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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Anne Bogel's DON'T OVERTHINK IT: There's Still Time! - Ashley's Review

Phew! Anne Bogel’s amazing new book, Don’t Overthink It: Make Easier Decisions, Stop Second-Guessing, and Bring More Joy to Your Life,...

Feb 27, 20203 min read

Anne Bogel's DON'T OVERTHINK IT: Procrastinate No More! (and Pre-Order Today) - Jen's Review

Thanks to partner NetGalley for the digital ARC of Anne Bogel’s Don't Overthink It: Make Easier Decisions, Stop Second-Guessing, and...

Feb 25, 20203 min read

Tournament of Books - Days 1 and 2 - Jen's Take

You all may be well aware that I (Jen) am low-key obsessed with The Morning News Tournament of Books. I love to read as many of the books...

Feb 21, 20205 min read

Helen Hoang's THE KISS QUOTIENT--Can You Say STEAMY?--Sara's Review

First, this book, Helen Hoang's The Kiss Quotient, is totally out of my comfort zone. I like angsty romance (I am sure this can be...

Feb 14, 20202 min read

Sally Rooney's NORMAL PEOPLE Slow-Burn Fiction At Its Best--Sara's Review

I recently finished Sally Rooney’s Normal People. Oh my goodness, let me tell you, it was not what I expected going in. I expected a...

Feb 7, 20202 min read

Nick Bilton's AMERICAN KINGPIN: High-Suspense Narrative Nonfiction - Sara's Review

Oh, boy! Do I have a book for you. This book is a true-crime, narrative nonfiction, and it is fabulous. It is Nick Bilton’s 2017...

Jan 31, 20203 min read

Tomi Adeyemi's CHILDREN OF VIRTUE AND VENGEANCE: High Tensions and Hard Choices - Ashley's Review

Title and Author: Tomi Adeyemi's Children of Virtue and Vengeance Overall Impression: I loved Children of Blood and Bone and couldn't...

Jan 24, 20202 min read

Jami Attenberg's ALL THIS COULD BE YOURS, Jen's Review

Jami Attenberg's All This Could Be Yours is a stunning and incisive examination of the obligations we have as parents and as children to...

Jan 17, 20202 min read

Roshani Chokshi's THE GILDED WOLVES, Jen's Review

I love a heist. Whether it’s cinematic—like Ocean’s Eleven or The Da Vinci Code —or literary—like Leah Bardugo’s gorgeous Six of...

Jan 3, 20203 min read

Cynthia Leitich Smith's Hearts Unbroken - Sara's Book Review

Thank you to Candlewick Press for my free review copy of Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith. This book released on October 9th,...

Dec 27, 20192 min read

Kelly deVos's DAY ZERO -- Jen's Review

Thanks to Partner NetGalley for the egalley of Kelly deVos’s Day Zero in exchange for an honest review. The book released on November 12....

Dec 20, 20193 min read

Matthew Dicks's TWENTY-ONE TRUTHS ABOUT LOVE -- Jen's Review

Thanks to Partner NetGalley for the digital ARC of Matthew Dicks’s Twenty-one Truths about Love in exchange for an honest review. The...

Dec 13, 20191 min read

Shea Ernshaw's WINTERWOOD -- Jen's Review

Thanks to partner NetGalley for the digital ARC of Shea Ernshaw’s Winterwood in exchange for an honest review. The book released Tuesday,...

Dec 6, 20193 min read

Daniel José Older’s THE BOOK OF LOST SAINTS -- Jen's Review

"They came in boats and airplanes, armed with false documents and holy terror and a grinding wariness of what they would find. . . . They...

Dec 6, 20192 min read

Kwame Mbalia's TRISTAN STRONG PUNCHES A HOLE IN THE SKY -- Jen's Review

Thanks to Partner NetGalley for the digital ARC of Kwame Mbalia’s Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky in exchange for an honest...

Nov 29, 20194 min read

Lisa Lutz's The Swallows --- Sara's Review

Today I am here to talk to you about a new release by Lisa Lutz, author of The Spellman Files series. Her newest book, The Swallows,...

Nov 22, 20192 min read

Tracey Garvis Graves's THE GIRL HE USED TO KNOW -- Sara's Review

Hey all! Sara here! I am going to talk to you today about a book I absolutely adored. It was one of those books that came at exactly the...

Nov 8, 20192 min read

Annie Sullivan's TIGER QUEEN -- Jen's Review

Thanks to Partner NetGalley for the digital ARC of Annie Sullivan’s Tiger Queen in exchange for an honest review. The book released...

Nov 1, 20193 min read

Rainbow Rowell's PUMPKINHEADS, illustrated by Faith Erin Hicks -- Jen's Review

Thanks to Partner NetGalley for the egalley chapter sampler of Rainbow Rowell's Pumpkinheads! Rainbow Rowell is one of my favorite...

Oct 25, 20191 min read

Amy Reed's THE BOY AND GIRL WHO BROKE THE WORLD -- Jen's Review

Thanks to Partner NetGalley for the digital ARC of Amy Reed’s The Boy and Girl Who Broke the World in exchange for an honest review. The...

Oct 18, 20193 min read

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