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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250: James Baldwin’s IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK - March Book Club

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...

Mar 22, 20235 min read

249: Our 2023 Book Recommendations to Each Other

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

Mar 8, 20234 min read

248: Chencia C. Higgins’s D’VAUGHN AND KRIS PLAN A WEDDING - February 2023 Book Club

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

Feb 22, 20236 min read

247: Love Is in the Air 2023 - Romance Recs

Are you looking for romance books to read this season? Jen and Ashley are back with our annual Love Is in the Air episode, sharing some...

Feb 8, 20234 min read

246: Celeste Ng's OUR MISSING HEARTS - January 2023 Book Club

Have you read this propulsive near future dystopian novel by podcast favorite Celeste Ng? To kick off the new year, we're pleased to...

Jan 25, 20235 min read

245: Reading Challenges - 2022 Review and 2023 Plans

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

Jan 11, 20234 min read

244: Sonya Lalli's A HOLLY JOLLY DIWALI - December 2022 Book Club

Looking for a fun, illuminating holiday-centered read? Check out Sonya Lalli's A Holly Jolly Diwali (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm), our...

Dec 28, 20226 min read

243: Unabridged Book Awards for 2022

In this annual episode that causes us much consternation, Jen and Ashley share some special books we've read during 2022. We reflect over...

Dec 14, 20226 min read

242: Kelly Barnhill's THE GIRL WHO DRANK THE MOON - November 2022 Book Club

Looking for an amazing children's book that is perfect for many audiences? For our November book club pick, Jen and Ashley discuss Kelly...

Nov 23, 20225 min read

241: Our Cozy Reads 2022 Book Recommendations

On today's Cozy Reads 2022 Recommendations episode, Ashley and Jen share some recent books they've loved that fall into the cozy reads...

Nov 9, 20225 min read

240: Tiffany D. Jackson's THE WEIGHT OF BLOOD - October 2022 Book Club

Oh my goodness, drop what you are doing and read this book! Spoiler alert: Jen and Ashley both loved Tiffany D. Jackson's The Weight of...

Oct 26, 20225 min read

239: Interview with Barrett Holmes Pitner, Author of THE CRIME WITHOUT A NAME

In this episode, Ashley talks with Barrett Holmes Pitner, author of The Crime Without a Name: Ethnocide and the Erasure of Culture in...

Oct 12, 20224 min read

238: Madeline Miller's THE SONG OF ACHILLES - September 2022 Book Club

Do you enjoy retellings of the epics? Madeline Miller's The Song of Achilles (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) is a retelling of Homer's The...

Sep 28, 20224 min read

237: Environmental and Nature Book Recs Perfect for the Reading Challenge

Have you read any books that center nature or the environment lately? In this episode, Ashley and Jen share books they've read recently -...

Sep 14, 20224 min read

236: Laura Gao's MESSY ROOTS - August 2022 Book Club

In our August 2022 book club episode, we discuss Laura Gao's Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American. We share pairings for...

Aug 24, 20225 min read

235: Great Middle Grade Recs for 2022

In this episode of the Unabridged Podcast, Ashley and Jen share some middle grade recs by authors of color perfect for anyone working on...

Aug 10, 20222 min read

234: Season 5 Wrap Up

Ashley, Jen, and Sara describe—in the bookish check-in—some summer reads they loved this summer, including Diana Gabaldon's Go Tell the...

Jul 27, 20225 min read

233: Teaching Tidbits - Jen with A Teacher's Plan for Summer

In this Unabridged Episode, Jen discusses the end of the school year and her plan for summer. She talks about taking some much needed...

Jun 9, 20222 min read

232: Book-to-Film Adaptation Discussion:THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY

In this episode, Jen and Sara discuss 2018's adaptation of Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows's The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie...

Jun 1, 20223 min read

231: Shaffer and Barrows's THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY - May 2022 Book Club

In this Unabridged episode, Sara and Jen discuss Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows's The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society....

May 25, 20222 min read

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