Unabridged Podcast

Welcome to Unabridged! Ashley and Jen (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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Apr 18
6 min

5 Backlist Beach Reads on My TBR for This Summer

by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Summer is upon us!! I don't know about you, but I feel like I need summer more than ever this year. What about you? My family is taking vacation early in the summer, and I am already thinking about the stack of books I am going to pack to take with me. I always take WAY too many, but you know, that's how I roll. You are never going to find me without book options. This year, I want to focus my attention on some backlist titles written by wom

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May 18, 2020
2 min

Bookstagram Made Me Do It!

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Bookstagram has brought me so many good things that have enriched my life... and six of them are the gorgeous books pictured above (along with the three pictured on my TBR list at the bottom...), and SO many other books! Honestly, though, it is hard to keep up with all of the books that come across my feed, and it is tough to pick and choose which ones should make their way to the top of my towering TBR stack. I've always bee

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Apr 29, 2020
42 min

123 - How to Help Young People Keep Reading when School Is Out

This week, we're talking about all of the things that work for us and that have worked for our students to keep the reading momentum going! We talk about favorite authors like Jason Reynolds, Jacqueline Woodson, and Mo Willems, and we share about awesome audio options like Lavar Burton's weekly reading opportunities. To get full access to all of the resources we curated, be sure to sign up for our newsletter where you'll be able to download our guide! Bookish Check In Sara -

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Jan 22, 2020
2 min

Welcome - Introduction and Overview

Just getting started with Unabridged Podcast? Welcome! We're Ashley, Jen, and Sara, and we are teachers and podcasters who are passionate about books. We have four kinds of posts here on our blog. On Mondays, we post about our Bookish Faves, on Tuesdays we do Pub Day Shout-outs, on Wednesdays our episodes drop, and on Fridays, we post book reviews. (Be on the lookout on Thursdays, too; we sometimes have an extra post then!) There are many ways to connect with us! In addition

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Dec 16, 2019
3 min

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." Stephen King is consistently one of my favorite authors--his storytelling ability never fails. His recent novel with his son Owen King falls solidly within his oeuvre. Real-world issues combine with fantastical problems (in this case, women are falling asleep only to be cocooned in silky webs). The Kings take on feminism, the male tendency to vi

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Oct 23, 2019
1 min

96: Update on Our Recommendations to Each Other: A Love Story . . . and Also Not

Well, we have failed at reading all of our recommendations for each other, but we had a good time with some confessions, some reflection, and some reviews of how well we know each other. In general, I'd say that we did a pretty good job recommending books for each other . . . and a pretty bad job prioritizing our TBRs. Join us on social media to share your thoughts about these books, your recommendations for each of us, and your tips for TBR prioritization! Missed out on the

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Aug 28, 2019
2 min

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 . . . or three!) on this episode. Well, actually, we ALL cheated because we have SO many books coming out this fall that we're eagerly anticipating. As a sneak peek, we're including Peter Heller’s Celine, Rainbow Rowell’s Wayward Son, and Colson Whitehead’s The Nickel Boys. Take a listen to our TBR lists, and then let us know what books you look f

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Jul 17, 2019
1 min

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 all of them? Nope. But we've made a valiant effort. (Or at least an effort.) What was on your TBR list for 2019? How are you doing? We'd love to hear about your successes and failures, the books you've loved and the ones that have disappointed you, over on social media. Check us out on Facebook and everywhere else @unabridgedpod. Books We've

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Jul 10, 2019
1 min

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 Rainbow Rowell Train, pick up some steamy recommendations, and learn all about our worst (or maybe best?) literary sins. We'd love to hear your newest recommendations for our TBR, your best steamy picks, and (of course!) your true confessions. timeline These are the episodes included in this summer highlights episode: Episode 57, "Anticipated Re

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Jun 12, 2019
1 min

77: Our Summer TBR Lists - We All Know How I Like the Romance

We at Unabridged are SO. Excited. About summer! As unrepentant bookworms, we have been plotting and planning which books we can fit in over our summer break. We are therefore happy to share our Summer TBR lists with you (and with each other) in this #unabridgedshort. What's on your summer TBR? Let us know on social media (@unabridgedpod). Books Mentioned Jen's TBR List Stephen and Owen King’s Sleeping Beauties Rainbow Rowell’s Carry On (to prep for the sequel!) Harry Potter s

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Mar 27, 2019
1 min

66: YA TBR Update - I'm Over Here Having a Little Personal Celebration

In this podcast episode, we return to our TBR lists for YA Literature that we discussed in Episode 47. The YA Books We Read from Our TBR Lists Ashley Danielle Paige's Dorothy Must Die Jen Tahereh Mafi's Shatter Me series Neal Shusterman's Scythe Sara Jenny Han's To All the Boys I've Loved Before series To All the Boys I've Loved Before on Netflix Also Mentioned Neal Shusterman's Dry Tahereh Mafi's A Very Large Expanse of Sea Interested in what else we're reading? Check out

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Jan 23, 2019
1 min

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 are nice books to dip in and out of. OR I watched Dawson's Creek. Religiously. OR There is something about hearing the book in the author's own voice. OR Who's next? Our Anticipated Reads Jen - Helen Oyeyemi’s Gingerbread Dane Huckelbridge’s No Beast So Fierce Karen Thompson Walker’s The Dreamers Patrick Rothfuss’s Doors of Stone Rainbow Row

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Nov 14, 2018
1 min

47: I'm Always Here for That - YA To-Be-Read Lists

-Alternate Titles- I have a hard time remembering why they are there. OR He just writes really smart books for young adults. OR I've heard a lot of great buzz. OR There is a bad boy in the book, which I am all in for. OR I have to read the book before I watch the movie, of course. OR I am just going to plow forward. Works Mentioned in Episode Jen - Neal Shusterman's Scythe Tahereh Mafi 's Shatter Me series Ashley - Leigh Bardugo's Wonder Woman: Warbringer Danielle Paige's

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