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- Apr 28
- 13 min
175: Enjoy Revisiting the Classics through Retellings
In this Unabridged podcast episode, we share some retellings of classics that we've enjoyed reading. We share our picks including Hena Khan’s More to the Story, Patricia Park’s Re Jane, Rachel Hawkins’s The Wife Upstairs. These recommendations are perfect for the retellings category on our Unabridged Reading Challenge for 2021! Bookish Check-in Ashley - Aiden Thomas’s Lost in the Never Woods (Amazon | Bookshop.org) Jen - Liz Moore’s Long Bright River (Amazon | Bookshop.org) S
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- Apr 27
- 4 min
Pub Day Shout-Outs for April 27, 2021, featuring Garvin, O'Neal, and Sutanto
by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Jesse Q. Sutanto's Dial A for Aunties Description from Publisher: "When Meddelin Chan ends up accidentally killing her blind date, her meddlesome mother calls for her even more meddlesome aunties to help get rid of the body. Unfortunately, a dead body proves to be a lot more challenging to dispose of than one might anticipate, especially when it is inadvertently shipped in a cak
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- Apr 25
- 4 min
Featured Books for May 2021
May Books On May 5, we're so excited to share our Book Club episode focusing on Ocean Vuong's On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous. We'll have a Book Club chat on IG about the novel on May 17 at 8:00 PM EST. Then, on April 10 and 24, we'll have IG chats about Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite’s Dear Haiti, Love Alaine. DM us @unabridgedpod to join! Here are the synopses from the publishers: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to
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- Apr 21
- 11 min
174: Keep Up a Love of Reading with Auto-Buy Authors
In this Unabridged episode, we talk about a favorite topic for us on the podcast—auto-buy authors! We share some favorite authors and talk about different ways to support authors. We also share our perspectives on what an auto-buy author is for each of us and what would work for that category on the Unabridged Reading Challenge! If you haven't signed up for the challenge yet, you can still join us! Find out everything here. Bookish Check-in Ashley - Sumi Hahn’s The Mermaid fr
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- Apr 20
- 4 min
Pub Day Shout-Outs! for April 20, 2021 featuring Zauner, Quindlen, and Nyamayaro
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Michelle Zauner's Crying in H Mart Description from Publisher: "From the indie rockstar of Japanese Breakfast fame, and author of the viral 2018 New Yorker essay that shares the title of this book, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity. "In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and
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- Apr 16
- 3 min
Mercedes Helnwein's SLINGSHOT - Not Your Average YA Rom-Com
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Thanks to Partner Wednesday Books and NetGalley for the digital ARC of Mercedes Helnwein’s Slingshot in exchange for an honest review. The book will be published on Tuesday, April 27. Despite its bright and cheery cover, Mercedes Helnwein’s Slingshot is not a sweet YA rom-com. From page one, it defied my expectations. I absolutely loved it. Grace Welles is fifteen and miserable. She attends an undistinguished boarding school paid for by her fa
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- Apr 14
- 10 min
173: Book-to-Screen Adaptation of John Green's LOOKING FOR ALASKA
In this Unabridged Podcast episode, we discuss the Hulu screen adaptation of John Green's Looking for Alaska. In the episode, we only discuss the pilot episode of the series (which, spoiler alert, we all loved!), so check out the pilot if you're interested, and then give this discussion a listen! We also share our Bookish Check-ins and share some of our exercise preferences. Let us know on social media: which do you prefer—cardio or weights? Bookish Check-in Ashley - Kiley Re
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- Apr 6
- 4 min
Pub Day Shout-Outs for April 6, 2021 featuring Bowman, French, and Kemp
by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Erin French's Finding Freedom: A Cook's Story Remaking a Life from Scratch Description from Publisher: "Long before The Lost Kitchen became a world dining destination with every seating filled the day the reservation book opens each spring, Erin French was a girl roaming barefoot on a 25-acre farm, a teenager falling in love with food while working the line at her dad’s diner an
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- Mar 31
- 12 min
171: Update on Our Season 4 Book Recs to Each Other
In this Unabridged Podcast episode, we circle back to the books we recommended to each other in episode 139. Each of us got a recommendation from each of our co-hosts, and we read those books and are reporting back about how we felt about them! Be sure to check out episode 139 if you'd like to hear more about why the books were recommended. Bookish Check-in Ashley - Raquel Vasquez Gilliland’s Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything (Bookshop.org | Amazon.com) Jen
