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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Jun 7, 20243 min read

Lisa Fipps' STARFISH - Celebrating and Accepting Ourselves

Have you read a middle grade novel in verse for the Unabridged Challenge yet? If you haven't (or if you're looking for a brilliant book...

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May 3, 20242 min read

Joanna Ho's THE SILENCE THAT BINDS US - Growing and Learning After Loss

Joanna Ho's The Silence that Binds Us (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) is a brilliant and complex young adult novel that takes on so many vital...

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Nov 3, 20234 min read

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...

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Oct 6, 20234 min read

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...

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Apr 23, 20213 min read

Yaa Gyasi's TRANSCENDENT KINGDOM - A Close Examination of Addiction and Its Impact on Family

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) I was so excited to see Yaa Gyasi's Transcendent Kingdom on Libro.fm this fall and am...

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Nov 13, 20203 min read

John Green's TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN: A Study of Character

by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Friends, first of all, I must say, I love John Green. I love some of his books more than others, but...

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Apr 20, 20202 min read

12 Amazing Picture Books for Tumultuous Times

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) As we navigate these unprecedented times, I've been thinking a lot about how to help...

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Apr 3, 20202 min read

Ada Calhoun's WHY WE CAN'T SLEEP - This Book Speaks to Me! - Jen's Review

I cannot tell you how many photos of Ada Calhoun's Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis I texted to Ashley and Sara,...

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Mar 25, 20202 min read

118: Hopeful Books to Engage Students - What Can I Recommend to Students Right Now?

In this episode, we consider books that we'd recommend to students as great choices to read independently. As the world around us has...

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Mar 4, 20201 min read

115: Kevin Wilson's NOTHING TO SEE HERE - Learning by Fire

For our March Unabridged Book Club discussion, we're focusing on Kevin Wilson's excellent Nothing to See Here (which was also a Book of...

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Feb 7, 20202 min read

Sally Rooney's NORMAL PEOPLE Slow-Burn Fiction At Its Best--Sara's Review

I recently finished Sally Rooney’s Normal People. Oh my goodness, let me tell you, it was not what I expected going in. I expected a...

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Jan 27, 20205 min read

Best Reads of 2019 - Ashley's Picks

2019 was a great year for reading for me. Many of these books were not written in 2019, but they were new to me this past year, and they...

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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...

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Jan 8, 20201 min read

107: Mary Beth Keane's ASK AGAIN, YES - I Had to Open Another Tin of Book Darts

In this Unabridged Book Club (#unabridgedpodbookclub) episode, we discuss Mary Beth Keane's Ask Again, Yes, the amazing multigenerational...

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Oct 2, 20191 min read

93: Anissa Gray's THE CARE AND FEEDING OF RAVENOUSLY HUNGRY GIRLS - Relationships Between Women

We're thrilled to discuss Anissa Gray's new novel, The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls. Told in the alternating perspectives...

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Sep 4, 20191 min read

89: Elizabeth Acevedo's WITH THE FIRE ON HIGH - On Her Side

We're thrilled to discuss Elizabeth Acevedo's sophomore novel, With the Fire on High. Protagonist Emoni is a high school student, a...

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Aug 28, 20192 min read

88: Autumn TBR Lists - Shopping in My Kindle Closet

We'll let you guess just which one of us went shopping in her Kindle closet . . . and then cheated to share an extra book (or two . . ....

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Aug 16, 20194 min read

Yara Zgheib's THE GIRLS AT 17 SWANN STREET - Ashley's Review

"There must have been signs, but we were distracted by the roller coaster of the adventure. Paperwork, looking for a couch for the...

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Jul 17, 20191 min read

82: Our Anticipated Reads of 2019 Update - Intentionally Weird

Back in January, we shared the books that we planned (or hoped?) to read this year. Now, it's time to share our progress. Have we read...