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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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Love Is in the Air: Even More Romance Recommendations!
Last week, on episode 112, we talked about some favorite love stories, including Alyssa Cole's A Princess in Theory and Linda Holmes's...
Feb 17, 20203 min read
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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...
Jan 27, 20205 min read
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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...
Jan 24, 20202 min read
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Roshani Chokshi's THE GILDED WOLVES, Jen's Review
I love a heist. Whether it’s cinematic—like Ocean’s Eleven or The Da Vinci Code —or literary—like Leah Bardugo’s gorgeous Six of...
Jan 3, 20203 min read
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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...
Sep 4, 20191 min read
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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...
Aug 21, 20191 min read
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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...
Aug 7, 20191 min read
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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...
Jan 23, 20191 min read
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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...
Nov 21, 20181 min read
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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...
Oct 31, 20181 min read
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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...
Oct 3, 20181 min read
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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...
Sep 26, 20181 min read
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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...
Sep 5, 20181 min read
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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...
Aug 15, 20181 min read
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