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- Mar 29
- 4 min
8 Amazing Books to Read by AAPI Authors (Plus 2 Picture Books!)
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Our hearts are heavy as we consider the victims of the horrific shootings in Atlanta last week and the ongoing racist assaults on the AAPI community. Be sure to check out the movement to # StandUpforAAPI on Bookstagram. Today we celebrate a few of our favorite books from AAPI authors. Adult Picks Helen Hoang's The Bride Test - I've shared my love of this romance novel many times including when I talked about it as one of my f
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- Mar 27
- 3 min
Featured Books for April 2021
April Books On April 7, we're so excited to share our Book Club episode focusing on Eric Gansworth's Apple: Skin to the Core. Then, on April 12 and 19, we'll have IG chats about Jennifer Mathieu's Moxie, and on April 26, we'll discuss the Netflix adaptation!. DM us @unabridgedpod to join! Here are the synopses from the publishers: Apple: Skin to the Core "Apple: Skin to the Core, is a YA memoir-in-verse. Eric Gansworth tells the story of his life, of an Onondaga family living
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- Mar 23
- 3 min
Pub Day Shout-Outs! for March 23, 2021, featuring Boteju, Engle, and Thomas
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Tanya Boteju's Bruised Description from Publisher: "To Daya Wijesinghe, a bruise is a mixture of comfort and control. Since her parents died in an accident she survived, bruises have become a way to keep her pain on the surface of her skin so she doesn’t need to deal with the ache deep in her heart. "So when chance and circumstances bring her to a roller derby bout, Daya is hooked
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- Mar 22
- 4 min
Meeting the Challenge: Celebrating Author Imprints
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) This year, for the Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge (find out more here!), we are celebrating author imprints. On Wednesday, we're releasing an episode all about Rick Riordan Presents, but I wanted to spotlight some other imprints you may want to check out. Do you have favorite author imprints? Let us know @unabridgedpod! Rick Riordan Presents Description from the website: "Rick Riordan Presents is one small branch of the Disney-Hyperion P
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- Mar 19
- 3 min
Sharon Huss Roat's HOW TO DISAPPEAR - A YA Must-Read about Social Anxiety
by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) How to Disappear is a YA novel that focuses on social anxiety in a world where social media and popularity are king. Bravo to Sharon Huss Roat for tackling this tough and multi-faceted issue. I haven't read a book that addresses this particular issue in this way. While Roat could have easily made this an "issues" book, she instead creates a relatable character and a setting that is familiar to most teenagers. Vicky Decker is a high school st
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- Mar 17
- 13 min
169: Book-to-Screen Adaptation of Jenny Han's ALWAYS AND FOREVER, LARA JEAN
In this Unabridged Book-to-Screen Adaptation episode, we discuss To All the Boys: Always and Forever, the Netflix adaptation of Jenny Han's Always and Forever, Lara Jean. We are all huge fans of the To All the Boys I've Loved Before series, and you can catch our discussion of the first film here. Bookish Check-in Ashley - Elizabeth Acevedo’s Clap When You Land (Bookshop.org | Amazon) Jen - Angeline Boulley’s Firekeeper’s Daughter (thanks to partners @librofm and @netgalley!)
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- Mar 16
- 4 min
Pub Day Shout-Outs! for March 16, 2021, featuring Bouley, Desia, and Manning, Nguyen, Ung, & Nguyen
by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Sara Desai's The Dating Plan Description from Publisher: "Even with a step-by-step plan, these fake fiancés might accidentally fall for each other in this hilarious, heartfelt romantic comedy from the author of The Marriage Game. "Daisy Patel is a software engineer who understands lists and logic better than bosses and boyfriends. With her life all planned out, and no interest i
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- Mar 15
- 2 min
6 Television Adaptions to Put on Your Watch List
by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) If you listen to the pod, you know we love a good adaptation. We (and you!) are in luck because there are so many great adaptations available on several streaming services. Today, we are going to talk about six television (think "series") adaptations to put on your "To Watch" list. Normal People Book by: Sally Rooney Adaptation Available On: Hulu Watch it if you like brooding, complicated, complex relationships. When Dimple Met Rishi Book by
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- Mar 8
- 4 min
8 Amazing Reads Celebrating Powerful, Courageous Women
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) I wanted to share some of my favorite reads featuring strong women (and young women!). All of these works show complex, nuanced women who are courageous and who face obstacles with determination and strength. The women in these books are not always easy to love (which calls into question what it is that makes a female character lovable... a question that I think is an important one to consider!), but they are fierce and they
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- Mar 5
- 3 min
Angeline Boulley's FIREKEEPER'S DAUGHTER - Finding Strength in Culture
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Thanks to Partner NetGalley and Henry Holt and Co. for the digital ARC of Angeline Boulley’s Firekeeper’s Daughter in exchange for an honest review. The book will be published on Tuesday, March 16. Daunis Fontaine is an athlete and former hockey player, Levi’s half-sister, bi-racial, an unenrolled member of the Ojibwe tribe, a daughter and granddaughter, a best friend. She’s also loyal and stubborn and tough, dedicated to learning her tribe’s
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