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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Apr 5, 20237 min read

14 Series Books to Read Right Now

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) The end of 2022 / beginning of 2023 has been a time for me to revisit series books...

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Dec 1, 20221 min read

Patreon Episode: Discussion of RINGS OF POWER Book-to-Screen Adaptation

In the December Patreon Exclusive episode, Jen and Ashley share their thoughts about The Rings of Power pilot, now streaming on Prime...

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Aug 3, 20223 min read

Graphic Novel Recs for Young Readers

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison ( @teachingtheapocalypse ) Hi! It's been quite a while since I shared some thoughts and recommendations on a...

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Apr 6, 20222 min read

224: Book-to-Film Adaptation Discussion: Karen M. McManus's ONE OF US IS LYING

In this episode, Jen and Sara discuss Peacock's adaptation of Karen M. McManus's One of Us Is Lying (Libro.fm | Bookshop.org). They...

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Jan 19, 20229 min read

213: Looking Forward to New Book Releases in 2022

What are you excited to read that comes out in 2022? Each year, we love sharing just a few of the MANY books we're excited to read in the...

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Oct 5, 20215 min read

Pub Day Shout-Outs! October 4, 2021 featuring Mbalia, Clayton, and Colbert

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

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Sep 6, 20213 min read

2021 Fantasy Series Recommendations — Escape into Other Worlds

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Last week, we released an episode recommending some favorite fantasy and dystopian reads. (You can check...

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May 12, 202114 min read

177: Dive into Fairy Tale Retellings with These Unabridged Recommendations

In this Unabridged episode, we discuss a favorite genre that is also a category on the Unabridged Reading Challenge 2021 list -- fairy...

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Apr 19, 20213 min read

Favorites Reads by Auto-buy Authors

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) In this Wednesday's episode, we're discussing some of our favorite authors that we...

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Feb 12, 20212 min read

Tracy Deonn's LEGENDBORN - A Brilliant Balance of Fantasy and Reality

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) "Everything has two histories. Especially in the South" (230). It has been a while since I read a book...

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Jan 19, 20214 min read

Pub Day Shout-Outs! for January 19, 2021, featuring Cashore, Hall, Lo, and Okorafor

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Here are four books coming out today that I'm excited to read (I couldn't resist one more than our usual...

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Nov 24, 20204 min read

Pub Day Shout-Outs! November 24, 2020, featuring Ng, Cline, and Black

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Holly Black's How the...

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Nov 17, 20205 min read

Pub Day Shout-Outs for November 17, 2020, featuring Obama, Kuang, and Yoon

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Barack Obama's A Promised Land...

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Jun 29, 20204 min read

Fiction by Black Authors - Some Recent Favorites

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Looking for amazing fiction reads by Black authors? Here are a few of my recent...

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Jun 13, 202032 min read

Bonus: Re-release of Jason Reynolds Highlight with LONG WAY DOWN, GHOST, and WHEN I WAS THE GREATEST

In this bonus episode, we wanted to share a re-release of an episode highlighting three novels by Jason Reynolds, one of our favorite...

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Apr 13, 20202 min read

Comfort Reads: The Long List

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Last week, we released episode 120 in which we recommended books that could be Comfort Reads for you...

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Mar 31, 20203 min read

Pub Day Shout-Outs! March 31, 2020 - Chang, Hadlow, Mafi

Here are three books coming out today that I (Jen) am excited to read! Alexandra Chang's Days of Distraction Description from...

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Feb 17, 20203 min read

Love Is in the Air: Even More Romance Recommendations!

Last week, on episode 112, we talked about some favorite love stories, including Alyssa Cole's A Princess in Theory and Linda Holmes's...

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Jan 29, 20201 min read

110: Winter Books - If I Read a Good Thriller, I'm Thrilled

In this Unabridged Podcast episode, we are sharing about a favorite topic of ours, seasonal reads. We discuss some favorite reads that...

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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...