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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Jan 26, 20214 min read

Pub Day Shout-Outs! for January 26, 2021 featuring Giles, Quotah, and Patel

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Chrystal D. Giles's...

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Jan 25, 20217 min read

Five of Ashley's Favorite Reads from 2020 (Part 2)

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) I was lucky to read so many amazing books this year! Consequently, I had a really hard...

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Jan 8, 20211 min read

Teaching Tidbits 8: New Year, New Goals

In this episode of Teaching Tidbits, Jen talks about her goals for the new year, including using literature in the classroom that...

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Jan 6, 20219 min read

159: Adib Khorram's DARIUS THE GREAT IS NOT OKAY - January Book Club

In the first book club discussion of 2021, we are thrilled to discuss Adib Khorram's Darius the Great Is Not Okay. This brilliant young...

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Jan 5, 20214 min read

Pub Day Shout-Outs! for January 5, 2021, featuring Bruchac, Harris, and Bryant

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Joseph Bruchac's...

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Jan 4, 20214 min read

6 Great YA and Middle Grade Lit Book Picks Addressing Mental Health and Bullying

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) In this month's book club pick, Adib Khorram's Darius the Great Is Not Okay...

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Dec 18, 20204 min read

Sofía Segovia's THE MURMUR OF BEES - A Beautiful, Whimsical Story about the Power of Love

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Wow. This one will definitely be one of my top reads of the year. I chose this, Sofia...

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Dec 15, 20205 min read

Pub Day Shout-Outs! December 15, 2020 Special Edition

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) As we move toward the holidays and the end of the year, there are not many books...

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Dec 1, 20204 min read

Pub Day Shout-Outs! for December 1, 2020, featuring Pinguicha, Joseph, and O'Leary and Coker Burks

by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Diana Pinguicha's A Curse of Roses...

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Nov 23, 20205 min read

9 Books Considering Culture: Coming of Age as Children of Immigrants

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) In this bookish fave, I wanted to share some of my favorite middle grade and young...

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Nov 20, 20201 min read

Teaching Tidbits 5: Literature Circles

In this Unabridged Episode, Jen talks about teaching with literature circles. She defines literature circles, talks about ways to choose...

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Nov 6, 20202 min read

Hena Khan's AMINA'S VOICE - A Powerful Own Voices Middle Grade Read

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) I loved this beautiful story so very much. In Amina's Voice by Hena Khan (which would...

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Nov 4, 20208 min read

150 - November Book Club - Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam's PUNCHING THE AIR

In this Book Club episode of the Unabridged podcast, Ashley, Jen, and Sara discuss Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam's Punching the Air. After...

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Oct 28, 202012 min read

149: Read-Aloud Book Recommendations for Parents and Teachers

In this Unabridged Podcast episode, we're discussing books for all levels that we believe would work really well for read aloud choices....

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Oct 23, 20201 min read

Teaching Tidbits 3: Using Picture Books in the Secondary Classroom

In this Unabridged Podcast episode, Sara shares tips for using picture books in the secondary classroom. She discusses the benefits of...

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Oct 21, 202010 min read

148: Our Speculative Fiction Recs with Virginia Soenksen, Author of the GENETICS CHRONICLES Series

In this Unabridged podcast episode, we're talking all things speculative fiction with Virginia Soenksen, author of The Titan Strain, The...

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Oct 13, 20204 min read

Pub Day Shout-Outs! for October 13, 2020 featuring Harrow, Favilli, and Roanhorse

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Alix Harrow's The Once...

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Oct 12, 20204 min read

12 Books to Empower Young People of All Ages

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) With all of the tumult in our world right now, I'm thinking a lot about how we can...

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Oct 9, 20201 min read

Teaching Tidbits 2: Technology during the Time of Virtual Teaching with Ashley

In this Unabridged Teaching Tidbits episode, Ashley talks about some tips for surviving the trials and tribulations of using technology...

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Oct 7, 20208 min read

146: October Book Club - Tommy Orange's THERE THERE

In this Unabridged Podcast book club discussion, we talk about Tommy Orange's There There. We all discuss this masterpiece, and then we...