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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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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...
Apr 5, 20237 min read
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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...
Dec 1, 20221 min read
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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...
Aug 3, 20223 min read
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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...
Apr 6, 20222 min read
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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...
Jan 19, 20229 min read
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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...
Oct 5, 20215 min read
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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...
Sep 6, 20213 min read
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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...
May 12, 202114 min read
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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...
Apr 19, 20213 min read
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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...
Feb 12, 20212 min read
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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...
Jan 19, 20214 min read
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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...
Nov 24, 20204 min read
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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...
Nov 17, 20205 min read
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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...
Jun 29, 20204 min read
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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...
Jun 13, 202032 min read
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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...
Apr 13, 20202 min read
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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...
Mar 31, 20203 min read
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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...
Feb 17, 20203 min read
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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...
Jan 29, 20201 min read
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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...
Jan 22, 20202 min read
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