Yaa Gyasi's TRANSCENDENT KINGDOM - A Close Examination of Addiction and Its Impact on Family
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) I was so excited to see Yaa Gyasi's Transcendent Kingdom on Libro.fm this fall and am...
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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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- Nov 13, 2020
- 3 min
John Green's TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN: A Study of Character
by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Friends, first of all, I must say, I love John Green. I love some of his books more than others, but...
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- Apr 20, 2020
- 2 min
12 Amazing Picture Books for Tumultuous Times
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) As we navigate these unprecedented times, I've been thinking a lot about how to help...
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- Apr 3, 2020
- 2 min
Ada Calhoun's WHY WE CAN'T SLEEP - This Book Speaks to Me! - Jen's Review
I cannot tell you how many photos of Ada Calhoun's Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis I texted to Ashley and Sara,...
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- Mar 25, 2020
- 2 min
118: Hopeful Books to Engage Students - What Can I Recommend to Students Right Now?
In this episode, we consider books that we'd recommend to students as great choices to read independently. As the world around us has...
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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 7, 2020
- 2 min
Sally Rooney's NORMAL PEOPLE Slow-Burn Fiction At Its Best--Sara's Review
I recently finished Sally Rooney’s Normal People. Oh my goodness, let me tell you, it was not what I expected going in. I expected a...
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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 22, 2020
- 2 min
Welcome - Introduction and Overview
Just getting started with Unabridged Podcast? Welcome! We're Ashley, Jen, and Sara, and we are teachers and podcasters who are passionate...
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- Jan 8, 2020
- 1 min
107: Mary Beth Keane's ASK AGAIN, YES - I Had to Open Another Tin of Book Darts
In this Unabridged Book Club (#unabridgedpodbookclub) episode, we discuss Mary Beth Keane's Ask Again, Yes, the amazing multigenerational...
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- Oct 2, 2019
- 1 min
93: Anissa Gray's THE CARE AND FEEDING OF RAVENOUSLY HUNGRY GIRLS - Relationships Between Women
We're thrilled to discuss Anissa Gray's new novel, The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls. Told in the alternating perspectives...
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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 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 16, 2019
- 4 min
Yara Zgheib's THE GIRLS AT 17 SWANN STREET - Ashley's Review
"There must have been signs, but we were distracted by the roller coaster of the adventure. Paperwork, looking for a couch for the...
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- Jul 17, 2019
- 1 min
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...
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- Jun 12, 2019
- 1 min
77: Our Summer TBR Lists - We All Know How I Like the Romance
We at Unabridged are SO. Excited. About summer! As unrepentant bookworms, we have been plotting and planning which books we can fit in...
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- May 8, 2019
- 1 min
72: Worth All the Tears - That Book Enriched My Life
In this #unabridgedshort episode, we recommend books that made us cry--we're talking ugly tears!--but are worth the sorrow that...
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- May 1, 2019
- 1 min
71: Graeme Simsion's THE ROSIE PROJECT - Immerse Yourself in the Way He Sees the World
Graeme Simsion's The Rosie Project is our Unabridged Book Club pick this month. In The Rosie Project, professor Don Tillman has...
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- Apr 3, 2019
- 2 min
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...
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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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