Unabridged Podcast

Welcome to Unabridged, the podcast where teachers take on books! Every week, Sara, Jen and Ashley (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 each week.

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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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Oct 31, 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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