by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Thanks to partners NetGalley and Dutton Books for Young Readers for the digital ARC of Isabel Cañas's The House of Gardenias (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm). The book is now available! Isabel Cañas’s reliably captivating historical novels, each of which blends deep research with a fabulous, fantastical element, set my expectations high for her YA debut, The House of Gardenias, and I’m thrilled to share that I absolutely loved it. (You can check out

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@ashley_dicksonellison) Hi! This is a 2026 update for this blog post with several new recommendations for you! I read a lot of delightfully witchy books last fall and am already on my way this season, so I wanted to update this with some new faves. The titles with the asterisk next to them are new to this list this year. Longtime listeners know that generally speaking, I'm not usually big on spooky reads or horror books. However, I do love atmospher

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...

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...

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Thanks to Partners NetGalley and Tor Nightfire for the digital ARC of Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Certain...

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...

In this Unabridged podcast episode, we're talking all things speculative fiction with Virginia Soenksen, author of The Titan Strain, The...

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...

Just getting started with Unabridged Podcast? Welcome! We're Ashley and Jen, and we are both passionate about books and getting them into...

"They came in boats and airplanes, armed with false documents and holy terror and a grinding wariness of what they would find. . . . They...

Join us for our 2019 edition of Spooky Stories! ​​We're here again this season to share with you our latest seasonal and spooky...

"It seems strange that in these very fraught times folks would be more concerned about hard working people trying to find a better life...

-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...

The Question ​ If you could be inserted into a romantic relationship in any book, which one would you choose, and which character are you...