September Books In September, we're excited to share an amazing memoir, Chanel Miller's Know My Name, our Book Club pick, and Elizabeth Acevedo's YA novel in verse The Poet X, our Buddy Read choice. Check out our Book Club discussion, episode 141, and let us know if you'd like to join the Buddy Read chat on Instagram discussing The Poet X! You can DM us @unabridgedpod. Here are synopses from the publishers for these two books. Scroll down to see our October picks! Know My Nam

by Sara Voigt (@meaningmadness) Here are three books coming out today that I am excited to read! Frederik Backman's Anxious People Description from the publisher: "Looking at real estate isn’t usually a life-or-death situation, but an apartment open house becomes just that when a failed bank robber bursts in and takes a group of strangers hostage. The captives include a recently retired couple who relentlessly hunt down fixer-uppers to avoid the painful truth that they can’t

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) I'm a big fan of books set in residential schools, whether they're boarding schools or colleges. There are a MILLION out there, so I just chose the first ones that popped into my head when I thought of this topic. There's something about residential schools that concentrates life experience--when I was in high school reading Lord of the Flies, we spent SO much time talking about how the boys' time on the island was a microcosm for human existe

You are going to notice right away that my "Best of 2019" list isn't nearly as long as my counterparts. Honestly, 2019 was just not a great year of reading for me. I read a lot of books, but there just weren't a ton that really stood out to me. However, the ones that I did read, made a huge impact. I will say that I have read way more non-fiction this year than I have in other years AND OVER HALF (!) of the books on my list are non-fiction! My fingers are crossed for a more s

"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 all their faults."  In this podcast episode, we have a great discussion with college freshmen at Bridgewater College about Isabel Quintero's Gabi: A Girl in Pieces. Gabi is a Latina senior in high school who is working through struggles with her family and friends such as pregnancy, drug addiction, homophobia, and gender expectations. Throu

-Alternative Titles- It is one of those books that is perfectly concise. OR Sounds like it will get your attention. OR It's a good mark of a creepy book. OR It's creepy, kind of haunting, it's spooky... OR I do not enjoy being scared. OR That's what feels safe to me. ​OR What sticks with me is the atmosphere. Works Mentioned in Episode Jen's Picks - Samanta Schweblin's Fever Dream Libba Bray's The Diviners Rin Chupeco's The Girl in the Well Ashley's Picks - Stephen King's Bag

-Alternate Titles- ​There was a lot of this type of laughter. OR When you giggle before you start, I feel trepidation. OR I feel like the awkward has gone up a slight bit. OR Always an adventure around here. OR ​I can't wait, or maybe I can. Maybe a long time. Prompt #1: A phrase that would be extra creepy if you whispered it. Jen - Fredrik Backman's Us Against You Ashley - Sarah J. Maas's Throne of Glass Sara - Shea Ernshaw's The Wicked Deep Prompt #2: The Name of a Popular