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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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76: Bryan Stevenson's JUST MERCY - A Must Read for All Human Beings
In this #unabridgedbookclub episode, we discuss Bryan Stevenson's nonfiction book Just Mercy.  Stevenson discusses his work as an...
Jun 5, 20192 min read
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69: VA Festival of the Book (Jason Reynolds, Laurie Halse Anderson, & More!) - Loving Every Minute
In this Unabridged podcast episode, we focus on our field trip to the Virginia Festival of the Book, held in Charlottesville, VA, from...
Apr 17, 20191 min read
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67: Beth Macy's DOPESICK and Jarrett Krosoczka's HEY KIDDO - Obviously, We Read Both
​In this Unabridged podcast episode, we talk about two books that look at drug addiction and its impact on families. Beth Macy's...
Apr 3, 20192 min read
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64: DUMPLIN' Book to Film Adaptation - Different Ways to Be
In this Unabridged Shorts episode, we discuss the Netflix adaptation of Julie Murphy's Dumplin'. If you'd like to listen to our episode...
Mar 13, 20191 min read
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61: Ibi Zoboi's PRIDE and AMERICAN STREET - Cherishing Culture
In this Unabridged Podcast episode, we discuss Ibi Zoboi's YA Lit books, Pride: A Pride and Prejudice Remix and American Street. ​ Pride...
Feb 20, 20191 min read
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58: Isabel Quintero's GABI, A GIRL IN PIECES - You Have the Power; Discussion with College Students
"People are who they are no matter how much you want them to be somebody else, Gabi. And we have two choices: love and accept them with...
Jan 30, 20191 min read
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57 - Anticipated Books for 2019: A Giant Pile
-Alternate Titles- That's on my list too! OR I want to read that! OR I was totally blown away. OR In general, not my strength. OR Those...
Jan 23, 20191 min read
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56: Unabridged Awards - I Will Qualify Them All
-Alternate Titles- Address the nervousness OR Anticipating it is exciting OR Not a lot of table space for a drum roll OR I guess that was...
Jan 16, 20192 min read
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46: Tara Westover's EDUCATED - Don't Get in That Car
My life was narrated for me by others. Their voices were forceful, emphatic, absolute. It had never occurred to me that my voice might be...
Nov 7, 20181 min read
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45 - The Longest Short Episode Ever: Book-to-Film Adaptation of Angie Thomas's THE HATE U GIVE
​ "For me, my art is my activism and storytelling is my activism, so that’s what I’m going to continue to do, and also encourage people...
Oct 31, 20181 min read
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41 - Every Time I've Read It I've Found Something New to Love: Angie Thomas's THE HATE U GIVE
People like us in situations like this become hashtags, but they rarely get justice. I think we all wait for that one time though, that...
Oct 3, 20181 min read
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39 - Global Read Aloud with LOVE, HATE & OTHER FILTERS, AMAL UNBOUND, and REFUGEE
You can find more information about the Global Read Aloud and sign up for the program by visiting the website, by following Pernille...
Sep 19, 20181 min read
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37: Erika Sanchez's I AM NOT YOUR PERFECT MEXICAN DAUGHTER -- Dude! What Is Wrong With You?
-Alternate Titles-​ ​A Boy in a Bookstore? Yes, Please. OR C'mon, Honey! OR ​That's the Best Advice She Had to Give Spoilers are...
Sep 5, 20181 min read
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34 - Everything Is Linked: Jason Reynolds's LONG WAY DOWN, GHOST, and WHEN I WAS THE GREATEST
-Alternate Titles- The Middle Drawer OR Complications of Friendship OR I like to do athletic things OR I AM athletic **We're having a...
Aug 15, 20181 min read
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