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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208: Encore of the Epic LOVE ACTUALLY Debate of 2019

In this throwback episode from 2019, Jen and Sara get into an uncharacteristic sparring match about the essence of the Love Actually film...

Dec 15, 20211 min read

207: Jean Meltzer's THE MATZAH BALL - December 2021 Book Club

In this Unabridged Book Club episode, Sara, Jen, and Ashley discuss their December book club pick, Jean Meltzer's The Matzah Ball. We all...

Dec 8, 20217 min read

ONCE UPON AN EID - A Beautiful and Sweeping Collection Celebrating the Joy of Eid

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) I absolutely loved this beautiful collection of short stories, Once Upon an Eid...

Dec 3, 20213 min read

206: Find Perfect Books for the Season with Our Winter and Holiday Book Recommendations

In this seasonal episode, Jen, Sara, and Ashley are sharing some of their recent favorite reads that would be perfect for holiday reading...

Dec 1, 20216 min read

204: Get Gifts for Your Bookish Friends Using Our 2021 Gift Ideas!

This is one of our favorite annual episodes. As many of you know, Sara is our resident gift giving guru, and she carefully curates a list...

Nov 17, 20215 min read

Stephen Graham Jones's MY HEART IS A CHAINSAW - An Ode to Slashers with a Twist

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Still in the mood for some spooky reads as the end of October approaches? Don't miss...

Oct 29, 20212 min read

Not-So-Spooky Spooky Reads for Easily Spooked Readers Who Still Like Seasonal Reads

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) In anticipation of our annual Spooky Reads episode that will release on Wednesday, I...

Oct 4, 20214 min read

Eight Winter Book Recommendations to Read This Season

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) In this curated list of winter book recommendations, I'm sharing books where the...

Dec 14, 20205 min read

154: Christina Lauren's IN A HOLIDAZE - December Book Club

In this Book Club episode of the Unabridged Podcast, we talk about Christina Lauren's holiday rom-com, In a Holidaze. After our Bookish...

Dec 2, 20209 min read

110: Winter Books - If I Read a Good Thriller, I'm Thrilled

In this Unabridged Podcast episode, we are sharing about a favorite topic of ours, seasonal reads. We discuss some favorite reads that...

Jan 29, 20201 min read

109: 2020 Reading Goals and Reading Challenges - I Can Share My Spreadsheet with You

In this episode, we're facing the new year (and new decade!) and considering our reading lives and goals. We've also each signed up for a...

Jan 22, 20201 min read

104: Debate - What Makes a Holiday Movie? - I'm Having a Conversation in My Head

The Unabridged debate over what makes a holiday movie gets a little contentious as Jen and Sara face off (primarily) about Love Actually....

Dec 18, 20191 min read

10 More Spooky Reads for Your Fall Reading List

Stephen and Owen King's Sleeping Beauties - "We could go on like this forever. He said, she said. The oldest story in the universe."...

Dec 16, 20193 min read

Shea Ernshaw's WINTERWOOD -- Jen's Review

Thanks to partner NetGalley for the digital ARC of Shea Ernshaw’s Winterwood in exchange for an honest review. The book released Tuesday,...

Dec 6, 20193 min read

102: Hazel Gaynor and Heather Mariah Webb's LAST CHRISTMAS IN PARIS - Tied Up with a Bow

Friends, for our Unabridged Book Club book this month, we're reading Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb's epistolary novel Last Christmas in...

Dec 4, 20191 min read

100: Bookish Gifts 2019 - Insert Party Horn Sound Here

Get in the bookish spirit with Unabridged! We're offering our recommendations for some of the best bookish gifts out there from...

Nov 20, 20191 min read

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...

Oct 30, 20191 min read

94: Literary Friends in Real Life - I Felt Like I Had Somewhere Brilliant to Go

Our short episode in which we pair two characters from two different books, those literary folks we think might be friends in real life,...

Oct 9, 20191 min read

88: Autumn TBR Lists - Shopping in My Kindle Closet

We'll let you guess just which one of us went shopping in her Kindle closet . . . and then cheated to share an extra book (or two . . ....

Aug 28, 20192 min read

83: Summertime Drink and Book Pairings - The Food, The Family, the Relationships

What says summer more than curling up with a good book and a nice glass of . . . something? Unabridged dives into book and drink...

Jul 24, 20191 min read

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