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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5 Versatile Authors to Check Out Now

by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) On Wednesday, we'll be sharing authors who write either for multiple age groups, genres, or both. We...

Sep 20, 20213 min read

B.B. Alston's AMARI AND THE NIGHT BROTHERS - A Thrilling, Magical Middle Grade Read

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) B. B. Alston's Amari and the Night Brothers I absolutely loved this brilliant book, B....

Sep 17, 20213 min read

195: Unexpected Joy - Books that Surprised Us in Excellent Ways

In this Unabridged episode, Jen, Sara, and Ashley share book recommendations for book picks that surprised us and brought unexpected joy....

Sep 15, 202113 min read

Unexpected Joy - 7 YA Lit and Middle-Grade Book Recs that Deliver More than You Expect

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) On Wednesday, we'll be sharing book recommendations for books we've read that...

Sep 13, 20214 min read

Pub Day Shout-Outs! for September 7, 2021, featuring Morrow, Rooney, and Streep

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Today is such an epic book release day that I'm afraid I can't limit myself to highlighting only three...

Sep 7, 20214 min read

Pub Day Shout-Outs! for August 31st, 2021, featuring Halle, Levithan and Niven, and Stone

by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! David Levithan and Jennifer Niven's...

Aug 31, 20214 min read

All about Culture: 6 YA Lit Books that Bridge the Generation Gap

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) This Wednesday, we share our thoughts about our August Book Club pick, Balli Kaur...

Aug 23, 20214 min read

191: Expand Your Reading with Our Latest Graphic Novel Recs

In this Unabridged Podcast episode, we talk all things graphic! We share a graphic novel, a graphic memoir, and a graphic nonfiction...

Aug 18, 202117 min read

Pub Day Shout-Outs! for June 8, 2021, featuring Henderson, Menon, and Wheetman

by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Danielle Henderson's The Ugly Cry...

Jun 8, 20214 min read

178: Find More Amazing Middle-Grade Books with These Recommendations

In this Unabridged episode, we have several amazing middle-grade book recommendations for you all. We share about Jewell Parker Rhodes’s...

May 19, 202113 min read

Pub Day Shout-Outs! for May 4, 2021, featuring Bechdel, Harjo, and Oh

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Alison Bechdel's The Secret to...

May 4, 20214 min read

Sheila Turnage's Three Times Lucky - Marvelous Middle Grade Literature

by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Here at Unabridged, we haven't had too many book reviews on Upper Elementary/Middle Grade lit, so I...

Apr 30, 20213 min read

175: Enjoy Revisiting the Classics through Retellings

In this Unabridged podcast episode, we share some retellings of classics that we've enjoyed reading. We share our picks including Hena...

Apr 28, 202113 min read

Pub Day Shout-Outs for March 30, 2021, featuring Bryce, Greenidge, and Guerrero

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Denny S. Bryce's Wild...

Mar 30, 20214 min read

170: Discover New Authors with Author Imprints

In this Unabridged Podcast episode, we discuss author imprints and the way that those can help readers discover new authors to love. We...

Mar 24, 202110 min read

Pub Day Shout-Outs! for March 23, 2021, featuring Boteju, Engle, and Thomas

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Tanya Boteju's Bruised Description from...

Mar 23, 20213 min read

Meeting the Challenge: Celebrating Author Imprints

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) This year, for the Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge (find out more here!), we are celebrating author...

Mar 22, 20214 min read

Pub Day Shout-Outs! for March 9, 2021, featuring Khan, Hibbert, and Mans

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) This is a great pub day including a couple of favorite authors! Here are three books...

Mar 9, 20214 min read

Graphic Memoirs to Enrich Your TBR

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) This week, we're releasing our Unabridged Podcast Book Club episode in which we discuss Mira Jacob's...

Mar 1, 20213 min read

Pub Day Shout-Outs for February 9, 2021, featuring Leitich Smith, Johnson, and Shusterman

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Two are from Unabridged favorites, and...

Feb 9, 20214 min read

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