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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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Jan 79 min read
16 Great Short Books to Kick Off Your 2025 Reading Goals
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison ( @ashley_dicksonellison ) Happy New Year! I'm updating this list for 2025 with some new short book favorites...
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Sep 18, 20245 min read
5+ Book Recommendations for the 2024 Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge
by Jen Moyers ( @jen.loves.books ) As we enter the final third of 2024, I'm focusing even more on finishing my reading challenges. If...
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Jun 21, 20242 min read
Katherine Applegate's WISHTREE - Wisdom for All Ages
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Katherine Applegate's Wishtree (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) has been on my shelf for years—I love...
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Apr 10, 202420 min read
271: Recs for Books Published Before 1950
Are you joining us for the 2024 Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge? For one of the categories, we're focusing on books that were...
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Mar 27, 202422 min read
270: Jasmine Warga's OTHER WORDS FOR HOME - March 2024 Book Club
Have you read a middle grade novel in verse recently? This month, we're reading Jasmine Warga’s Other Words for Home (Bookshop.org |...
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Mar 20, 20246 min read
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...
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Feb 28, 20245 min read
268: Gary Lonesborough's READY WHEN YOU ARE - February 2024 Book Club
Are you looking for a teen coming-of-age love story set in the Australian bush? This month, we're discussing Gary Lonesborough's Ready...
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Feb 9, 20244 min read
Ariel Lawhon's THE FROZEN RIVER - Celebrating the Power of Midwives
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@ashley_dicksonellison) Are you a historical fiction lover? I do not read a lot of historical fiction, but...
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Jan 24, 20245 min read
266: Louisa May Alcott's LITTLE WOMEN - January 2024 Book Club
Jen and Ashley read and discuss Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, Little Women (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm). This one is perfect for the...
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Jan 17, 20244 min read
10+ Recommended Books from Before 1950 for the Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) One of our categories for this year's Reading Challenge is "Book Published Before 1950," which can...
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Jan 10, 20243 min read
265: Reading Challenges for 2024
What are your reading challenge plans for 2024? We're excited to launch the fourth annual Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge. Ashley...
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Dec 8, 20232 min read
Talia Samuels' THE CHRISTMAS SWAP - A Fun Twist on Fake Dating
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) What happens when fake dating looks a lot like being a gold digger? Sleuthing and...
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Nov 15, 20239 min read
20 Books by Indigenous Authors
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Hi! This is a 2023 update for this blog post with 10 new recommendations for you! The titles with the...
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Nov 8, 20234 min read
261: Our Latest Book Recommendations by Indigenous Authors
What are some of your favorite books by indigenous authors? We wanted to share a couple of books we've loved recently that are by...
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Mar 15, 20237 min read
6+ Classics by Black Authors to Complete the Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) One of our Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge categories this year is "Classic by a BIPOC Author." Let...
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Oct 19, 20225 min read
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...
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Sep 21, 20224 min read
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...
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Sep 14, 20224 min read
237: Environmental and Nature Book Recs Perfect for the Reading Challenge
Have you read any books that center nature or the environment lately? In this episode, Ashley and Jen share books they've read recently -...
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Aug 17, 20223 min read
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,...
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Aug 5, 20223 min read
Alexis Hall's A LADY FOR A DUKE - Historical Romance with a Twist
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Alexis Hall's A Lady for a Duke (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) Longtime listeners to the...
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