Unabridged Podcast

Welcome to Unabridged! Ashley and Jen (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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Jun 6, 2022
3 min

5 Book-to-Screen Adaptations on My Summer Watch List

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Last week, we released our episode about the movie adaptation of Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows's The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Libro.fm | Bookshop.org) (you can listen here). In that same vein, I thought I'd share some other adaptations I'm looking forward to watching this summer! Shining Girls I read Lauren Beukes's The Shining Girls (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) back in 2015, so some of the details are fuzzy. But I was

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Jun 1, 2022
3 min

232: Book-to-Film Adaptation Discussion:THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY

In this episode, Jen and Sara discuss 2018's adaptation of Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows's The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Libro.fm | Bookshop.org). They discuss this movie--what they liked, what they didn't, and their overall feelings about the adaptation. Check it out and let us know what you think! And don't miss their discussion on the book in last week's episode! Bookish Check-in Jen - T. E. Kinsey’s The Burning Issue of the Day (read by Elizabeth

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May 9, 2022
3 min

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 | Libro.fm). Looming large in our discussion was, of course, the brilliant Meryl Streep: she embodies Miranda Priestley so fully that we couldn't imagine anyone else in the role. Given her brilliance, I thought it might be fun to highlight some other adaptations of which Streep has been a part. She has, of course, starred in many, many adapta

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Apr 6, 2022
2 min

224: Book-to-Film Adaptation Discussion: Karen M. McManus's ONE OF US IS LYING

In this episode, Jen and Sara discuss Peacock's adaptation of Karen M. McManus's One of Us Is Lying (Libro.fm | Bookshop.org). They discuss the pilot episode--what they liked, what they didn't, and their overall feelings about the adaptation. Check it out and let us know what you think! Bookish Check-in Jen - Wallace Stegner’s Crossing to Safety (Libro.fm | Bookshop.org) Sara - Angie Thomas’s Concrete Rose (Libro.fm | Bookshop.org) Give Me One . . . Recent Movie You'd Recomme

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Mar 4, 2022
3 min

Karen M. McManus's ONE OF US IS LYING--A Backlist Twisty YA Romp

by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Karen M. McManus's One of Us Is Lying (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) In One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus, Bronwyn, Addy, Cooper, Nate, and Simon are assigned to detention under suspicious circumstances. When one of them is dead by the end of the detention period, the remaining four become suspects. All of them have motive. Did one of them commit the crime? This is the question that is explored over the course of the novel. I really enjoye

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Feb 16, 2022
5 min

217: Book-to-Film Adaptation Discussion - Sally Thorne's THE HATING GAME

In this Unabridged book to film discussion, Sara, Jen, and Ashley talk all about Sally Thorne's The Hating Game and the recent film adaptation! We also share our latest reads in our bookish check-in, and we talk about some of our kids' latest favorite reads in this week's Give Me One. Don't miss it, and join us on social media to let us know your thoughts! Bookish Check-in Ashley - Emiko Jean’s Tokyo Ever After (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) Jen - Samantha Cohoe’s Bright Ruined Th

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Jan 31, 2022
4 min

9+ Book-to-Screen Adaptations for Your Watchlist

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) As I gear up to watch the rest of Netflix's Anxious People, the adaptation of Fredrik Backman's novel (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) AND the subject of our Unabridged Podcast Book Club chat this evening, I'm reminded once again of all the good stuff that's out there. I'm sure we're all aware that there are more great tv and fabulous movies than we can ever get to—that's why my own TBW (To Be Watched) list is nearly as long as my TBR. Anyway, I thou

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Sep 8, 2021
10 min

194: Young Adult Lit Book-to-Screen Adaptations

In this Unabridged Podcast episode, we discuss one of our favorite topics, book-to-screen adaptations. In this one, we focus on young adult books that have been adapted to films or series. We talk about ones we've discussed on the podcast and others we've loved. This episode is perfect for the 2021 Unabridged Reading Challenge because it covers the category for a YA lit book that has been adapted as well as for the bonus "Watch the Adaptation" category! Bookish Check-in Ashle

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Jun 16, 2021
9 min

182: Book-to-Screen Adaptation - Discussion of the Pilot Episode of The 100

In this Unabridged episode, Jen and Sara share their thoughts about the pilot episode of the CW series The 100, which is now available on Netflix. Ashley joins Sara and Jen for the Bookish Check-In and the Give Me One. Bookish Check-in Ashley - Evie Dunmore’s Bringing Down the Duke (Amazon | Bookshop.org) Jen - Alison Hammer’s Little Pieces of Me (Amazon | Bookshop.org) Sara - Samantha Irby’s We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.: Essays (Amazon | Bookshop.org) Main Segment - Th

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Apr 14, 2021
10 min

173: Book-to-Screen Adaptation of John Green's LOOKING FOR ALASKA

In this Unabridged Podcast episode, we discuss the Hulu screen adaptation of John Green's Looking for Alaska. In the episode, we only discuss the pilot episode of the series (which, spoiler alert, we all loved!), so check out the pilot if you're interested, and then give this discussion a listen! We also share our Bookish Check-ins and share some of our exercise preferences. Let us know on social media: which do you prefer—cardio or weights? Bookish Check-in Ashley - Kiley Re

