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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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

Bolu Babalola's HONEY & SPICE: A Brilliant Romance Exploring Social Issues

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) I listened to Bolu Babalola's Honey & Spice (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm), a new adult...

Mar 3, 20232 min read

Priyanka Taslim’s THE LOVE MATCH - Jane Austen with a Twist

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) After my epic, #readausten22 buddy read in 2022, I’m primed for some amazing retellings of Jane Austen’s...

Feb 17, 20233 min read

Benjamin Alire Sáenz's ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE: A Must-Read Book

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Oh my goodness, this must be a season of both re-reads and reading series books for...

Feb 3, 20233 min read

Jen Sookfong Lee's SUPERFAN: HOW POP CULTURE BROKE MY HEART: A MEMOIR

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) I listened to Jen Sookfong Lee's Superfan: How Pop Culture Broke My Heart: A Memoir (Bookshop.org |...

Jan 20, 20233 min read

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