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 2936 min read

286: Percival Everett's JAMES - January 2025 Book Club Pick

What does it mean to explore identity, legacy, and the complexities of family through a literary lens? For our January book club episode...

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Mar 22, 20235 min read

250: James Baldwin’s IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK - March Book Club

Are you looking for an amazing classic by a Black author? James Baldwin's If Beale Street Could Talk (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) is a...

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Jan 25, 20235 min read

246: Celeste Ng's OUR MISSING HEARTS - January 2023 Book Club

Have you read this propulsive near future dystopian novel by podcast favorite Celeste Ng? To kick off the new year, we're pleased to...

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May 13, 20222 min read

Julia Glass's VIGIL HARBOR - Speculative Fiction that Hits Close to Home

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Julia Glass's Vigil Harbor (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) Thanks to partners NetGalley, Knopf Doubleday, and...

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Sep 14, 20215 min read

Pub Day Shout-Outs! for September 14, 2021, featuring Daria, Jackson, and Whitehead

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Alexis Daria's A Lot...

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Sep 7, 20214 min read

Pub Day Shout-Outs! for September 7, 2021, featuring Morrow, Rooney, and Streep

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Today is such an epic book release day that I'm afraid I can't limit myself to highlighting only three...

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Aug 28, 20213 min read

Featured Books for September 2021

September Books On September 29, we'll release our Book Club episode focusing on Darcie Little Badger's Elatsoe (Amazon | Bookshop.org),...

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Aug 24, 20215 min read

Pub Day Shout-Outs! for August 24th, 2021 featuring Heller, Barker, and Jeffers

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Peter Heller's The...

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Aug 11, 20218 min read

190: Unabridged Discusses the Pilot of RIVERDALE - Book-to-Screen Adaptation

In this Unabridged episode, we discuss one of our favorite topics, book-to-screen adaptations! In this episode, Ashley, Jen and Sara...

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Jul 31, 20214 min read

Featured Books for August 2021

August Books On August 25, we'll release our Book Club episode focusing on Balli Kaur Jaswal's Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows (Amazon...

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Jul 9, 20212 min read

Rachel Donohue's THE TEMPLE HOUSE VANISHING - A Haunting, Atmospheric Read

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Thanks to Partner Algonquin Books for the ARC of Rachel Donohue's The Temple House Vanishing (Amazon |...

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Jul 7, 202112 min read

185: Jacqueline Woodson's RED AT THE BONE - July 2021 Unabridged Book Club

In this Unabridged Book Club discussion, we talk about Jacqueline Woodson's Red at the Bone. Spoiler alert: we all loved this powerful,...

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Jul 5, 20214 min read

Favorite Reads from Jen's 2021 Reading Challenge Picks So Far

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) On our episode two weeks ago, we all shared mid-year updates on our reading challenges for 2021. As...

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Jun 27, 20215 min read

Featured Books for July 2021

July Books On July 7, we'll release our Book Club episode focusing on Jacqueline Woodson's Red at the Bone (Amazon | Bookshop.org), and...

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Jun 21, 20213 min read

Favorite Reads from Ashley's 2021 Reading Challenge Picks So Far

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) On this week's episode, we all share mid-year updates on our reading challenges for...

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Jun 1, 20214 min read

Pub Day Shout-Outs for June 1, 2021 featuring Yoon, Reid, and Àbíké-Íyímídé

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to celebrate! Nicola Yoon's...

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May 29, 20214 min read

Featured Books for June 2021

June Book On May 5, we're so excited to share our Book Club episode focusing on Laura Taylor Namey's A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and...

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May 28, 20213 min read

Book Review of Deb Caletti's ONE GREAT LIE - A Stunning Book about Gender and Power

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Thanks to Partners NetGalley and Simon and Schuster for the digital ARC of Deb Caletti’s One Great Lie...

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May 5, 202116 min read

176: Ocean Vuong's ON EARTH WE'RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS - May 2021 Book Club

In this Unabridged episode, we discuss our May book club pick, Ocean Vuong's novel On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous. We discuss the...

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Jan 22, 20202 min read

Welcome - Introduction and Overview

Just getting started with Unabridged Podcast? Welcome! We're Ashley and Jen, and we are both passionate about books and getting them into...