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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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69: VA Festival of the Book (Jason Reynolds, Laurie Halse Anderson, & More!) - Loving Every Minute
In this Unabridged podcast episode, we focus on our field trip to the Virginia Festival of the Book, held in Charlottesville, VA, from...
Apr 17, 20191 min read
68: Cookbooks and Books about Food - I Love to Eat!
In this short Unabridged podcast episode, we share some of our favorite cookbooks and books about food. Each of us talks about how much...
Apr 10, 20192 min read
67: Beth Macy's DOPESICK and Jarrett Krosoczka's HEY KIDDO - Obviously, We Read Both
In this Unabridged podcast episode, we talk about two books that look at drug addiction and its impact on families. Beth Macy's...
Apr 3, 20192 min read
66: YA TBR Update - I'm Over Here Having a Little Personal Celebration
In this podcast episode, we return to our TBR lists for YA Literature that we discussed in Episode 47. The YA Books We Read from Our TBR...
Mar 27, 20191 min read
65: Interview with Nadine Brandes, Author of ROMANOV - That Was Really Captivating
In this Unabridged Podcast episode, the Unabridged team had an amazing opportunity to interview Nadine Brandes about her upcoming...
Mar 20, 20191 min read
64: DUMPLIN' Book to Film Adaptation - Different Ways to Be
In this Unabridged Shorts episode, we discuss the Netflix adaptation of Julie Murphy's Dumplin'. If you'd like to listen to our episode...
Mar 13, 20191 min read
63: Julie Murphy's DUMPLIN' - Finding Your Own Way
In this Unabridged Book Club episode, we discuss Julie Murphy's YA lit novel, Dumplin'. When “self-proclaimed fat girl” Willowdean...
Mar 6, 20191 min read
62: Nikki Giovanni at Bridgewater College - So Masterful
In this Unabridged Shorts podcast episode, we discuss the amazing opportunity we had to see poet and activist Nikki Giovanni speak at...
Feb 27, 20191 min read
61: Ibi Zoboi's PRIDE and AMERICAN STREET - Cherishing Culture
In this Unabridged Podcast episode, we discuss Ibi Zoboi's YA Lit books, Pride: A Pride and Prejudice Remix and American Street. Pride...
Feb 20, 20191 min read
60: Love Is in the Air - Romantic Books to Read in February
In this Unabridged Shorts podcast episode, we discuss our favorite love stories within novels. Some of our favorite authors who write...
Feb 13, 20191 min read
59: The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer - Our Fascinating Discussion
In this Unabridged podcast episode, we're discussing our February Book Club book, The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer, which centers on...
Feb 6, 20191 min read
Bonus Episode - Unabridged Turns One!
It's hard to believe, but it has been a year since we launched the Unabridged Podcast. Here are a few things we're celebrating: --...
Feb 2, 20191 min read
58: Isabel Quintero's GABI, A GIRL IN PIECES - You Have the Power; Discussion with College Students
"People are who they are no matter how much you want them to be somebody else, Gabi. And we have two choices: love and accept them with...
Jan 30, 20191 min read
57 - Anticipated Books for 2019: A Giant Pile
-Alternate Titles- That's on my list too! OR I want to read that! OR I was totally blown away. OR In general, not my strength. OR Those...
Jan 23, 20191 min read
56: Unabridged Awards - I Will Qualify Them All
-Alternate Titles- Address the nervousness OR Anticipating it is exciting OR Not a lot of table space for a drum roll OR I guess that was...
Jan 16, 20192 min read
55: Justina Ireland's DREAD NATION - A Part of Our History
"It seems strange that in these very fraught times folks would be more concerned about hard working people trying to find a better life...
Jan 9, 20191 min read
54: Confessing Our Literary Sins - Not Guilty Enough
- Alternate Titles - A financial goal which I will not confess here OR I'm not ready to confess that much OR I don't wanna climb the...
Jan 2, 20191 min read
53 - Holiday Wrap-Up!
A message from Ashley, Jen, and Sara: Thank you to all of you who listen, support, and promote our podcast. We are so thankful for all of...
Dec 26, 20181 min read
52: Beat the Holiday Reading Slump - Our Confessions Being Made
-Alternate Titles- I could recite to you precisely what it says. OR If you're into pretty books OR There is no picture of Cleopatra OR...
Dec 19, 20182 min read
51: Our Kids' Current Reads - It Is Just So Precious
-Alternate Titles- Over and over and over and over OR We’re always making fun of him OR He has a ghost writer Works Mentioned in Episode...
Dec 12, 20181 min read
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