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 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 30, 20201 min read

Roots of INTERNMENT: Perspectives on Internment during World War II

Samira Ahmed's Internment was our Unabridged Buddy Read for March and Book Club Pick for April. Our episode releases this Wednesday,...

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Mar 16, 20201 min read

Jen's Tournament of Books Brackets

Friends, the Tournament of Books is upon us! Though this will be no surprise, if you've been reading my (Jen's) ToB posts (here, here,...

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Mar 13, 20207 min read

Tournament of Books - Days 7 and 8 - Jen's Take

Today, we have reached the final round of the Sweet Sixteen of The Morning News Tournament of Books. (If you'd like to read a little more...

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Mar 6, 20206 min read

Tournament of Books - Days 5 and 6 - Jen's Take

Today, I (Jen) am discussing the third section of the Sweet Sixteen of The Morning News Tournament of Books. (If you'd like to read a...

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Feb 28, 20206 min read

Tournament of Books - Days 3 and 4 - Jen's Take

All right, I (Jen) am back with the next two match-ups in the The Morning News Tournament of Books. (If you'd like to read a little more...

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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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Feb 10, 20204 min read

Best Reads of 2019--Sara's Picks

You are going to notice right away that my "Best of 2019" list isn't nearly as long as my counterparts. Honestly, 2019 was just not a...

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Jan 31, 20203 min read

Nick Bilton's AMERICAN KINGPIN: High-Suspense Narrative Nonfiction - Sara's Review

Oh, boy! Do I have a book for you. This book is a true-crime, narrative nonfiction, and it is fabulous. It is Nick Bilton’s 2017...

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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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Nov 27, 20192 min read

101: Human Trafficking Awareness with RuthAnn Deveney, Dressember Advocate - Fresh-Squeezed Freedom

The three of us had an amazing conversation with Ruth Ann Deveney about ways that everyone can combat human trafficking every day. We...

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Nov 22, 20192 min read

Lisa Lutz's The Swallows --- Sara's Review

Today I am here to talk to you about a new release by Lisa Lutz, author of The Spellman Files series. Her newest book, The Swallows,...

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Nov 15, 20192 min read

Brittney Morris's SLAY -- Jen's Review

Thanks to Partner NetGalley for the digital ARC of Brittney Morris’s SLAY in exchange for an honest review. The book released Tuesday,...

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Oct 4, 20192 min read

Casey McQuiston's RED, WHITE, & ROYAL BLUE -- Jen's Review

Sometimes, you just jump and hope it’s not a cliff. Thanks to Partner NetGalley for the digital ARC of Casey McQuiston’s Red, White, &...

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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 13, 20194 min read

Natasha Deen's IN THE KEY OF NIRA GHANI - Jen's Review

“I feel like I’m living on a fault line. Everything’s great, but I feel like there’s a rumbling deep down where I can’t see or feel it,...

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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 30, 20192 min read

Dhonielle Clayton's THE EVERLASTING ROSE - Ashley's Review

Thank you to Partner Netgalley for my advance copy of this novel. I loved The Belles and was so excited to read the sequel, The...

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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 . . ....