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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Jan 27, 2020
5 min

Best Reads of 2019 - Ashley's Picks

2019 was a great year for reading for me. Many of these books were not written in 2019, but they were new to me this past year, and they...

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Jan 24, 2020
2 min

Tomi Adeyemi's CHILDREN OF VIRTUE AND VENGEANCE: High Tensions and Hard Choices - Ashley's Review

Title and Author: Tomi Adeyemi's Children of Virtue and Vengeance Overall Impression: I loved Children of Blood and Bone and couldn't...

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Jan 3, 2020
3 min

Roshani Chokshi's THE GILDED WOLVES, Jen's Review

Check out this book review discussing Roshani Chokshi's The Guilded Wolves. I love a heist. Whether it’s cinematic—like Ocean’s Eleven...

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Sep 4, 2019
1 min

89: Elizabeth Acevedo's WITH THE FIRE ON HIGH - On Her Side

We're thrilled to discuss Elizabeth Acevedo's sophomore novel, With the Fire on High. Protagonist Emoni is a high school student, a...

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Aug 21, 2019
1 min

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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Aug 7, 2019
1 min

85: Global Read Aloud 2019 - I just have to read this quotation

For the second year, we are excited to explore three of the Global Read Aloud books. (You can find out more information about the Global...

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Jan 23, 2019
1 min

57 - Anticipated Books for 2019: A Giant Pile

-Alternate Titles- That's on my list too! OR I want to read that! OR I was totally blown away. OR In general, not my strength. OR Those...

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Nov 21, 2018
1 min

48: Graphic Novels and Comic Collections - Stay the Course and Go for It

It's fear that makes us lose our conscience. It's also what transforms us into cowards.” ― Marjane Satrapi, The Complete Persepolis Works...

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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...

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Oct 3, 2018
1 min

41 - Every Time I've Read It I've Found Something New to Love: Angie Thomas's THE HATE U GIVE

People like us in situations like this become hashtags, but they rarely get justice. I think we all wait for that one time though, that...

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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...

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Sep 5, 2018
1 min

37: Erika Sanchez's I AM NOT YOUR PERFECT MEXICAN DAUGHTER -- Dude! What Is Wrong With You?

-Alternate Titles- A Boy in a Bookstore? Yes, Please. OR C'mon, Honey! OR That's the Best Advice She Had to Give Spoilers are...

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Aug 15, 2018
1 min

34 - Everything Is Linked: Jason Reynolds's LONG WAY DOWN, GHOST, and WHEN I WAS THE GREATEST

-Alternate Titles- The Middle Drawer OR Complications of Friendship OR I like to do athletic things OR I AM athletic **We're having a...

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