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Apr 12, 2021
4 min

8 YA Fantasy Book-to-Television Adaptations

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) This week, we're sharing another of our book-to-screen adaptation episodes—this one focused on a tv series, John Green's Looking for Alaska—so I thought it might be a good time to share some other television adaptations I've enjoyed. I am SUCH a fan of the fantasy genre, so it should be no surprise that fantasy and paranormal adaptations are totally in my wheelhouse. Coming Soon First, I want to highlight a show that I'm SO excited to watch, S

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Mar 17, 2021
13 min

169: Book-to-Screen Adaptation of Jenny Han's ALWAYS AND FOREVER, LARA JEAN

In this Unabridged Book-to-Screen Adaptation episode, we discuss To All the Boys: Always and Forever, the Netflix adaptation of Jenny Han's Always and Forever, Lara Jean. We are all huge fans of the To All the Boys I've Loved Before series, and you can catch our discussion of the first film here. Bookish Check-in Ashley - Elizabeth Acevedo’s Clap When You Land (Bookshop.org | Amazon) Jen - Angeline Boulley’s Firekeeper’s Daughter (thanks to partners @librofm and @netgalley!)

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Feb 17, 2021
8 min

165: MISMATCHED Screen Adaptation of Sandhya Menon's WHEN DIMPLE MET RISHI

In this Unabridged Podcast episode, we discuss the pilot episode of Mismatched, a screen adaptation of Sandhya Menon's young adult romance novel, When Dimple Met Rishi. We all loved this book and enjoyed doing it as a buddy read on Instagram. This adaptation is a perfect fit for our Unabridged Reading Challenge bonus category, watching an adaptation of a YA lit book! This series has six parts and can be found on Netflix. Bookish Check-in Ashley - Sarah Morganthaler’s The Tour

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Dec 23, 2020
7 min

157: Patreon Sneak Peek 2 - Unabridged Uncensored

In this Unabridged Podcast episode, we give you a glimpse into our Patreon content with an Unabridged Uncensored recording from Ashley and Sara. Don't miss out on our opinions about a popular thriller, Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl. Bookish Check-in Ashley - TJ Klune’s The House in the Cerulean Sea Jen - Kevin van Whye’s Date Me, Bryson Keller Sara - Melanie Shankle’s On the Bright Side Mentioned in Episode The Sixth Sense Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl Gone Girl - the film adaptation

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Dec 21, 2020
3 min

5 Holiday Movies to Watch as a Family

by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Apparently my new MO is going to be doing a non-bookish fave on Bookish Fave day. However, I know a lot of us will be home with our kids for most of the week, and I thought you might like to have some ideas of movies that are appropriate (for the most part) for the whole family. The Christmas Chronicles One and Two on Netflix This is a two for one. You're welcome. This duology is available on Netflix. It stars Kurt Russell as Santa in both,

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Aug 26, 2020
38 min

140: Patreon Preview - Book-to-Film Adaptation, Discussion of Stephenie Meyer's TWILIGHT

In this Unabridged episode, we give listeners a sneak peek into some of the content that we share on Patreon each month. In this one, after our bookish check-in, we share Jen and Sara's book-to-film adaptation discussion of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight. Don't miss the fun trivia! Stick around for the give me one where we share the best concerts we've ever attended! Bookish Check-in Ashley - Brandy Colbert’s The Voting Booth Jen - Nadia Hashimi’s The Pearl that Broke Its Shell (

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Jul 22, 2020
40 min

135: Books We'd Love to See Adapted with Morgan Hoit @NYCBookGirl

In this Unabridged Podcast episode, we have so much fun talking with Morgan Hoit, @NYCBookGirl, about book-to-screen adaptations. We talk about our latest reads, book-to-screen adaptations we have loved, and books that we would love to see adapted. Bookish Check In Ashley - Sally Rooney’s Normal People Jen - Phuc Tran’s Sigh, Gone: A Misfit’s Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit in Sara - Rainbow Rowell's Eleanor & Park Morgan - Chelsea Bieker's God Shot, Em

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Apr 6, 2020
3 min

5 Book-to-Film Adaptations That You Should Watch Right Now

Do you need some good, binge worthy bookish adaptations to get you through quarantine? Have no fear. I (Sara) have a list of 5 of my favorite (and soon to be favorite) adaptations to check out. 1. To All the Boys I've Loved Before and To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You -- You know I had to reference the Netflix adaptations of Jenny Han's young adult romance series. Not only are these movies perfectly cast, but the cinematography is on point and the story is just so darn s

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Mar 25, 2020
2 min

118: Hopeful Books to Engage Students - What Can I Recommend to Students Right Now?

In this episode, we consider books that we'd recommend to students as great choices to read independently. As the world around us has drastically changed and continues changing, we decided on this topic and talked about some of our favorites, including R. J. Palacio's Wonder, Jenny Han's To All the Boys I've Loved Before series, Nicola Yoon's books, and anything by Jason Reynolds, as well as some other favorites. We focus our discussion on books we think students can access w

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Jan 29, 2020
1 min

110: Winter Books - If I Read a Good Thriller, I'm Thrilled

In this Unabridged Podcast episode, we are sharing about a favorite topic of ours, seasonal reads. We discuss some favorite reads that revolve around winter in some way, including Fredrik Backman’s Beartown, Eowyn Ivey’s The Snow Child, Ruta Sepetys’s Between Shades of Gray, and George R. R. Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire series. Our Recommendations Ashley - Fredrik Backman’s Beartown Neil Gaiman’s American Gods Sara - Megan Collins’s The Winter Sister Eowyn Ivey’s The Snow Ch

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