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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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122: Bookish Turn Offs and What to Do about Them
In this Unabridged podcast episode, we're discussing some bookish turn offs we each have and when it's worth it to push past those turn...
Apr 22, 202030 min read
121: Learn More about Yourself by Exploring Enneagram Books
In this episode, we have a great time discussing what we've each learned about the enneagram. We each chose a book (Ashley chose...
Apr 15, 202029 min read
120: Find Your Way Back to Reading with Comfort Reads
In this episode, we talk about what kinds of reads are bringing us comfort during these challenging times. Sara shares her love of...
Apr 8, 202024 min read
119: Samira Ahmed's INTERNMENT -- April Unabridged Book Club
For our April Unabridged Book Club episode and discussion, we talk about Samira Ahmed's near-future YA literature novel, Internment...
Apr 1, 20202 min read
118: Hopeful Books to Engage Students - What Can I Recommend to Students Right Now?
In this episode, we consider books that we'd recommend to students as great choices to read independently. As the world around us has...
Mar 25, 20202 min read
117: The Unread Shelf with Whitney Conard - Curate that Unread Shelf and Actually Get Them Read
In this episode, we had the wonderful experience of interviewing Whitney Conard from The Unread Shelf. She joins us for our bookish...
Mar 18, 20202 min read
116: Anne Bogel's DON'T OVERTHINK IT - I Always Have the "Over" Problem
In this episode, we have fun discussing Anne Bogel's Don't Overthink It: Make Easier Decisions, Stop Second-Guessing, and Bring More Joy...
Mar 11, 20201 min read
115: Kevin Wilson's NOTHING TO SEE HERE - Learning by Fire
For our March Unabridged Book Club discussion, we're focusing on Kevin Wilson's excellent Nothing to See Here (which was also a Book of...
Mar 4, 20201 min read
114: Read Alike Ideas and Lit Circles - I Think the Risk Is Worth the Reward
In this episode, we're discussing the benefits of using Read Alikes within book clubs and within the classroom. We touch on some of our...
Feb 26, 20202 min read
113: Why Teach YA? - There's Nothing I Want More than for Kids to Love What We're Doing
In this episode, we focus on classroom teachers and talk directly about how and why we incorporated Young Adult literature into our...
Feb 19, 20202 min read
112: 2020 Love Is in the Air - The Protagonist's Name is in the Title
In our 2020 Love Is in the Air episode, we're talking all things romance. In this episode, we discuss some of our favorite romance...
Feb 12, 20202 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
107: Mary Beth Keane's ASK AGAIN, YES - I Had to Open Another Tin of Book Darts
In this Unabridged Book Club (#unabridgedpodbookclub) episode, we discuss Mary Beth Keane's Ask Again, Yes, the amazing multigenerational...
Jan 8, 20201 min read
91: Book and Song Pairings - I'm Going to Go for It
We took on a new challenge for this episode, offering our ideas for songs that pair beautifully with books. While none of us would call...
Sep 18, 20191 min read
90: To All the Boys I've Loved Before Book-to-Film Adaptation - Get With It!
In our newest short episode, we embark on a discussion of one of our favorite things: a book-to-film adaptation. This time, we're...
Sep 11, 20191 min read
89: Elizabeth Acevedo's WITH THE FIRE ON HIGH - On Her Side
We're thrilled to discuss Elizabeth Acevedo's sophomore novel, With the Fire on High. Protagonist Emoni is a high school student, a...
Sep 4, 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
87: Get to Know the Hosts - A Great Story of Friendship
There's a little bit about books and a whole lot about us in this Unabridged Short episode. Learn what books we loved to teach, what...
Aug 21, 20191 min read
86: Our Favorite Audiobooks - (Don't) Come to Me, Animal Friends
In this episode, we are revisiting our love for audiobooks! Some favorites include Fredrick Backman’s Beartown, Michelle Obama’s...
Aug 14, 20191 min read
85: Global Read Aloud 2019 - I just have to read this quotation
For the second year, we are excited to explore three of the Global Read Aloud books. (You can find out more information about the Global...
Aug 7, 20191 min read
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