Unabridged: A Book Podcast

Unabridged: A Book Podcast

By Ashley Dickson-Ellison and Jen MoyersEducationArtsBooks
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Unabridged: A Book Podcast episodes

  • Global Read Aloud 2019 - I just have to read this quotation

    For the second year, we are excited to explore three of the Global Read Aloud books. (You can find out more information about the Global Read Aloud here.) We are thrilled to begin Season 3 with a discussion of three amazing novels for middle grade, middle school, and young adult readers.


    Listen to the episode, and then let us know what you think!

     

    timeline

    *Introduction and General Discussion: 00:00 - 01:16

    *Cherie Dimaline's The Marrow Thieves: 01:17 - 18:45

    *Padma Venkatraman's The Bridge Home: 18:46 - 31:59

    *Kelly Yang's Front Desk: 32:00 - 43:40

     

    other mentions 

    *Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony

    *Cormac McCarthy’s The Road

    *Peter Heller’s The Dog Stars

    *Mindy McGinnis’s Not a Drop to Drink

    *Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven

    *Alan Gratz’s Refugee

    *Neal Shusterman’s Dry

    *R. J. Palacio’s Wonder

    *Katherine Boo’s Behind the Beautiful Forevers

    *Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue”​

     

    other resources 

    *Joseph Boyden’s Wenjack

    *​Louise Erdrich’s Tracks

    *Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine

    *Cynthia Leitich Smith’s Hearts Unbroken


    Check out what's coming up next.

     

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    45 min
  • Season Three Launch - Brand Spanking New Logo!

    We could NOT be more excited about launching Season 3!!!! We have so much good stuff planned for this upcoming season and are looking forward to reaching more readers and more teachers and more listeners.

    In this episode, we highlight some upcoming episodes, new offerings on Teachers Pay Teachers, and ways you can become involved in our podcast discussions.
    Tune in to find out what we have planned, and be sure to find us on social media!

     

    books mentioned

    *Elizabeth Acevedo's With the Fire on High

    *Kelly Yang's Front Desk

    *Padma Venkatraman's The Bridge Home

    *Cherie Dimaline's The Marrow Thieves

     

    other mentions

    *Our Patreon Page

    *Our Teachers Pay Teachers Store

     

    ​Check out what's coming up next.

     

    want to support unabridged?

    Become a patron on Patreon.​

    Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram.

    Like and follow our Facebook Page.

    Follow us @unabridgedpod on Twitter.

    Subscribe to our podcast and rate us on iTunes or on Stitcher.

    Check us out on Podbean.

    7 min
  • Season Three Launch - Brand Spanking New Logo!

    We could NOT be more excited about launching Season 3!!!! We have so much good stuff planned for this upcoming season and are looking forward to reaching more readers and more teachers and more listeners.


    In this episode, we highlight some upcoming episodes, new offerings on Teachers Pay Teachers, and ways you can become involved in our podcast discussions.

    Tune in to find out what we have planned, and be sure to find us on social media!

     

    books mentioned

    *Elizabeth Acevedo's With the Fire on High

    *Kelly Yang's Front Desk

    *Padma Venkatraman's The Bridge Home

    *Cherie Dimaline's The Marrow Thieves

     

    other mentions

    *Our Patreon Page

    *Our Teachers Pay Teachers Store

     

    ​Check out what's coming up next.

     

    want to support unabridged?

    Become a patron on Patreon.​

    Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram.

    Like and follow our Facebook Page.

    Follow us @unabridgedpod on Twitter.

    Subscribe to our podcast and rate us on iTunes or on Stitcher.

    Check us out on Podbean.

    7 min
  • Season Three Launch - Brand Spanking New Logo!

    We could NOT be more excited about launching Season 3!!!! We have so much good stuff planned for this upcoming season and are looking forward to reaching more readers and more teachers and more listeners.


    In this episode, we highlight some upcoming episodes, new offerings on Teachers Pay Teachers, and ways you can become involved in our podcast discussions.

    Tune in to find out what we have planned, and be sure to find us on social media!

     

    books mentioned

    *Elizabeth Acevedo's With the Fire on High

    *Kelly Yang's Front Desk

    *Padma Venkatraman's The Bridge Home

    *Cherie Dimaline's The Marrow Thieves

     

    other mentions

    *Our Patreon Page

    *Our Teachers Pay Teachers Store

     

    ​Check out what's coming up next.

     

    want to support unabridged?

    Become a patron on Patreon.​

    Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram.

    Like and follow our Facebook Page.

    Follow us @unabridgedpod on Twitter.

    Subscribe to our podcast and rate us on iTunes or on Stitcher.

    Check us out on Podbean.

    7 min
  • Summertime Drink and Book Pairings - The Food, The Family, the Relationships

    What says summer more than curling up with a good book and a nice glass of  . . . something? Unabridged dives into book and drink pairings in this episode. We share some books we've read, some books we hope to read, and the drinks that pop into our minds (sometimes spontaneously, and sometimes after a bit of Googling).

