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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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Travis Baldree's LEGENDS AND LATTES — A Lovely Introduction to Cozy Fantasy
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Travis Baldree's Legends and Lattes (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) represents a new genre for me: cozy...
Mar 22, 20243 min read


Pat Barker's THE SILENCE OF THE GIRLS - The Cost of War
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@ashley_dicksonellison) I've had Pat Barker's The Silence of the Girls (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) on my TBR...
Mar 8, 20242 min read


Natalia Sylvester's BREATHE AND COUNT BACK FROM TEN - Navigating Identity
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Our February Unabridged Podcast Buddy Read pick was Natalia Sylvester's Breathe and Count Back from Ten...
Feb 23, 20243 min read


Ariel Lawhon's THE FROZEN RIVER - Celebrating the Power of Midwives
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@ashley_dicksonellison) Are you a historical fiction lover? I do not read a lot of historical fiction, but...
Feb 9, 20244 min read


Emma Lord's THE GETAWAY LIST - A Coming-of-Age Masterpiece
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Thanks to partners NetGalley and Wednesday Books for the digital ARC of Emma Lord’s The Getaway List...
Jan 19, 20244 min read


Elise Bryant's REGGIE AND DELILAH'S YEAR OF FALLING - Being Our Authentic Selves
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) In Elise Bryant's Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm), we...
Jan 5, 20243 min read


Talia Samuels' THE CHRISTMAS SWAP - A Fun Twist on Fake Dating
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) What happens when fake dating looks a lot like being a gold digger? Sleuthing and...
Dec 8, 20232 min read


Byron Graves's REZ BALL - Community and Basketball on the Rez
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Our Unabridged Podcast Buddy Read pick for November is Byron Graves's Rez Ball (Bookshop.org |...
Nov 17, 20233 min read


Sangu Mandanna's THE VERY SECRET SOCIETY OF IRREGULAR WITCHES - Finding an Unlikely Home
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) How does someone who has always been alone make a change? Sangu Mandanna's The Very...
Nov 3, 20234 min read


Jacqueline Firkins’s THE PREDICTABLE HEARTBREAKS OF IMOGEN FINCH - An Auto-Read Author's Newest Book
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Thanks to partners NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the digital ARC of Jacqueline Firkins’s The...
Oct 20, 20233 min read


Nina LaCour's WE ARE OKAY: Finding Hope in Someday
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) What happens when a teenager loses her support system? Nina LaCour's We Are Okay...
Oct 6, 20234 min read


Jennifer E. Smith's THE STATISTICAL PROBABILITY OF LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT - An Unabridged Buddy
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Jennifer E. Smith's The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) is a...
Sep 22, 20233 min read


Steven Rowley's THE CELEBRANTS - How to Celebrate and Accept What We Have
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) How would our lives be different if we knew what others would say when we are gone?...
Sep 8, 20233 min read


Alice Winn's IN MEMORIAM: A Story of Love, Friendship, and War
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Alice Winn's gorgeous In Memoriam (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) is the story of two boys, Ellwood and Gaunt,...
Jun 23, 20232 min read


Jesse Q. Sutanto's VERA WONG'S UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR MURDERERS - A Delightful Read
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison ( @teachingtheapocalypse ) After reading and absolutely loving Dial A for Aunties and Four Aunties and a...
Jun 9, 20233 min read


Book Review of Adrienne Kisner's SIX ANGRY GIRLS — Anatomical Knitting and Feminism
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Adrienne Kisner’s Six Angry Girls (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) contains multitudes: mock trial and...
May 19, 20233 min read


Deanna Raybourn's KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE - Older Women Living to the Fullest
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) I mentioned Deanna Raybourn's Killers of a Certain Age (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) in my...
May 5, 20233 min read


Dahlia Adler's COOL FOR THE SUMMER - A YA Book for Your Summer TBR
by Jen Moyers ( @jen.loves.books ) Dahlia Adler’s Cool for the Summer ( Bookshop.org | Libro.fm ) is a fabulous YA romance that would...
Apr 21, 20232 min read


Akwaeke Emezi's YOU MADE A FOOL OF DEATH WITH YOUR BEAUTY - Finding Love Amid Grief
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) I read Akwaeke Emezi's You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty (Bookshop.org |...
Apr 7, 20233 min read


Ashley Schumacher's THE RENAISSANCE OF GWEN HATHAWAY - Bards, Princesses, and More!
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Thanks to partners NetGalley and Wednesday Books for the digital ARC of Ashley Schumacher’s The...
Mar 17, 20233 min read
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