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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Mar 20, 2020
4 min

Rainbow Rowell's CARRY ON- Harry Potter Fans Take Note--Sara's Review

Let’s talk YA fantasy today. I recently finished a YA backlist title, Carry On by Rainbow Rowell. This came highly recommended to me by...

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Mar 13, 2020
7 min

Tournament of Books - Days 7 and 8 - Jen's Take

Today, we have reached the final round of the Sweet Sixteen of The Morning News Tournament of Books. (If you'd like to read a little more...

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Mar 6, 2020
6 min

Tournament of Books - Days 5 and 6 - Jen's Take

Today, I (Jen) am discussing the third section of the Sweet Sixteen of The Morning News Tournament of Books. (If you'd like to read a...

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Mar 4, 2020
1 min

115: Kevin Wilson's NOTHING TO SEE HERE - Learning by Fire

For our March Unabridged Book Club discussion, we're focusing on Kevin Wilson's excellent Nothing to See Here (which was also a Book of...

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Feb 19, 2020
2 min

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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Feb 12, 2020
2 min

112: 2020 Love Is in the Air - The Protagonist's Name is in the Title

In our 2020 Love Is in the Air episode, we're talking all things romance. In this episode, we discuss some of our favorite romance...

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Feb 3, 2020
1 min

Best Reads of 2019 - Jen's Picks

Oh, friends. I gave 51 books five stars in 2019, so this was tough for me! Ultimately, I settled--somewhat arbitrarily--on a top 15,...

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Jan 29, 2020
1 min

110: Winter Books - If I Read a Good Thriller, I'm Thrilled

In this Unabridged Podcast episode, we are sharing about a favorite topic of ours, seasonal reads. We discuss some favorite reads that...

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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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Dec 6, 2019
3 min

Shea Ernshaw's WINTERWOOD -- Jen's Review

Thanks to partner NetGalley for the digital ARC of Shea Ernshaw’s Winterwood in exchange for an honest review. The book released Tuesday,...

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Nov 1, 2019
3 min

Annie Sullivan's TIGER QUEEN -- Jen's Review

Thanks to Partner NetGalley for the digital ARC of Annie Sullivan’s Tiger Queen in exchange for an honest review. The book released...

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Oct 23, 2019
1 min

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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Oct 18, 2019
3 min

Amy Reed's THE BOY AND GIRL WHO BROKE THE WORLD -- Jen's Review

Thanks to Partner NetGalley for the digital ARC of Amy Reed’s The Boy and Girl Who Broke the World in exchange for an honest review. The...

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Oct 16, 2019
1 min

95: Rainbow Rowell Rocks: You Have to Read It! You Have to Read It!

For this short episode of Unabridged, we are talking all about Rainbow Rowell and our love for her books. While we each have unique...

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Sep 27, 2019
3 min

Nadine Brandes's ROMANOV -- Jen's Review

Thanks to NetGalley and TNZ Fiction for the free review copy of this beautiful book! Listen to our interview with Nadine Brandes. If you...

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Aug 30, 2019
3 min

Cat Winters's THE RAVEN'S TALE - Jen's Review

Thanks to #partner @netgalley for an egalley of The Raven’s Tale in exchange for an honest review. Cat Winters’s The Raven’s Tale is a...

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Aug 30, 2019
2 min

Dhonielle Clayton's THE EVERLASTING ROSE - Ashley's Review

Thank you to Partner Netgalley for my advance copy of this novel. I loved The Belles and was so excited to read the sequel, The...

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Aug 28, 2019
2 min

88: Autumn TBR Lists - Shopping in My Kindle Closet

We'll let you guess just which one of us went shopping in her Kindle closet . . . and then cheated to share an extra book (or two . . ....

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Aug 9, 2019
2 min

Mary Weber's TO BEST THE BOYS - Jen's Review

“I’m just tired of feeling like the way things are is the only way they can ever be” (136). Rhen Tellur lives in a world of limitations....

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