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- Apr 12
- 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
- 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
- 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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- Jan 22, 2020
- 2 min
Welcome - Introduction and Overview
Just getting started with Unabridged Podcast? Welcome! We're Ashley, Jen, and Sara, and we are teachers and podcasters who are passionate about books. We have four kinds of posts here on our blog. On Mondays, we post about our Bookish Faves, on Tuesdays we do Pub Day Shout-outs, on Wednesdays our episodes drop, and on Fridays, we post book reviews. (Be on the lookout on Thursdays, too; we sometimes have an extra post then!) There are many ways to connect with us! In addition
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- Sep 11, 2019
- 1 min
90: To All the Boys I've Loved Before Book-to-Film Adaptation - Get With It!
In our newest short episode, we embark on a discussion of one of our favorite things: a book-to-film adaptation. This time, we're discussing the Netflix adaptation of Jenny Han's fabulous YA romance To All the Boys I've Loved Before. While the book is fuzzier for some of us than others (it's been a loooong time for someone, folks!), we all nonetheless enjoy considering the positives and negatives of this adaptation. Spoiler alert: there are some elements we like better in th
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- May 29, 2019
- 1 min
75: Nicola Yoon's THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR - Book-to-Film Adaptation - I was right up on that book!
Thanks for joining us for our discussion of the film adaptation of Nicola Yoon's The Sun Is Also a Star! We are big fans of Nicola Yoon's work (check out episode 3, when we discussed her book Everything, Everything), so we eagerly anticipated this movie . . . and it's no surprise that we have A LOT of feelings. Take a listen, and then let us know what you thought about this book and film on social media, where you can find us @unabridgedpod. Mentioned in Episode Nicola Yoon's
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- Apr 24, 2019
- 1 min
70: Rachael Lippincott's FIVE FEET APART Book-to-Film Adaptation - That Star-Crossed Lover Thing
In this Unabridged Short episode, we discuss the book-to-film adaptation of Five Feet Apart, a book that began as a screenplay. Our opinions are quite varied on this one, so check out our take on the film, and then let us know what you think on social media! Mentioned in Episode Rachael Lippincott's Five Feet Apart with Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis (book) Five Feet Apart (film) Beth Vrabel's Caleb and Kit John Green's The Fault in Our Stars and The Fault in Our Stars mov
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- Mar 13, 2019
- 1 min
64: DUMPLIN' Book to Film Adaptation - Different Ways to Be
In this Unabridged Shorts episode, we discuss the Netflix adaptation of Julie Murphy's Dumplin'. If you'd like to listen to our episode gushing about how much we loved the book, click here!
A quote from the book and one of our favorite scenes: “There’s nothing good about losing someone,” [Lee] says. “But maybe Lucy wasn’t supposed to be your compass forever. Maybe she was there for you just long enough so you could learn how to be your own compass and find your own way.”
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- Dec 26, 2018
- 1 min
53 - Holiday Wrap-Up!
A message from Ashley, Jen, and Sara: Thank you to all of you who listen, support, and promote our podcast. We are so thankful for all of you. We wish each of you a wonderful holiday season. Each of us is so excited for 2019, and we have so many exciting things planned for the new year. Stay tuned for exciting news to come! In this special holiday episode, we're wrapping up three of our favorite Unabridged Short Story episodes! Timeline Click the episode title to access show
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- Nov 1, 2018
- 1 min
45 - The Longest Short Episode Ever: Book-to-Film Adaptation of Angie Thomas's THE HATE U GIVE
"For me, my art is my activism and storytelling is my activism, so that’s what I’m going to continue to do, and also encourage people to define that for themselves and also remember throughout this, this is not a sprint — it’s a marathon. I think we have to get back to the idea that the first act of resistance is self-care." ~Angie Thomas in "Amandla Stenberg And Angie Thomas On 'The Hate U Give', Code-Switching, And Using Art As Activism" Mentioned in Episode Angie Thomas'
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- Sep 26, 2018
- 1 min
40 - "Frantically Reading": Book-to-Film Adaptation of Kevin Kwan's CRAZY RICH ASIANS
Twenty Ways You Can Tell You Have Asian Parents." Number one on the list: Your parents never, ever call you “just to say hello.”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians Mentioned in Episode Kevin Kwan's Crazy Rich Asians (the book) IMDB - Crazy Rich Asians PRI Article about the Casting Call - "What Happens When You Let Everyone in the World Audition for a Hollywood Studio Film" The Popcast with Knox and Jamie Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books pag
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