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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Climbing Mountains, Crossing Borders: Three Powerful Women's Memoirs

Curated by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Since we're in the midst of May—the perfect month to dive into some memoirs!—I thought I'd share a few books that we haven't highlighted as much on the blog. Each of these women's stories offers a compelling deep dive into a life that may be very different from our own (one of my favorite elements of reading memoirs!) Click on the title to see the full review. Silvia Vasquez-Lavado's IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOUNTAIN - A Must-Read Memoir a

May 223 min read

5 Nonfiction Books about Nature and the Environment (Updated with 8 more books!)

by Jen Moyers ( @jen.loves.books ) Update: It's been four years since I posted this list, and we've circled around again with our Reading Challenge. This year's category is "Book about the environment." Since then, I've continued to read in this area, hoping both to broaden and deepen my knowledge of books I can share with my students . . . and just to learn more. (I've marked new books with an asterisk.) This year's Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge includes the category

Apr 1510 min read

308: Nonfiction Audiobook Recommendations

Have you discovered a nonfiction audiobook that completely drew you in? In this episode, we’re sharing some of our favorite nonfiction audiobooks as part of the 2026 Unabridged Reading Challenge. Before diving into our recommendations, we start with our bookish check-in. Then we turn to nonfiction audiobooks we’ve loved. Jen recommends Hannah Ritchie’s Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet ( Bookshop . org | Libro . fm ),

Mar 1117 min read

Amazing Books to Read by AAPI Authors (Bonus Recs: 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,...

May 7, 20259 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...

Mar 20, 20246 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...

Nov 15, 20239 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 |...

Jan 20, 20233 min read

239: Interview with Barrett Holmes Pitner, Author of THE CRIME WITHOUT A NAME

In this episode, Ashley talks with Barrett Holmes Pitner, author of The Crime Without a Name: Ethnocide and the Erasure of Culture in...

Oct 12, 20224 min read

5 Nonfiction Audiobooks Perfect for the Unabridged Reading Challenge

by Jen Moyers ( @jen.loves.books ) While I'll listen to almost anything on audio, I often find that nonfiction is my favorite . . . and, since I sometimes veer more towards fiction when I'm reading print, it's a great way to fit in more nonfiction. Over the summer, I listened to some amazing audiobooks that I thought I'd share—if you're working on the Unabridged Reading Challenge, these offer some fantastic options! Eliot Schrefer's Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natura

Aug 17, 20223 min read