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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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98: Maggie O'Farrell's I AM, I AM, I AM - Defiance of Death
For our November Book Club, we're discussing Maggie O'Farrell's I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death, our first Unabridged...
Nov 6, 20191 min read
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,...
Oct 23, 20191 min read
Busy Philipps's This Will Only Hurt a Little - Sara's Review
Over the last few years, I have so begun to appreciate the art of the celebrity memoir. I have consumed the memoirs of Tina Fey, Amy...
Aug 24, 20193 min read
86: Our Favorite Audiobooks - (Don't) Come to Me, Animal Friends
In this episode, we are revisiting our love for audiobooks! Some favorites include Fredrick Backman’s Beartown, Michelle Obama’s...
Aug 14, 20191 min read
82: Our Anticipated Reads of 2019 Update - Intentionally Weird
Back in January, we shared the books that we planned (or hoped?) to read this year. Now, it's time to share our progress. Have we read...
Jul 17, 20191 min read
80: Top Book Club Pick from Season 2 - Tara Westover's EDUCATED
This is a re-release of our most popular book club pick from Season 2, Tara Westover's Educated. Interested in what else we're reading?...
Jul 3, 20191 min read
79: Our Recommendations to Each Other - I Just Love This Book
The Unabridged crew took time in our most recent short episode (#unabridgedshorts) to recommend books to each other, which was fun . . ....
Jun 26, 20191 min read
78: Laurie Halse Anderson Highlight - It Is Okay to Fight
For our last Unabridged Highlight episode of season 2, we're discussing the influence of one of our favorite YA authors, Laurie Halse...
Jun 19, 20191 min read
76: Bryan Stevenson's JUST MERCY - A Must Read for All Human Beings
In this #unabridgedbookclub episode, we discuss Bryan Stevenson's nonfiction book Just Mercy. Stevenson discusses his work as an...
Jun 5, 20192 min read
69: VA Festival of the Book (Jason Reynolds, Laurie Halse Anderson, & More!) - Loving Every Minute
In this Unabridged podcast episode, we focus on our field trip to the Virginia Festival of the Book, held in Charlottesville, VA, from...
Apr 17, 20191 min read
68: Cookbooks and Books about Food - I Love to Eat!
In this short Unabridged podcast episode, we share some of our favorite cookbooks and books about food. Each of us talks about how much...
Apr 10, 20192 min read
67: Beth Macy's DOPESICK and Jarrett Krosoczka's HEY KIDDO - Obviously, We Read Both
In this Unabridged podcast episode, we talk about two books that look at drug addiction and its impact on families. Beth Macy's...
Apr 3, 20192 min read
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
56: Unabridged Awards - I Will Qualify Them All
-Alternate Titles- Address the nervousness OR Anticipating it is exciting OR Not a lot of table space for a drum roll OR I guess that was...
Jan 16, 20192 min read
49: Bookish Gift Ideas for the Holidays - I've Developed a Serious Mug Habit
-Alternative Titles- I Always Share My Amazon Wishlist with My Relatives. OR A Gift to Me, From Me Bookish Gifts and Online Shops Blue...
Nov 28, 20182 min read
46: Tara Westover's EDUCATED - Don't Get in That Car
My life was narrated for me by others. Their voices were forceful, emphatic, absolute. It had never occurred to me that my voice might be...
Nov 7, 20181 min read
43: Anne Bogel's READING PEOPLE and I'D RATHER BE READING: Part of My Personality
"Books draw us deeply into the lives of others, showing us the world through someone else's eyes, page after page." -Anne Bogel, I'd...
Oct 17, 20181 min read
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
39 - Global Read Aloud with LOVE, HATE & OTHER FILTERS, AMAL UNBOUND, and REFUGEE
You can find more information about the Global Read Aloud and sign up for the program by visiting the website, by following Pernille...
Sep 19, 20181 min read
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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