by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Friends, I have such a love-hate relationship with this post every year. I love looking back on my year of reading, feeling that fondness when I see the title of a book I loved . . . but I hate having to choose which books to share! Ashley said this in her "Best of 2022" post (which you can read here): I have been shifting around the books on this list and could just as easily have highlighted five different reads. These books, though, are the

In this annual episode that causes us much consternation, Jen and Ashley share some special books we've read during 2022. We reflect over the year, and we each create and give awards to some of our top reads from our 2022 reading lists. It's so hard each year to choose! For a few more picks, join us on Patreon for an extra bonus episode featuring additional bookish awards. (We just couldn't fit them all in here!) For $5 a month, you can be a Bookish Best Friend with access to

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Oh my goodness, it is always so hard to pick these books each year! To be honest, I didn't feel like 2022 was a great reading year for me. With everything I had going on personally, it was hard to find both the time and the mental space to read. But looking back over the books I've read, I'm realizing there are SO many favorites among the ones I read this year, and they're all vying for a chance to be featured in some of m

What books would you give awards to from your 2021 reading? It's that time for Unabridged! We each pick a couple of books that we absolutely loved from our 2021 reading, and we share the specific custom-made award we're giving for the books we've selected. We also all share one Young Adult Lit pick from the year, and we end the episode with a Non-Bookish Award for our Give Me One. Looking for more of our award episodes from previous years? Check out our awards episodes from 2

In this episode of the Unabridged Podcast, Ashley, Jen, and Sara offer up their book awards for 2020. After sharing their Bookish Check-ins, they each present their award categories and their book picks, which include adult and young adult titles. They end the episode with Non-Bookish Awards. What 2020 books have stood out for you? Bookish Check-in Ashley - Talia Hibbert’s Take a Hint, Dani Brown Jen - Lisa Ko’s The Leavers Sara - Liz Moore’s Long Bright River Our Book Picks

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

​ The hosts of Unabridged once again gathered to reflect on our year of reading and to choose some of our favorites. While Jen (as is typical) wanted to talk about all the books, Sara and Ashley did a much better job reining it in. Check out the episode to hear us talk about The Song of Achilles, Good Talk​, and The Heart's Invisible Furies. We revisit favorites from the podcast and share some of our favorite books for kids. We'd love to know about your favorites of the year!

-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 obvious OR What is wrong with you? OR We're going to take a bit of a dip OR Just phenomenal Favorites by Category Mentioned in Episode Jen - Most devastating, gorgeous novel that alternates between time periods - Rebecca Makkai’s The Great Believers Most satisfying end of a long series that I’ve been reading for years - Sarah J. Maas’s King