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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Joanna Ho's THE SILENCE THAT BINDS US - Growing and Learning After Loss

Joanna Ho's The Silence that Binds Us (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) is a brilliant and complex young adult novel that takes on so many vital...

May 3, 20242 min read

11 Books that Support Advocacy and Education on Human Trafficking

by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) It is the eve of the first of December, which means for me, the eve of Dressember, an organization I...

Nov 30, 20202 min read

152: Books that Encourage Activism in Young People

In this episode of the Unabridged Podcast, we share book recommendations that we believe promote and encourage activism in young people....

Nov 18, 202010 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...

Oct 12, 20204 min read

Brandy Colbert's THE VOTING BOOTH - Settle in for a One-Sitting Read!

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Thanks to Partner NetGalley for the digital ARC of Brandy Colbert's The Voting Booth in exchange for an...

Jun 25, 20203 min read

Bonus: Re-release of Jason Reynolds Highlight with LONG WAY DOWN, GHOST, and WHEN I WAS THE GREATEST

In this bonus episode, we wanted to share a re-release of an episode highlighting three novels by Jason Reynolds, one of our favorite...

Jun 13, 202032 min read

129: Re-release of Angie Thomas's THE HATE U GIVE Book Club Discussion

In light of the unjust loss of Black lives in America and of the Black Lives Matter movement, we wanted to share an episode from 2018...

Jun 10, 202046 min read

12 Amazing Picture Books for Tumultuous Times

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) As we navigate these unprecedented times, I've been thinking a lot about how to help...

Apr 20, 20202 min read

Picture Books to Enjoy During Black History Month (and Every Month!)

While I (Ashley) value the opportunity in February to celebrate Black history, I never want that celebration to be reductive -- Black...

Feb 24, 20203 min read

113: Why Teach YA? - There's Nothing I Want More than for Kids to Love What We're Doing

In this episode, we focus on classroom teachers and talk directly about how and why we incorporated Young Adult literature into our...

Feb 19, 20202 min read

Welcome - Introduction and Overview

Just getting started with Unabridged Podcast? Welcome! We're Ashley and Jen, and we are both passionate about books and getting them into...

Jan 22, 20202 min read

101: Human Trafficking Awareness with RuthAnn Deveney, Dressember Advocate - Fresh-Squeezed Freedom

The three of us had an amazing conversation with Ruth Ann Deveney about ways that everyone can combat human trafficking every day. We...

Nov 27, 20192 min read

Brittney Morris's SLAY -- Jen's Review

Thanks to Partner NetGalley for the digital ARC of Brittney Morris’s SLAY in exchange for an honest review. The book released Tuesday,...

Nov 15, 20192 min read

77: Our Summer TBR Lists - We All Know How I Like the Romance

We at Unabridged are SO. Excited. About summer! As unrepentant bookworms, we have been plotting and planning which books we can fit in...

Jun 12, 20191 min read

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

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

45 - The Longest Short Episode Ever: Book-to-Film Adaptation of Angie Thomas's THE HATE U GIVE

"For me, my art is my activism and storytelling is my activism, so that’s what I’m going to continue to do, and also encourage people...

Oct 31, 20181 min read

41 - Every Time I've Read It I've Found Something New to Love: Angie Thomas's THE HATE U GIVE

People like us in situations like this become hashtags, but they rarely get justice. I think we all wait for that one time though, that...

Oct 3, 20181 min read

39 - Global Read Aloud with LOVE, HATE & OTHER FILTERS, AMAL UNBOUND, and REFUGEE

You can find more information about the Global Read Aloud and sign up for the program by visiting the website, by following Pernille...

Sep 19, 20181 min read

37: Erika Sanchez's I AM NOT YOUR PERFECT MEXICAN DAUGHTER -- Dude! What Is Wrong With You?

-Alternate Titles- A Boy in a Bookstore? Yes, Please. OR C'mon, Honey! OR That's the Best Advice She Had to Give Spoilers are...

Sep 5, 20181 min read

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