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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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Jul 12, 20217 min read
Some of Ashley's Favorites of 2021 (So Far)
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Phew, I have read some amazing books so far this year! Every year it feels...
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Jun 4, 20213 min read
Aiden Thomas's LOST IN THE NEVER WOODS - A Dark and Twisty Peter Pan Retelling
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison ( @teachingtheapocalypse ) In this retelling of Peter Pan, Aiden Thomas's Lost in the Never Woods ( Amazon |...
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May 3, 20215 min read
8 Retellings of Greek Epic Poetry
by Jen Moyers ( @jen.loves.books ) One of the categories I've been loving for the Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge is "Retelling of...
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Apr 28, 202113 min read
175: Enjoy Revisiting the Classics through Retellings
In this Unabridged podcast episode, we share some retellings of classics that we've enjoyed reading. We share our picks including Hena...
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Oct 23, 20203 min read
Samantha Silva's MR. DICKENS AND HIS CAROL - A Charming Christmas Novel
by Sara Voigt ( @meaningfulmadness ) Samantha Silva's Mr. Dickens and His Carol is a delightful imagining of how Charles Dickens's...
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Jun 24, 202027 min read
131: 2020 Reading Challenge Check In
On this Unabridged episode, we consider where we are with our reading goals for the year, including how we're doing on the reading...
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Jun 10, 202046 min read
129: Re-release of Angie Thomas's THE HATE U GIVE Book Club Discussion
In light of the unjust loss of Black lives in America and of the Black Lives Matter movement, we wanted to share an episode from 2018...
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Mar 18, 20202 min read
117: The Unread Shelf with Whitney Conard - Curate that Unread Shelf and Actually Get Them Read
In this episode, we had the wonderful experience of interviewing Whitney Conard from The Unread Shelf. She joins us for our bookish...
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Feb 26, 20202 min read
114: Read Alike Ideas and Lit Circles - I Think the Risk Is Worth the Reward
In this episode, we're discussing the benefits of using Read Alikes within book clubs and within the classroom. We touch on some of our...
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Feb 19, 20202 min read
113: Why Teach YA? - There's Nothing I Want More than for Kids to Love What We're Doing
In this episode, we focus on classroom teachers and talk directly about how and why we incorporated Young Adult literature into our...
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Nov 13, 20191 min read
99: Debate - Classics or Not?: I Just Skipped the Scenery...and the Descriptions
What do you think of the classics? And, for that matter, how do you define classics? We take on these issues and more in today's episode,...
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Oct 23, 20191 min read
96: Update on Our Recommendations to Each Other: A Love Story . . . and Also Not
Well, we have failed at reading all of our recommendations for each other, but we had a good time with some confessions, some reflection,...
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Aug 21, 20191 min read
87: Get to Know the Hosts - A Great Story of Friendship
There's a little bit about books and a whole lot about us in this Unabridged Short episode. Learn what books we loved to teach, what...
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Jun 26, 20191 min read
79: Our Recommendations to Each Other - I Just Love This Book
The Unabridged crew took time in our most recent short episode (#unabridgedshorts) to recommend books to each other, which was fun . . ....
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Jun 19, 20191 min read
78: Laurie Halse Anderson Highlight - It Is Okay to Fight
For our last Unabridged Highlight episode of season 2, we're discussing the influence of one of our favorite YA authors, Laurie Halse...
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Jun 5, 20192 min read
76: Bryan Stevenson's JUST MERCY - A Must Read for All Human Beings
In this #unabridgedbookclub episode, we discuss Bryan Stevenson's nonfiction book Just Mercy.  Stevenson discusses his work as an...
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Feb 20, 20191 min read
61: Ibi Zoboi's PRIDE and AMERICAN STREET - Cherishing Culture
In this Unabridged Podcast episode, we discuss Ibi Zoboi's YA Lit books, Pride: A Pride and Prejudice Remix and American Street. ​ Pride...
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Feb 13, 20191 min read
60: Love Is in the Air - Romantic Books to Read in February
​In this Unabridged Shorts podcast episode, we discuss our favorite love stories within novels. ​Some of our favorite authors who write...
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Jan 30, 20191 min read
58: Isabel Quintero's GABI, A GIRL IN PIECES - You Have the Power; Discussion with College Students
"People are who they are no matter how much you want them to be somebody else, Gabi. And we have two choices: love and accept them with...
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Jan 2, 20191 min read
54: Confessing Our Literary Sins - Not Guilty Enough
- Alternate Titles - A financial goal which I will not confess here OR I'm not ready to confess that much OR I don't wanna climb the...
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