    After you listen, head over to social media to let us know what you think of our recommendations and what you'd recommend! You can find us @unabridgedpod on Instagram and Twitter, at Unabridged on Litsy, and on Facebook.

     

    books mentioned 

    Jen's Picks

    *Laura Dave’s Eight Hundred Grapes paired with wine (Thalia 2017 from Muse Vineyards)

    *Megan Abbott’s  Give Me Your Hand or You Will Know Me (TBR) - Mole Hill American Imperial Stout (Brothers Craft Brewing)

     

    ​Ashley's Picks

    *Pat Conroy's Beach Music paired with a Negroni (gin, vermouth, and campari)

    *Oyinkan Braithwaite’s My Sister, the Serial Killer with a Mind Eraser (kahlua, vodka, soda) from this post

     

    Sara's Picks

    *Jane Harper's The Dry paired with a Diablo cocktail (tequila, creme de cassis, lime juice, ginger ale) or a Foster's beer or Victoria Bitter beer

    *Linda Francis Lee's The Glass Kitchen with Apple Pie drink (apple schnapps and a splash of cinnamon schnapps)

     

    other mentions

    *Jane Harper's The Lost Man and Force of Nature

    *Episode 68 - Books about Food

    *Laura Esquivel's Like Water for Chocolate

     

    Check out what's coming up next.

     

    want to support unabridged?

     

    Become a patron on Patreon.​

    Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram.

    Like and follow our Facebook Page.

    Follow us @unabridgedpod on Twitter.

    Subscribe to our podcast and rate us on iTunes or on Stitcher.

    Check us out on Podbean.

    22 min
  • Summertime Drink and Book Pairings - The Food, The Family, the Relationships

    What says summer more than curling up with a good book and a nice glass of  . . . something? Unabridged dives into book and drink pairings in this episode. We share some books we've read, some books we hope to read, and the drinks that pop into our minds (sometimes spontaneously, and sometimes after a bit of Googling).


    After you listen, head over to social media to let us know what you think of our recommendations and what you'd recommend! You can find us @unabridgedpod on Instagram and Twitter, at Unabridged on Litsy, and on Facebook.

     

    books mentioned 



    Jen's Picks

    *Laura Dave’s Eight Hundred Grapes paired with wine (Thalia 2017 from Muse Vineyards)

    *Megan Abbott’s  Give Me Your Hand or You Will Know Me (TBR) - Mole Hill American Imperial Stout (Brothers Craft Brewing)

     

    ​Ashley's Picks

    *Pat Conroy's Beach Music paired with a Negroni (gin, vermouth, and campari)

    *Oyinkan Braithwaite’s My Sister, the Serial Killer with a Mind Eraser (kahlua, vodka, soda) from this post

     

    Sara's Picks

    *Jane Harper's The Dry paired with a Diablo cocktail (tequila, creme de cassis, lime juice, ginger ale) or a Foster's beer or Victoria Bitter beer

    *Linda Francis Lee's The Glass Kitchen with Apple Pie drink (apple schnapps and a splash of cinnamon schnapps)

     

    other mentions

    *Jane Harper's The Lost Man and Force of Nature

    *Episode 68 - Books about Food

    *Laura Esquivel's Like Water for Chocolate

     

    Check out what's coming up next.

     

    want to support unabridged?

     

    Become a patron on Patreon.​

    Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram.

    Like and follow our Facebook Page.

    Follow us @unabridgedpod on Twitter.

    Subscribe to our podcast and rate us on iTunes or on Stitcher.

    Check us out on Podbean.

    22 min
  • Summertime Drink and Book Pairings - The Food, The Family, the Relationships

    What says summer more than curling up with a good book and a nice glass of  . . . something? Unabridged dives into book and drink pairings in this episode. We share some books we've read, some books we hope to read, and the drinks that pop into our minds (sometimes spontaneously, and sometimes after a bit of Googling).


    After you listen, head over to social media to let us know what you think of our recommendations and what you'd recommend! You can find us @unabridgedpod on Instagram and Twitter, at Unabridged on Litsy, and on Facebook.

     

    books mentioned 



    Jen's Picks

    *Laura Dave’s Eight Hundred Grapes paired with wine (Thalia 2017 from Muse Vineyards)

    *Megan Abbott’s  Give Me Your Hand or You Will Know Me (TBR) - Mole Hill American Imperial Stout (Brothers Craft Brewing)

     

    ​Ashley's Picks

    *Pat Conroy's Beach Music paired with a Negroni (gin, vermouth, and campari)

    *Oyinkan Braithwaite’s My Sister, the Serial Killer with a Mind Eraser (kahlua, vodka, soda) from this post

     

    Sara's Picks

    *Jane Harper's The Dry paired with a Diablo cocktail (tequila, creme de cassis, lime juice, ginger ale) or a Foster's beer or Victoria Bitter beer

    *Linda Francis Lee's The Glass Kitchen with Apple Pie drink (apple schnapps and a splash of cinnamon schnapps)

     

    other mentions

    *Jane Harper's The Lost Man and Force of Nature

    *Episode 68 - Books about Food

    *Laura Esquivel's Like Water for Chocolate

     

    Check out what's coming up next.

