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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Oct 26
5 min

240: Tiffany D. Jackson's THE WEIGHT OF BLOOD - October 2022 Book Club

Oh my goodness, drop what you are doing and read this book! Spoiler alert: Jen and Ashley both loved Tiffany D. Jackson's The Weight of Blood (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) so much, and there is a ton to discuss. This one just came out in September. In the episode, we also offer a couple of other spooky reads perfect for the fall reading season including R. J. Jacobs’s Always the First to Die (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) and Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé’s Ace of Spades (Bookshop.org | Libro

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Oct 5
5 min

7 Deliciously Witchy, Supernatural, and Magical Books Perfect for This Spooky Season

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Longtime listeners know that these days, I'm not usually big on spooky reads or horror books. However, I do love atmospheric reads, and I (perhaps contradictorily!) am a big fan of seasonal reads for the fall. The books I included here, all of which are middle grade or YA lit, are perfect for readers who enjoy a great seasonal book but who aren't looking for the kind of story that gives you nightmares. If you're looking for m

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Dec 10, 2021
3 min

E. G. Reger's GRAVE MISTAKES - A Tender Tale of Vampires . . . and Other Beings

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) E. G. Reger's Grave Mistakes: The Story of a Podcast by the Undead, for the Living (Amazon) is one of those books that completely captivates. It starts innocuously enough: Martin, a vampire, and Quietus, a supernatural being whose exact species is uncertain, have a podcast called (of course!) Grave Mistakes. The podcast is modestly successful, but they hope for more, so when they're invited to present at PodCon, they're thrilled. What begins t

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Aug 20, 2021
3 min

Silvia Moreno-Garcia's CERTAIN DARK THINGS - A Gritty, Noir Vampire Reimagining

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Thanks to Partners NetGalley and Tor Nightfire for the digital ARC of Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Certain Dark Things (Amazon | Bookshop.org) in exchange for an honest review. The book will be available for purchase on September 7, 2021. Certain Dark Things is full of things I already knew I loved: Vampire stories? Check. (I’m such a sucker for them all. Pun belatedly intended.) Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s ability to transfer her fabulous, gritty writin

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Apr 12, 2021
4 min

8 YA Fantasy Book-to-Television Adaptations

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) This week, we're sharing another of our book-to-screen adaptation episodes—this one focused on a tv series, John Green's Looking for Alaska—so I thought it might be a good time to share some other television adaptations I've enjoyed. I am SUCH a fan of the fantasy genre, so it should be no surprise that fantasy and paranormal adaptations are totally in my wheelhouse. Coming Soon First, I want to highlight a show that I'm SO excited to watch, S

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Oct 21, 2020
10 min

148: Our Speculative Fiction Recs with Virginia Soenksen, Author of the GENETICS CHRONICLES Series

In this Unabridged podcast episode, we're talking all things speculative fiction with Virginia Soenksen, author of The Titan Strain, The Osiris Contingency, and The Ragnarok Resolution. We talk with her about her amazing science fiction series, and then we all recommend books that we've loved within the speculative fiction realm. We wrap up our episode with some favorite museum recommendations in honor of Virginia's role as an art historian and an associate director of a muse

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Sep 18, 2020
3 min

V. E. Schwab's THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE - An Impossible Choice

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Thanks to Partner NetGalley for the digital ARC of V. E. Schwab’s The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue in exchange for an honest review. The book will be published on Tuesday, October 6, 2020. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is the first book I’ve read by V. E. Schwab . . . I’ll definitely be reading more. What a brilliant, compelling, gorgeous novel. Adeline LaRue, born in France in 1691, is happy in her quiet life with her parents. Her dotin

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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 about books. We have four kinds of posts here on our blog. On Mondays, we post about our Bookish Faves, on Tuesdays we do Pub Day Shout-outs, on Wednesdays our episodes drop, and on Fridays, we post book reviews. (Be on the lookout on Thursdays, too; we sometimes have an extra post then!) There are many ways to connect with us! In addition

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Dec 6, 2019
2 min

Daniel José Older’s THE BOOK OF LOST SAINTS -- Jen's Review

"They came in boats and airplanes, armed with false documents and holy terror and a grinding wariness of what they would find. . . . They came and left behind family members clutching photographs, and promises to send money and frequent letters and powdered milk or vacuum cleaners or whatever it was impossible to find that year. . . . Each brought along a cord that stretched all the way back to the island and when they slept, each prayed the cord would send along news from ho

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Oct 30, 2019
1 min

97: Spooky Stories - Twisty in All the Right Ways

Join us for our 2019 edition of Spooky Stories! We're here again this season to share with you our latest seasonal and spooky favorites. We'll talk the latest books (including Shea Ernshaw's Winterwood, coming out on November 5th... SO GOOD!), and we will share our thoughts about some of the Book of the Month picks from this season (including Alex North's The Whisper Man, Alex Michaelides’s The Silent Patient, and Riley Sager's The Last Time I Lied). What are you reading

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Jan 9, 2019
1 min

55: Justina Ireland's DREAD NATION - A Part of Our History

"It seems strange that in these very fraught times folks would be more concerned about hard working people trying to find a better life than the monsters that actually want to eat them.” ― Justina Ireland, Dread Nation Spoilers are inevitable throughout our book club discussion, so consider whether or not to listen if you haven't yet read the book Dread Nation! Timeline Introduction and Summary of the Book: 0:00 - 02:10 Main Discussion: 02:11 - 40:54 Book Pairings: 40:5

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Oct 24, 2018
1 min

44 - A Chill Up the Back of Your Neck: Spooky Reads

-Alternative Titles- It is one of those books that is perfectly concise. OR Sounds like it will get your attention. OR It's a good mark of a creepy book. OR It's creepy, kind of haunting, it's spooky... OR I do not enjoy being scared. OR That's what feels safe to me. OR What sticks with me is the atmosphere. Works Mentioned in Episode Jen's Picks - Samanta Schweblin's Fever Dream Libba Bray's The Diviners Rin Chupeco's The Girl in the Well Ashley's Picks - Stephen King's Bag

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Sep 12, 2018
1 min

38 - I Love the Love Story: Lit Chat Game #4

The Question If you could be inserted into a romantic relationship in any book, which one would you choose, and which character are you in this literary love affair? Like this idea? Pick up your own copy of the Lit Chat game, conversation starters about books and life, created by the geniuses at Book Riot. We loved our first round and look forward to more questions on our short story episodes. Books Mentioned Jen - Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl Ashley - Elizabeth Acevedo's Th

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