by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) E. G. Reger's Grave Mistakes: The Story of a Podcast by the Undead, for the Living (Amazon) is one of those books that completely captivates. It starts innocuously enough: Martin, a vampire, and Quietus, a supernatural being whose exact species is uncertain, have a podcast called (of course!) Grave Mistakes. The podcast is modestly successful, but they hope for more, so when they're invited to present at PodCon, they're thrilled. What begins t

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Last week, my 90s nostalgia was on full display with our episode all about the 90s horror classic Scream. Sara and I had a great time diving into our re-watch in which we discovered what aged well—and didn't—about that scary movie fave. Thinking about that film made me want to revisit some spooky (or spooky-adjacent) books I read and loved in the 90s. Two caveats: (1) These books were not all published in the 90s. (2) I have NOT re-read these

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Today is such an epic book release day that I'm afraid I can't limit myself to highlighting only three books. So, be sure to scroll to the end to check out the books I can't help shouting out. Bethany C. Morrow's So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix (Amazon | Bookshop.org) Description from Publisher: "Four young Black sisters come of age during the American Civil War in So Many Beginnings, a warm and powerful YA remix of the classic novel

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Thanks to Partners NetGalley and Tor Nightfire for the digital ARC of Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Certain Dark Things (Amazon | Bookshop.org) in exchange for an honest review. The book will be available for purchase on September 7, 2021. Certain Dark Things is full of things I already knew I loved: Vampire stories? Check. (I’m such a sucker for them all. Pun belatedly intended.) Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s ability to transfer her fabulous, gritty writin

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

It's fear that makes us lose our conscience. It's also what transforms us into cowards.” ― Marjane Satrapi, The Complete Persepolis Works Mentioned in Episode Jen - March Trilogy by John Lewis with Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson Runaways by Rainbow Rowell and Kris Anka Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8 by Joss Whedon (Author), Georges Jeanty (Illustrator), Andy Owens (Illustrator), Jo Chen (Illustrator) American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang T

The Question ​ If you could be inserted into a romantic relationship in any book, which one would you choose, and which character are you in this literary love affair? ​Like this idea?  Pick up your own copy of the Lit Chat game, conversation starters about books and life, created by the geniuses at Book Riot.  We loved our first round and look forward to more questions on our short story episodes. Books Mentioned Jen - Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl Ashley - Elizabeth Acevedo's Th

​ -Alternate Titles- ​​It is very explicit AND it is SOOO good! OR I have a few things to say. OR We can still be friends, don't worry. OR This is a true confession. OR I don't get it. OR It's pretty saucy. Books / Magazines / Shows Mentioned in Episode Jen - Sally Thorne's The Hating Game / Nora Roberts's books Sara - People magazine / Unreal series on Lifetime / Sophie Kinsella's Confessions of a Shopaholic / Amy Kaufman's Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America's Favo