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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Apr 38 min read

12+ Amazing Books to Read by AAPI Authors (Plus 2 Picture Books!)

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@ashley_dicksonellison) Here are a few of my favorite reads by AAPI authors. I've included some adult picks,...

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Mar 206 min read

Memoirs on Audio Read by the Author (Update)

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Selected Reviews *I'm updating this list for 2024, and my latest recommendations are marked with an...

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Nov 22, 20234 min read

262: Elliot Page's PAGEBOY - November 2023 Book Club

Have you read Elliot Page's brilliant new memoir, Pageboy (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm)? Jen and Ashley are discussing our thoughts about...

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Nov 15, 20239 min read

20 Books by Indigenous Authors

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Hi! This is a 2023 update for this blog post with 10 new recommendations for you! The titles with the...

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Jan 20, 20233 min read

Jen Sookfong Lee's SUPERFAN: HOW POP CULTURE BROKE MY HEART: A MEMOIR

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) I listened to Jen Sookfong Lee's Superfan: How Pop Culture Broke My Heart: A Memoir (Bookshop.org |...

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Nov 4, 20223 min read

Silvia Vasquez-Lavado's IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOUNTAIN - A Must-Read Memoir about Climbing Everest

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Silvia Vasquez-Lavado's In the Shadow of the Mountain: A Memoir of Courage...

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May 23, 20226 min read

5 New Release Beach Reads on My TBR for This Summer

by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Back in April, I gave five backlist beach reads on my TBR for this summer. You can read that here....

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May 6, 20223 min read

Kathryn Miles's TRAILED - A Compelling Blend of Memoir and True Crime

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Kathryn Miles's Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm)...

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Apr 4, 20224 min read

5 Memoirs I'd Recommend for Your TBR

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Last week, we released our Unabridged Podcast Book Club episode featuring Jenny Lawson's Furiously...

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Mar 30, 20226 min read

223: Jenny Lawson's FURIOUSLY HAPPY - March 2022 Book Club

Are you looking for a memoir that is both laugh out loud hilarious and also deeply poignant? In this March Book Club episode, we discuss...

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Mar 28, 20226 min read

Five Food Books On My Radar

by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Okay. Let's get real. At the moment, all I want to read is food-centered books. I have read several...

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Mar 25, 20224 min read

Book Review of Stanley Tucci's TASTE: MY LIFE THROUGH FOOD

by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Stanley Tucci's Taste: My Life Through Food (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) If you listen to the pod, you...

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Mar 22, 20224 min read

New Book Releases Featuring Dana Brown, Judy I. Lin, and Taj McCoy

by Sara (@meaningfulmadness) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Taj McCoy's Savvy Sheldon Feels Good as Hell...

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Feb 25, 20223 min read

Seth Rogen's YEARBOOK--A Hysterical Memoir Told in Essays

by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Seth Rogen's Yearbook (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) Oh, man. I cannot tell you how much I adored this...

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Jan 24, 20226 min read

Five New Releases to Pre-order for 2022

by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) My reading life has been up and down so far this year. However, that doesn't mean that I am not SUPER...

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Jan 17, 20226 min read

Five of Ashley's Favorite Reads of 2021 (Part 2)

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Oh, friends, this is such a hard decision! A lot of my reading was less than fully...

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Jan 10, 202210 min read

Five of Jen's Favorite Reads of 2021 (Part 2)

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Oh, friends. We've come to that post that causes me so much joy and so much agony: a list of favorites....

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Jan 3, 20226 min read

Five of Sara's Favorite Reads of 2021 (Part 2)

by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Hello, friends! I can't believe we are here at the end of 2021. My first half of the year was...

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Oct 25, 20214 min read

Recent Nonfiction Favorites to Add to Your TBR

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Our episode from last Wednesday (which was episode 200!!!!) was all about memoirs,...

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Jan 22, 20202 min read

Welcome - Introduction and Overview

Just getting started with Unabridged Podcast? Welcome! We're Ashley and Jen, and we are both passionate about books and getting them into...

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