by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Hi! This is a 2026 update—my second update!—for this blog post with 10 new recommendations for you! These are perfect reads, whether you're still thinking about Indigenous People's Day or looking ahead to November's American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month. The titles with the asterisk next to them are new for 2026. Next month, we'll be reading Legendary Frybread Drive-in (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm), a short story collection edited by Cy

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@ashley_dicksonellison) Hi! This is a 2026 update for this blog post with several new recommendations for you! I read a lot of delightfully witchy books last fall and am already on my way this season, so I wanted to update this with some new faves. The titles with the asterisk next to them are new to this list this year. Longtime listeners know that generally speaking, I'm not usually big on spooky reads or horror books. However, I do love atmospher

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) *pun intended This month, our Unabridged Podcast Book Club pick is Maureen Johnson's Truly Devious, which is highlighted in this post, so I thought it would be a great time to update this list of YA mystery (and mystery-adjacent) books! New recommendations are marked with an asterisk. Last week, Sara and I chatted about the pilot of the adaptation of Karen McManus's One of Us Is Lying (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm)—you can check out the episode her

Have you read Elliot Page's brilliant new memoir, Pageboy ( Bookshop.org | Libro.fm ) ? Jen and Ashley are discussing our thoughts about this powerful book in the November book club episode. We also share our pairings, including George M. Johnson’s All Boys Aren’t Blue ( Bookshop.org | Libro.fm ) and Kacen Callendar’s Felix Ever After ( Bookshop.org | Libro.fm ). In addition to monthly bonus episodes, we are now releasing more content on Patreon for subscribers. We appr

What are some of your favorite books by indigenous authors? We wanted to share a couple of books we've loved recently that are by indigenous authors including Sonora Reyes’s The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) and Angeline Boulley’s Warrior Girl Unearthed (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm). Let us know your recommendations! In addition to monthly bonus episodes, we are now releasing more content on Patreon for subscribers. We appreciate your support so

What do you know about Trujillo's dictatorship in the Dominican Republic? For our September book club pick, Jen and Ashley discuss Julia...

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

Do you enjoy book recommendations from friends? In episode 249, Ashley and Jen each picked a book for the other to read, which is one of...

Are you looking for a serial killer thriller with profound social commentary? Michael Bennett’s Better the Blood (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) is propulsive and leaves the reader with many things to consider. For our June Unabridged book club, we're discussing Better the Blood, which is perfect for the 2023 Unabridged Reading Challenge, where it can cover categories including mystery novel, a book by an indigenous author, and a book set in a country you'd like to visit (if New Ze

Are you looking for a compelling reimagining of The Little Mermaid? For our May 2023 Unabridged Book Club pick, we're discussing Natasha...

Have you read any essay collections that you enjoyed? In this episode, Jen and Ashley are sharing essay collection recommendations for...

Are you looking for a food book to complete your Unabridged Reading Challenge for 2023? This memoir is a great pick for that category!...

Are you looking for an amazing classic by a Black author? James Baldwin's If Beale Street Could Talk ( Bookshop.org | Libro.fm ) is a perfect fit for the Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge . We're discussing it as our March book club pick, and we also share our pairings including Tayari Jones’s An American Marriage ( Bookshop.org | Libro.fm ) and Bryan Stevenson’s Just Mercy ( Bookshop.org | Libro.fm ). If you're loving the podcast or our Unabridged blog and would lik

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) One of our Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge categories this year is "Classic by a BIPOC Author." Let me start off by acknowledging that the label "classic" is inherently ambiguous, which means that everyone can define the term as they wish. Now, with that clarified, I thought I'd share a few books by Black authors I've read over the past year or so that I think qualify as classics. (I'll be sharing some recommendations from other authors r

Do you love reading books that your friends recommend? Jen and Ashley celebrate the joy of recommendations from friends on this year's...

Are you looking for an uplifting romance that's full of sweet moments but also powerful social commentary? Check out this month's...

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Oh my goodness, this must be a season of both re-reads and reading series books for...

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) I listened to Jen Sookfong Lee's Superfan: How Pop Culture Broke My Heart: A Memoir (Bookshop.org |...

Have you found a 2023 reading challenge yet? We're excited to share our 2023 Unabridged Reading Challenge, which we discuss on today's...

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Silvia Vasquez-Lavado's In the Shadow of the Mountain: A Memoir of Courage...