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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Emily Henry's BEACH READ - It Made Me Giddy

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Thanks to Partner Edelweiss for the digital ARC of Emily Henry's Beach Read in exchange for an honest...

Apr 24, 20203 min read

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Brandy Ferner's ADULT CONVERSATION - Page 1 Is Promising

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Thanks to Partner Books Forward for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. The book releases...

Apr 17, 20202 min read

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Jason Reynolds's WHEN I WAS THE GREATEST- Pardon Me While I Fangirl--Sara's Review

I am SO excited to write today, because I have an amazing book to talk to you about for the young people in your life! Full disclaimer, I...

Apr 10, 20203 min read

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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,...

Apr 3, 20202 min read

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Sarah J. Maas's HOUSE OF EARTH AND BLOOD - Another Great Read from an Auto-Buy Author - Jen's Review

Sarah J. Maas is an auto-buy author for me. (I can hear Sara and Ashley snickering right now because I DO have a lot of auto-buy authors...

Mar 27, 20203 min read

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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...

Mar 13, 20207 min read

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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...

Mar 6, 20206 min read

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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...

Feb 28, 20206 min read

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Anne Bogel's DON'T OVERTHINK IT: Procrastinate No More! (and Pre-Order Today) - Jen's Review

Thanks to partner NetGalley for the digital ARC of Anne Bogel’s Don't Overthink It: Make Easier Decisions, Stop Second-Guessing, and...

Feb 25, 20203 min read

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Tournament of Books - Days 1 and 2 - Jen's Take

You all may be well aware that I (Jen) am low-key obsessed with The Morning News Tournament of Books. I love to read as many of the books...

Feb 21, 20205 min read

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Helen Hoang's THE KISS QUOTIENT--Can You Say STEAMY?--Sara's Review

First, this book, Helen Hoang's The Kiss Quotient, is totally out of my comfort zone. I like angsty romance (I am sure this can be...

Feb 14, 20202 min read

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Sally Rooney's NORMAL PEOPLE Slow-Burn Fiction At Its Best--Sara's Review

I recently finished Sally Rooney’s Normal People. Oh my goodness, let me tell you, it was not what I expected going in. I expected a...

Feb 7, 20202 min read

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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...

Jan 31, 20203 min read

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Tomi Adeyemi's CHILDREN OF VIRTUE AND VENGEANCE: High Tensions and Hard Choices - Ashley's Review

Title and Author: Tomi Adeyemi's Children of Virtue and Vengeance Overall Impression: I loved Children of Blood and Bone and couldn't...

Jan 24, 20202 min read

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Jami Attenberg's ALL THIS COULD BE YOURS, Jen's Review

Jami Attenberg's All This Could Be Yours is a stunning and incisive examination of the obligations we have as parents and as children to...

Jan 17, 20202 min read

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Roshani Chokshi's THE GILDED WOLVES, Jen's Review

I love a heist. Whether it’s cinematic—like Ocean’s Eleven or The Da Vinci Code —or literary—like Leah Bardugo’s gorgeous Six of...

Jan 3, 20203 min read

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Cynthia Leitich Smith's Hearts Unbroken - Sara's Book Review

Thank you to Candlewick Press for my free review copy of Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith. This book released on October 9th,...

Dec 27, 20192 min read

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Kelly deVos's DAY ZERO -- Jen's Review

Thanks to Partner NetGalley for the egalley of Kelly deVos’s Day Zero in exchange for an honest review. The book released on November 12....

Dec 20, 20193 min read

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Matthew Dicks's TWENTY-ONE TRUTHS ABOUT LOVE -- Jen's Review

Thanks to Partner NetGalley for the digital ARC of Matthew Dicks’s Twenty-one Truths about Love in exchange for an honest review. The...

Dec 13, 20191 min read

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Shea Ernshaw's WINTERWOOD -- Jen's Review

Thanks to partner NetGalley for the digital ARC of Shea Ernshaw’s Winterwood in exchange for an honest review. The book released Tuesday,...

Dec 6, 20193 min read

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