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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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 are nice books to dip in and out of. OR I watched Dawson's Creek. Religiously. OR There is something about hearing the book in the author's own voice. OR Who's next? Our Anticipated Reads Jen - Helen Oyeyemi’s Gingerbread Dane Huckelbridge’s No Beast So Fierce Karen Thompson Walker’s The Dreamers Patrick Rothfuss’s Doors of Stone Rainbow Row

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Jan 16, 2019
2 min

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 obvious OR What is wrong with you? OR We're going to take a bit of a dip OR Just phenomenal Favorites by Category Mentioned in Episode Jen - Most devastating, gorgeous novel that alternates between time periods - Rebecca Makkai’s The Great Believers Most satisfying end of a long series that I’ve been reading for years - Sarah J. Maas’s King

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Dec 19, 2018
2 min

52: Beat the Holiday Reading Slump - Our Confessions Being Made

-Alternate Titles- I could recite to you precisely what it says. OR If you're into pretty books OR There is no picture of Cleopatra OR It's a lovely book to look at. OR They all had imaginary friends. OR I got a little fatigued. OR That is not a great plan for me. OR I will be taking my own advice. Children's Anthologies Mentioned in Episode Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls edited by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices edited by Wade H

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Dec 12, 2018
1 min

51: Our Kids' Current Reads - It Is Just So Precious

-Alternate Titles- Over and over and over and over OR We’re always making fun of him OR He has a ghost writer Works Mentioned in Episode Jen - 11-year-old Stuart Gibbs’s series, particularly Spy School books Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christopher Paolini’s Eragon 8-year-old Jeff Smith’s Bone series Geronimo Stilton’s Kingdom of Fantasy series Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series Ashley - 2-year-old and 4-year-old Susan Verde and artist Peter H. Reynolds’s I Am P

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Dec 5, 2018
1 min

50: Gretchen Anthony's EVERGREEN TIDINGS FROM THE BAUMGARTNERS - These Random People at Dinner

"This is me. This is my family. This is love." ~Gretchen Anthony Spoilers are inevitable throughout our discussion, so consider whether or not to listen if you haven't yet read the book, Evergreen Tidings from the Baumgartners! Timeline Introduction and Summary of the Book: 0:00 - 01:13 Main Discussion: 01:13 - 33:43 Book Pairings: 33:53 - 43:15 Classroom Connections: 43:15 - 45:38 Book Pairings Jen - Helen Hanff's 84, Charing Cross Road Ashley - Jenny Han's To All the Boy

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Nov 28, 2018
2 min

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 Q socks - cute, bookish, quotable socks The Mountain Thread Company - coiled rope baskets and totes Riddle’s Tea Shoppe - book themed teas including teas that focus on Harry Potter connections Modern Mrs. Darcy shop - book darts, journals, pens, and classes Book Riot store - socks, books, t-shirts, and collections Carrot Top Paper Shop on

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Nov 7, 2018
1 min

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 as strong as theirs.” -Tara Westover, Educated: A Memoir Spoilers are inevitable throughout our discussion of Tara Westover's Educated, so consider whether or not to listen if you haven't yet read the book! Timeline Introduction and Summary of the Book: 0:00 - 01:10 Main Discussion: 01:11 - 51:47 Book Pairings: 51:57 - 58:39 Classroom Conn

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Oct 17, 2018
1 min

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 Rather Be Reading Timeline Introduction and Summary of the Book: 00:00 - 01:24 Reading People: How Seeing the World through the Lenses of Personality Changes Everything: 01:24 - 35:42 I'd Rather Be Reading: the Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life: 35:52 - 63:46 Other Mentions The Popcast podcast with Jamie and Knox Susan Cain's Quiet: The

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Oct 10, 2018
1 min

42 - Our Children Making Their Rounds: Bring Your Own Book Game #2

-Alternate Titles- There was a lot of this type of laughter. OR When you giggle before you start, I feel trepidation. OR I feel like the awkward has gone up a slight bit. OR Always an adventure around here. OR I can't wait, or maybe I can. Maybe a long time. Prompt #1: A phrase that would be extra creepy if you whispered it. Jen - Fredrik Backman's Us Against You Ashley - Sarah J. Maas's Throne of Glass Sara - Shea Ernshaw's The Wicked Deep Prompt #2: The Name of a Popular

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Oct 3, 2018
1 min

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 one time when it ends right. Maybe. ~Angie Thomas's The Hate U Give Note: We read a few passages from the text of the novel that include strong language. Spoilers are inevitable throughout our discussion, so consider whether or not to listen if you haven't yet read the book! Timeline Introduction and Summary of The Hate U Give: 0:00 - 02:10 M

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Aug 8, 2018
1 min

33 - I Missed that Train: Favorite Guilty Pleasure Reads

-Alternate Titles- It is very explicit AND it is SOOO good! OR I have a few things to say. OR We can still be friends, don't worry. OR This is a true confession. OR I don't get it. OR It's pretty saucy. Books / Magazines / Shows Mentioned in Episode Jen - Sally Thorne's The Hating Game / Nora Roberts's books Sara - People magazine / Unreal series on Lifetime / Sophie Kinsella's Confessions of a Shopaholic / Amy Kaufman's Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America's Favo

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