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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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Books to Encourage Activism
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) As teachers, we often look to our students for inspiration: sometimes, their energy and enthusiasm for...
Nov 16, 20203 min read
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5 Books to Gift the Book Lover in Your Life
by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Do you have a bookworm in your life? Here are five books to gift your bookish friend or family member....
Nov 9, 20202 min read
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Featured Books for November 2020
November Double Feature In November, Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam's Punching the Air will be both our Book Club pick AND our Buddy Read...
Nov 1, 20203 min read
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Claudia Rankine's JUST US: AN AMERICAN CONVERSATION - A Book I'll Re-Read
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Thanks to Partner NetGalley for the digital ARC of Claudia Rankine’s Just Us: An American Conversation...
Oct 30, 20203 min read
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Pub Day Shout-Outs! for October 27, 2020, featuring Staebler, Paoloni, Maniscalco, and Washington
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Here are three books coming out today that I can't wait to read! Christian Staebler, Sonia Paoloni, and...
Oct 27, 20204 min read
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Pub Day Shout-Outs! for October 20, 2020, featuring Kakutani, West, and Pan and Suma
by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Michiko Kakutani's Ex Libris: 100+...
Oct 20, 20204 min read
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Pub Day Shout-Outs! for October 13, 2020 featuring Harrow, Favilli, and Roanhorse
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Alix Harrow's The Once...
Oct 13, 20204 min read
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Featured Books for October 2020
October Books In October we're excited to share an amazing novel, Tommy Orange's There There, our Book Club pick, and Brandy Colbert's YA...
Oct 3, 20204 min read
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Lindy West's SH*T, ACTUALLY: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema
by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Omg. This book came at THE most perfect time for me. Both Jen and Ashley have talked about Lindy...
Sep 25, 20203 min read
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5 Things that Are Helping Me Cope Right Now
by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Okay. I am here for some real talk. No, I mean it. Like, Real. Talk. If you aren't here for it, that...
Sep 21, 20203 min read
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Revisiting My Favorite Teaching Books
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) After four years of working in instructional technology, I'm teaching English again, and so I'm...
Sep 14, 20202 min read
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Featured Books for September 2020
September Books In September, we're excited to share an amazing memoir, Chanel Miller's Know My Name, our Book Club pick, and Elizabeth...
Sep 10, 20204 min read
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5 Books to Inspire Girls (and Boys!)
by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) As a mother to a daughter, I am really interested in finding books that promote strong females....
Sep 7, 20206 min read
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141: Chanel Miller's KNOW MY NAME - September Book Club
In this Unabridged Book Club episode, we discuss Chanel Miller's memoir, Know My Name. We discuss the powerful impact of Chanel Miller's...
Sep 2, 202011 min read
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Pub Day Shout-Outs! for August 25, 2020, featuring Khorram, Lozada and Lörincz, and Taussig
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Before I share three books coming out today that I'm excited to read, I wanted to highlight two that...
Aug 25, 20204 min read
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139: Great Book Recommendations - Our Season 4 Recs for Each Other
In today's episode of the Unabridged Podcast, we each do our best to recommend a book that our friends and co-hosts will love. Be sure to...
Aug 19, 202028 min read
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Pub Day Shout-Outs! August 18, 2020, featuring Kisner, Hamby, and Dunn
by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Here are three books coming out today that I am excited to read! Adrienne Kisner's Six Angry Girls...
Aug 18, 20204 min read
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138: Dive into Nonfiction Reads
In this Unabridged podcast episode, we talk all things nonfiction, and we each make recommendations for nonfiction reads to dive into...
Aug 12, 202033 min read
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Grit in Kid Lit -- Picture Books that Encourage Resilience
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) As we find our way through this challenging time in our world, I've been thinking a...
Aug 10, 20204 min read
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R. Eric Thomas's HERE FOR IT - Hilarity Ensues
by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) I picked up R. Eric Thomas's new book, Here for It: Or, How to Save Your Soul in America, Essays (on...
Aug 7, 20203 min read
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