
Jul 28, 202129 min read
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Leah Johnson's YOU SHOULD SEE ME IN A CROWN - An Uplifting YA Lit Novel You'll Want to Hug
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) I've been looking forward to reading Leah Johnson's You Should See Me in a Crown...
Jun 25, 20212 min read
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182: Book-to-Screen Adaptation - Discussion of the Pilot Episode of The 100
In this Unabridged episode, Jen and Sara share their thoughts about the pilot episode of the CW series The 100, which is now available on...
Jun 16, 20219 min read
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9 YA Books from 2021 to Celebrate Pride Month
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) This week's episode focuses on some YA Lit Recs, which made me think back on my reading over the course...
Jun 14, 202112 min read
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179: Book-to-Screen Adaptation - Jennifer Matthieu's MOXIE
In this Unabridged Podcast episode, we discuss the Netflix screen adaptation of Jennifer Mathieu's Moxie. We discuss the book and the...
May 26, 20218 min read
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178: Find More Amazing Middle-Grade Books with These Recommendations
In this Unabridged episode, we have several amazing middle-grade book recommendations for you all. We share about Jewell Parker Rhodes’s...
May 19, 202113 min read
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173: Book-to-Screen Adaptation of John Green's LOOKING FOR ALASKA
In this Unabridged Podcast episode, we discuss the Hulu screen adaptation of John Green's Looking for Alaska. In the episode, we only...
Apr 14, 202110 min read
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8 YA Fantasy Book-to-Television Adaptations
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) This week, we're sharing another of our book-to-screen adaptation episodes—this one focused on a tv...
Apr 12, 20214 min read
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