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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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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...
Dec 8, 20232 min read
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Byron Graves's REZ BALL - Community and Basketball on the Rez
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Our Unabridged Podcast Buddy Read pick for November is Byron Graves's Rez Ball (Bookshop.org |...
Nov 17, 20233 min read
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Sangu Mandanna's THE VERY SECRET SOCIETY OF IRREGULAR WITCHES - Finding an Unlikely Home
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) How does someone who has always been alone make a change? Sangu Mandanna's The Very...
Nov 3, 20234 min read
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Jacqueline Firkins’s THE PREDICTABLE HEARTBREAKS OF IMOGEN FINCH - An Auto-Read Author's Newest Book
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Thanks to partners NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the digital ARC of Jacqueline Firkins’s The...
Oct 20, 20233 min read
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Nina LaCour's WE ARE OKAY: Finding Hope in Someday
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) What happens when a teenager loses her support system? Nina LaCour's We Are Okay...
Oct 6, 20234 min read
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Jennifer E. Smith's THE STATISTICAL PROBABILITY OF LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT - An Unabridged Buddy
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Jennifer E. Smith's The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) is a...
Sep 22, 20233 min read
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Steven Rowley's THE CELEBRANTS - How to Celebrate and Accept What We Have
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) How would our lives be different if we knew what others would say when we are gone?...
Sep 8, 20233 min read
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Alice Winn's IN MEMORIAM: A Story of Love, Friendship, and War
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Alice Winn's gorgeous In Memoriam (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) is the story of two boys, Ellwood and Gaunt,...
Jun 23, 20232 min read
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Jesse Q. Sutanto's VERA WONG'S UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR MURDERERS - A Delightful Read
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) After reading and absolutely loving Dial A for Aunties and Four Aunties and a Wedding,...
Jun 9, 20233 min read
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Book Review of Adrienne Kisner's SIX ANGRY GIRLS — Anatomical Knitting and Feminism
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Adrienne Kisner’s Six Angry Girls (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) contains multitudes: mock trial and...
May 19, 20233 min read
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Deanna Raybourn's KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE - Older Women Living to the Fullest
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) I mentioned Deanna Raybourn's Killers of a Certain Age (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) in my...
May 5, 20233 min read
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Dahlia Adler's COOL FOR THE SUMMER - A YA Book for Your Summer TBR
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Dahlia Adler’s Cool for the Summer (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) is a fabulous YA romance that would be...
Apr 21, 20232 min read
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Akwaeke Emezi's YOU MADE A FOOL OF DEATH WITH YOUR BEAUTY - Finding Love Amid Grief
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) I read Akwaeke Emezi's You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty (Bookshop.org |...
Apr 7, 20233 min read
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Ashley Schumacher's THE RENAISSANCE OF GWEN HATHAWAY - Bards, Princesses, and More!
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Thanks to partners NetGalley and Wednesday Books for the digital ARC of Ashley Schumacher’s The...
Mar 17, 20233 min read
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Bolu Babalola's HONEY & SPICE: A Brilliant Romance Exploring Social Issues
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) I listened to Bolu Babalola's Honey & Spice (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm), a new adult...
Mar 3, 20232 min read
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Priyanka Taslim’s THE LOVE MATCH - Jane Austen with a Twist
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) After my epic, #readausten22 buddy read in 2022, I’m primed for some amazing retellings of Jane Austen’s...
Feb 17, 20233 min read
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Benjamin Alire Sáenz's ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE: A Must-Read Book
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Oh my goodness, this must be a season of both re-reads and reading series books for...
Feb 3, 20233 min read
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Jen Sookfong Lee's SUPERFAN: HOW POP CULTURE BROKE MY HEART: A MEMOIR
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) I listened to Jen Sookfong Lee's Superfan: How Pop Culture Broke My Heart: A Memoir (Bookshop.org |...
Jan 20, 20233 min read
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Carlos Hernandez's SAL AND GABI BREAK THE UNIVERSE - A Magician with a Special Trick
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) When I was scanning the TBR tag I've made on my Libby app (another feature I plan to...
Jan 6, 20233 min read
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Dani Shapiro's SIGNAL FIRES - A Novel of Possibility
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) If I'd read Dani Shapiro's Signal Fires (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) any earlier this year, it would likely...
Dec 23, 20223 min read
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