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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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Five of Jen's Favorite Reads of 2022
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Friends, I have such a love-hate relationship with this post every year. I love looking back on my year...
Dec 21, 20226 min read


Five of Ashley's Favorite Reads of 2022
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Oh my goodness, it is always so hard to pick these books each year! To be honest, I...
Dec 7, 20224 min read


Even More Cozy Reads
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) I wouldn't necessarily call myself the coziest of readers—I'm often drawn to pretty angsty stuff. But...
Nov 16, 20226 min read


Book Recs for Fans of Tiffany D. Jackson's THE WEIGHT OF BLOOD
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) I absolutely loved Tiffany D. Jackson's The Weight of Blood (Libro.fm | Bookshop.org),...
Nov 2, 20224 min read


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 Podcast Reading Challenge!—I've been reading some fabulous books centered on these topics. A while back, I posted " 5 Nonfiction Books about Nature and the Environment "; here's a list of fiction to consider reading in the same vein! Julia Glass's Vigil Harbor ( Bookshop.org | Libro.fm ) I’d read only one of Julia Glass’s prior novels—her
Oct 19, 20226 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 nonfiction) that addresses nature or the environment." This has been a goal of mine recently, as well, both because of my current teaching position at a school with an environmental science focus and because this is an area that feels increasingly important. Here, I'm sharing five nonfiction picks (plus some extras in the writeups!); I'll share so
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, since I sometimes veer more towards fiction when I'm reading print, it's a great way to fit in more nonfiction. Over the summer, I listened to some amazing audiobooks that I thought I'd share—if you're working on the Unabridged Reading Challenge, these offer some fantastic options! Eliot Schrefer's Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natura
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
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