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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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

84: Season Three Launch - Brand Spanking New Logo!

We could NOT be more excited about launching Season 3!!!! We have so much good stuff planned for this upcoming season and are looking...

Jul 31, 20191 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

82: Our Anticipated Reads of 2019 Update - Intentionally Weird

Back in January, we shared the books that we planned (or hoped?) to read this year. Now, it's time to share our progress. Have we read...

Jul 17, 20191 min read

81: Best of Unabridged Shorts (So Far!) - Most Riveting of All

In this summer highlights episode, we're sharing three of our most popular Unabridged Short Story episodes! You can join us on the...

Jul 10, 20191 min read

80: Top Book Club Pick from Season 2 - Tara Westover's EDUCATED

This is a re-release of our most popular book club pick from Season 2, Tara Westover's Educated. Interested in what else we're reading?...

Jul 3, 20191 min read

79: Our Recommendations to Each Other - I Just Love This Book

The Unabridged crew took time in our most recent short episode (#unabridgedshorts) to recommend books to each other, which was fun . . ....

Jun 26, 20191 min read

Bonus Episode - Collins Center Tips for Promoting Healthy Relationships

In this Unabridged bonus episode, Ashley interviews Jess Balac from the Collins Center in Harrisonburg, VA, who works with local...

Jun 22, 20191 min read

78: Laurie Halse Anderson Highlight - It Is Okay to Fight

For our last Unabridged Highlight episode of season 2, we're discussing the influence of one of our favorite YA authors, Laurie Halse...

Jun 19, 20191 min read

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