195: Unexpected Joy - Books that Surprised Us in Excellent Ways
In this Unabridged episode, Jen, Sara, and Ashley share book recommendations for book picks that surprised us and brought unexpected joy....
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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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Sep 13, 20214 min read
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...
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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 31, 20214 min read
Pub Day Shout-Outs! for August 31st, 2021, featuring Halle, Levithan and Niven, and Stone
by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! David Levithan and Jennifer Niven's...
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Aug 23, 20214 min read
All about Culture: 6 YA Lit Books that Bridge the Generation Gap
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) This Wednesday, we share our thoughts about our August Book Club pick, Balli Kaur...
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Aug 18, 202117 min read
191: Expand Your Reading with Our Latest Graphic Novel Recs
In this Unabridged Podcast episode, we talk all things graphic! We share a graphic novel, a graphic memoir, and a graphic nonfiction...
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Jun 8, 20214 min read
Pub Day Shout-Outs! for June 8, 2021, featuring Henderson, Menon, and Wheetman
by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Danielle Henderson's The Ugly Cry...
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May 31, 20214 min read
Amazing Middle-Grade Books Celebrating Strong Female Characters and Relationships
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) We loved sharing some recent favorite middle-grade recommendations in episode 178, and...
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May 19, 202113 min read
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...
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May 4, 20214 min read
Pub Day Shout-Outs! for May 4, 2021, featuring Bechdel, Harjo, and Oh
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Alison Bechdel's The Secret to...
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Apr 30, 20213 min read
Sheila Turnage's Three Times Lucky - Marvelous Middle Grade Literature
by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Here at Unabridged, we haven't had too many book reviews on Upper Elementary/Middle Grade lit, so I...
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Apr 28, 202113 min read
175: Enjoy Revisiting the Classics through Retellings
In this Unabridged podcast episode, we share some retellings of classics that we've enjoyed reading. We share our picks including Hena...
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Mar 30, 20214 min read
Pub Day Shout-Outs for March 30, 2021, featuring Bryce, Greenidge, and Guerrero
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Denny S. Bryce's Wild...
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Mar 24, 202110 min read
170: Discover New Authors with Author Imprints
In this Unabridged Podcast episode, we discuss author imprints and the way that those can help readers discover new authors to love. We...
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Mar 23, 20213 min read
Pub Day Shout-Outs! for March 23, 2021, featuring Boteju, Engle, and Thomas
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Tanya Boteju's Bruised Description from...
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Mar 22, 20214 min read
Meeting the Challenge: Celebrating Author Imprints
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) This year, for the Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge (find out more here!), we are celebrating author...
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Mar 9, 20214 min read
Pub Day Shout-Outs! for March 9, 2021, featuring Khan, Hibbert, and Mans
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) This is a great pub day including a couple of favorite authors! Here are three books...
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Mar 1, 20213 min read
Graphic Memoirs to Enrich Your TBR
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) This week, we're releasing our Unabridged Podcast Book Club episode in which we discuss Mira Jacob's...
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Feb 9, 20214 min read
Pub Day Shout-Outs for February 9, 2021, featuring Leitich Smith, Johnson, and Shusterman
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Two are from Unabridged favorites, and...
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Feb 1, 20217 min read
Five of Sara's Favorite Reads of 2020 (Part 2)
by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) This is so exciting! i can't wait to share my 2nd half picks with you! My 2020 reading had some ups...
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