March Madness Round One: Match Ups Three and Four

Updated: Mar 9, 2021

Match ups three and four are here! Remember, all during our March Madness event, you'll have the chance to help us choose YOUR FAVORITE of the books we've discussed on Unabridged in the past year! You can vote throughout March as we move through our bracket. Be sure to check out our Instagram stories to vote. Each time you vote, you'll be entered to win a copy of the winning book OR a comparably priced book of your choice! Head over to this Instagram post for all the details.

Round One, Match Up Three:

Katharine McGee's American Royals

Discussed in: Episode 124

The Details: In this Unabridged Podcast book club episode, we discuss the readers' choice spring 2020 pick, Katharine McGee's American Royals. We pair it with other books we've loved, including Kevin Kwan's Crazy Rich Asians (which we discussed in a film adaptation episode here!), Kiera Cass’s The Selection series, and Melissa Bashardoust’s Girls Made of Snow and Glass. We ended the episode by sharing (confessing?) things that we love to do to relax.

Brandy Ferner's Adult Conversation

Discussed in: Episode 127

The Details: In this Unabridged Podcast interview episode, we had a wonderful time discussing all things parenting and partners with Brandy Ferner. We read her novel Adult Conversation, which just released in May 2020, and we all felt that the depiction of motherhood with all of its dark humor and relentlessness resonated so much with our experiences.

Round One, Match Up Four:

Tommy Orange's There, There

Discussed in: Episode 146

The Details: In this Unabridged Podcast book club discussion, we talk about Tommy Orange's There There. We all discuss this masterpiece, and then we share our pairings, including Louise Erdrich’s Love Medicine, Akwaeke Emezi’s The Death of Vivek Oji, and Tanya Talaga’s Seven Fallen Feathers.

Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam's Punching the Air

Discussed in: Episode 150

The Details: In this Book Club episode of the Unabridged podcast, Ashley, Jen, and Sara discuss Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam's Punching the Air. After our Bookish Check-in, we share our opinions about the book and some favorite quotations, and then each of us offers another book we think would pair well with this YA novel in verse. Finally, we end by sharing some new favorites we've discovered lately.

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