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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5+ Book Recommendations for the 2024 Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge

by Jen Moyers ( @jen.loves.books ) As we enter the final third of 2024, I'm focusing even more on finishing my reading challenges. If...

Sep 18, 20245 min read

14 Fascinating Books with Academic Settings Perfect for Fall

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison ( @ashley_dicksonellison ) [Updated September of 2024; new recommendations are indicated with an asterisk] For...

Sep 3, 202410 min read

5 of Jen's Favorite Reads of 2024 So Far

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Here we are once again, my friends: it's a "best of" list . . . of a sort. (Be sure to check out...

Jun 19, 20246 min read

5 of Ashley's Favorite Reads of 2024 So Far

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@ashley_dicksonellison) It's time for our mid-year round up of favorite reads thus far this year! Kimberly...

Jun 5, 20245 min read

5 Book-to-Screen Adaptations on My Summer Watch List (Updated, with 5 More Adaptations!)

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) I'm updating this list from two years ago because I'm always adding to my "to watch" list (it's nearly...

May 14, 20246 min read

15 Great Books for Your Summer Reading List

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) I am eagerly gearing up for summer this year! I know it's just now the beginning of...

May 1, 20249 min read

8 Books Recommended on (Other) Podcasts Perfect for the Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) One of my favorite categories in this year's Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge is "Book Recommended...

Apr 17, 20244 min read

Memoirs on Audio Read by the Author (Update)

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Selected Reviews *I'm updating this list for 2024, and my latest recommendations are marked with an...

Mar 20, 20246 min read

13+ Middle Grade March Book Recommendations

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) We know many of you are excited about celebrating Middle Grade March by reading lots...

Mar 6, 20248 min read

15+ (More!) Romance Books to Read Right Now

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Earlier this month, Ashley updated her post sharing some of her favorite recent romance reads, and I...

Feb 21, 202410 min read

10+ Recommended Books from Before 1950 for the Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) One of our categories for this year's Reading Challenge is "Book Published Before 1950," which can...

Jan 17, 20244 min read

A Year of Unabridged: A Review of 2023 by the Numbers

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) As we approach the end of 2023, I decided it would be interesting once again to look back on the year....

Dec 22, 20233 min read

5 More of Jen's Favorite Reads of 2023

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Oh, friends. I love shouting out books SO MUCH, but I have such a hard time narrowing down these...

Dec 20, 20234 min read

5 of Ashley's Favorite Reads of 2023 (Part 2)

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Oh my goodness, my reading picked up toward the end of the year (though we've still...

Dec 6, 20235 min read

20 Books by Indigenous Authors

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Hi! This is a 2023 update for this blog post with 10 new recommendations for you! The titles with the...

Nov 15, 20239 min read

Young Adult Novels that Explore the Complexities of Friendship (And More!)

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) What is more important than friends? Although many young adult books feature romance,...

Nov 1, 20236 min read

The Many Moods of Stephen King

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) October seems like the perfect time to celebrate Stephen King. I've been in a very King-ish mood lately...

Oct 18, 20234 min read

7+ (Almost) All-Purpose Book Recs

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) This month, for one of the categories of the Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge, Ashley and I released...

Sep 20, 20236 min read

5 of Jen's Favorite Reads of 2023 So Far

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) As always, I embark on the task of selecting five favorite reads (so far!) of 2023 with equal parts...

Jun 21, 20235 min read

5 of Ashley's Favorite Reads of 2023 So Far

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Phew, I have read some great books thus far in 2023, which makes choosing five to...

Jun 7, 20234 min read

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