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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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Samantha Markum's THIS MAY END BADLY - A Prank War with Heart
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Samantha Markum's This May End Badly (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) Thanks to partners NetGalley and...
Apr 8, 20223 min read
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Book Review of Deb Caletti's ONE GREAT LIE - A Stunning Book about Gender and Power
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Thanks to Partners NetGalley and Simon and Schuster for the digital ARC of Deb Caletti’s One Great Lie...
May 28, 20213 min read
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Jennifer Weiner's THAT SUMMER - Compelling Characters Build Suspense
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Thanks to Partner NetGalley and Atria Books for the digital ARC of Jennifer Weiner’s That Summer (Amazon...
May 7, 20212 min read
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Pub Day Shout-Outs for February 9, 2021, featuring Leitich Smith, Johnson, and Shusterman
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Two are from Unabridged favorites, and...
Feb 9, 20214 min read
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Pub Day Shout-Outs! for January 19, 2021, featuring Cashore, Hall, Lo, and Okorafor
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Here are four books coming out today that I'm excited to read (I couldn't resist one more than our usual...
Jan 19, 20214 min read
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11 Books that Support Advocacy and Education on Human Trafficking
by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) It is the eve of the first of December, which means for me, the eve of Dressember, an organization I...
Nov 30, 20202 min read
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Katherena Vermette's THE BREAK - A Multi-Generational Family Saga
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Katherena Vermette's The Break (Bookshop.org), which was the focus of the most recent @readwithtoni...
Nov 27, 20203 min read
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Books to Encourage Activism
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) As teachers, we often look to our students for inspiration: sometimes, their energy and enthusiasm for...
Nov 16, 20203 min read
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Nic Stone's DEAR JUSTYCE - A Worthy Companion to the Brilliant DEAR MARTIN
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) I've shared my love for Nic Stone's Dear Martin all over the internet—I think it is such a powerful...
Oct 9, 20202 min read
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Pub Day Shout-Outs! June 7th, 2020, featuring Bayron, Cross, and Stayman-London
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Here are three books coming out today that I am excited to read! Kalin Bayron's...
Jul 7, 20204 min read
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Pub Day Shout-Outs! June 23, 2020 featuring Caletti, Cho, and Guillory
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Deb Caletti's Girl, Unframed Description from Publisher: "A teen girl’s summer with her mother turns...
Jun 23, 20203 min read
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Abi Daré's THE GIRL WITH THE LOUDING VOICE - An Uplifting Story of Bravery and Determination
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Abi Daré's debut novel, The Girl with the Louding Voice, captures your heart with the...
Jun 19, 20203 min read
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Bonus: Re-release of Jason Reynolds Highlight with LONG WAY DOWN, GHOST, and WHEN I WAS THE GREATEST
In this bonus episode, we wanted to share a re-release of an episode highlighting three novels by Jason Reynolds, one of our favorite...
Jun 13, 202032 min read
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129: Re-release of Angie Thomas's THE HATE U GIVE Book Club Discussion
In light of the unjust loss of Black lives in America and of the Black Lives Matter movement, we wanted to share an episode from 2018...
Jun 10, 202046 min read
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128: A Message about Today's Episode
Today, we are sharing a message about our decision to postpone the regularly scheduled book club episode. Resources Mentioned Episode 41,...
Jun 3, 20202 min read
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Pub Day Shout-Outs! June 2, 2020 featuring Bennett, Brown, and Johnson
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) As we struggle to learn more in response to the injustices we're seeing across the United States, we are...
Jun 2, 20204 min read
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Brit Bennett's THE VANISHING HALF - A Multi-Generational Story of Searching for Identity
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Thanks to partners NetGalley and Edelweiss for egalley copies of Brit Bennett’s The Vanishing Half in...
May 29, 20203 min read
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Building on the Classics: Middle-Grade Reads to Add to Your Shelves
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) We recently had the chance to chat with Jill Hames, director of the James L. Hamner Public Library and...
May 25, 20202 min read
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Pub Day Shout-Outs! April 14, 2020 - Moore, Jimenez, Jamieson
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Wes Moore's Five Days: The Fiery...
Apr 14, 20204 min read
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Welcome - Introduction and Overview
Just getting started with Unabridged Podcast? Welcome! We're Ashley and Jen, and we are both passionate about books and getting them into...
Jan 22, 20202 min read
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