     

    want to support unabridged?

     

    Become a patron on Patreon.​

    Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram.

    Like and follow our Facebook Page.

    Follow us @unabridgedpod on Twitter.

    Subscribe to our podcast and rate us on iTunes or on Stitcher.

    Check us out on Podbean.

    22 min
  • 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 read​Jen’s Update
    *Helen Oyeyemi’s Gingerbread
    *Karen Thompson Walker’s The Dreamers
    *Leigh Bardugo's ​King of Scars
    Ashley’s Update
    *Laini Taylor’s ​Muse of Nightmares
    *Children’s book - Kwame Alexander's The Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelson
    ​Sara’s Update
    *Taylor Jenkins Reid's Daisy Jones and the Six
    *​Busy Phillips’s This Will Only Hurt a Little
    *Tracey Garvis Graves’s The Girl He Used to Know
    other mentions
    *Karen Thompson Walker's The Age of Miracles 
    *Laini Taylor's Daughter of Smoke and Bone series
    *Myquillyn Smith’s The Cozy Minimalist Home
    *Angie Thomas's On the Come Up
    *Laini Taylor's Strange the Dreamer
    *​Yara Zgheib’s ​The Girls at 17 Swann Street
    *Tommy Orange’s ​There, There
    Check out what's coming up next.
     
    want to support unabridged?
     
    Become a patron on Patreon.​
    Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram.
    Like and follow our Facebook Page.
    Follow us @unabridgedpod on Twitter.
    Subscribe to our podcast and rate us on iTunes or on Stitcher.
    Check us out on Podbean.
    22 min
  • 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 read


    ​Jen’s Update

    *Helen Oyeyemi’s Gingerbread

    *Karen Thompson Walker’s The Dreamers

    *Leigh Bardugo's ​King of Scars


    Ashley’s Update

    *Laini Taylor’s ​Muse of Nightmares

    *Children’s book - Kwame Alexander's The Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelson

    ​

    Sara’s Update

    *Taylor Jenkins Reid's Daisy Jones and the Six

    *​Busy Phillips’s This Will Only Hurt a Little

    *Tracey Garvis Graves’s The Girl He Used to Know


    other mentions

    *Karen Thompson Walker's The Age of Miracles 

    *Laini Taylor's Daughter of Smoke and Bone series

    *Myquillyn Smith’s The Cozy Minimalist Home

    *Angie Thomas's On the Come Up

    *Laini Taylor's Strange the Dreamer

    *​Yara Zgheib’s ​The Girls at 17 Swann Street

    *Tommy Orange’s ​There, There


    Check out what's coming up next.

     

    want to support unabridged?

     

    Become a patron on Patreon.​

    Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram.

    Like and follow our Facebook Page.

    Follow us @unabridgedpod on Twitter.

    Subscribe to our podcast and rate us on iTunes or on Stitcher.

    Check us out on Podbean.

    22 min
  • 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 read


    ​Jen’s Update

    *Helen Oyeyemi’s Gingerbread

    *Karen Thompson Walker’s The Dreamers

    *Leigh Bardugo's ​King of Scars


    Ashley’s Update

    *Laini Taylor’s ​Muse of Nightmares

    *Children’s book - Kwame Alexander's The Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelson

    ​

    Sara’s Update

    *Taylor Jenkins Reid's Daisy Jones and the Six

    *​Busy Phillips’s This Will Only Hurt a Little

    *Tracey Garvis Graves’s The Girl He Used to Know


    other mentions

    *Karen Thompson Walker's The Age of Miracles 

    *Laini Taylor's Daughter of Smoke and Bone series

    *Myquillyn Smith’s The Cozy Minimalist Home

    *Angie Thomas's On the Come Up

    *Laini Taylor's Strange the Dreamer

    *​Yara Zgheib’s ​The Girls at 17 Swann Street

    *Tommy Orange’s ​There, There


    Check out what's coming up next.

     

    want to support unabridged?

     

    Become a patron on Patreon.​

    Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram.

    Like and follow our Facebook Page.

    Follow us @unabridgedpod on Twitter.

    Subscribe to our podcast and rate us on iTunes or on Stitcher.

    Check us out on Podbean.

    22 min

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Unabridged is a bookish podcast hosted by teachers. We release episodes twice a month, including a monthly Book Club episode and other bookish topics full of recommendations for your TBR list. Join us…