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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8+ Fiction Books about Nature and the Environment

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) In my quest to read more environmental and nature literature for school—and to complete the Unabridged...

Oct 19, 20225 min read

5 Nonfiction Books about Nature and the Environment

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) This year's Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge includes the category "Read a book (fiction or...

Sep 21, 20224 min read

5 Nonfiction Audiobooks Perfect for the Unabridged Reading Challenge

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) While I'll listen to almost anything on audio, I often find that nonfiction is my favorite . . . and,...

Aug 17, 20223 min read

Graphic Novel Recs for Young Readers

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison ( @teachingtheapocalypse ) Hi! It's been quite a while since I shared some thoughts and recommendations on a...

Aug 3, 20223 min read

15 Books that Broke through My WWII Book Skepticism

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) I read Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows's The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society...

May 30, 20224 min read

5 New Release Beach Reads on My TBR for This Summer

by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Back in April, I gave five backlist beach reads on my TBR for this summer. You can read that here....

May 23, 20226 min read

4 Children's Books to Tickle Your Funny Bone

by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) My kids are getting bigger, and I don't get to read aloud to them much anymore. (They don't want me...

May 16, 20223 min read

6 More Film Adaptations Starring Meryl Streep

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Last week, we discussed the film adaptation of Lauren Weisberger's The Devil Wears Prada (Bookshop.org |...

May 9, 20223 min read

A Look at Our 2022 Buddy Reads . . . So Far

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Every month, I lead a buddy read over @unabridgedpod, focusing on a YA novel. We cover backlist titles...

May 2, 20226 min read

5 Things That Bring Me Joy

by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) If you know anything about me, you know my very favorite thing to do is to do a non-bookish Bookish...

Apr 25, 20223 min read

5 Backlist Beach Reads on My TBR for This Summer

by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Summer is upon us!! I don't know about you, but I feel like I need summer more than ever this year....

Apr 18, 20226 min read

5 Memoirs I'd Recommend for Your TBR

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Last week, we released our Unabridged Podcast Book Club episode featuring Jenny Lawson's Furiously...

Apr 4, 20224 min read

Five Food Books On My Radar

by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Okay. Let's get real. At the moment, all I want to read is food-centered books. I have read several...

Mar 28, 20226 min read

6 True Crime Novels at the Top of My TBR

by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) True Crime novels have become one of my favorite genres in the last few years. I blame Season One of...

Mar 21, 20228 min read

Books in Unusual Formats for the Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) One of our categories for the Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge this year is to "Read a Book in an...

Mar 14, 20224 min read

Self-Published Romance Recs to Warm Your Heart and Heat Up Your Life

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Last week, as we moved into March, we capped off our month-long celebration of romance with a re-release...

Mar 7, 20224 min read

3 Books that Solidified My Love of Reading As a Youngster

By Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) When I think about what was transformative in my experience as a reader, I think about three specific...

Feb 28, 20224 min read

5 True Crime Podcasts to Listen to Right Now!

by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) True crime books are one of my favorite genres. My love for this genre has only come about in recent...

Feb 21, 20223 min read

5 Books I Wanted to Hug When I Finished Reading

by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Today is Valentine's Day. Instead of making a list of romance books, I thought I would do something a...

Feb 14, 20226 min read

7 Picture Books that Celebrate Love and Promote Empathy

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Our community experienced a tragedy this week as someone with violent intent came onto...

Feb 7, 20224 min read

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