Unabridged: A Book Podcast

In this #unabridgedshort episode, we confess our bookworm problems (with a side of literary sins). These bookworm problems aren't unique to us. Are they? (Please say no!) Want to confess some of your bookworm problems? Connect with us on social media @unabridgedpod!   mentioned in episode * Massanutten Regional Library *Cassandra Clare's  The Dark Artifices  series *Neil Gaiman's  Neverwhere Check...

In this Unabridged Bonus episode, we share our experience with the Gus Bus, a mobile literacy program that also offers this after-school component. We met with two groups, K-2 and 3-5, to talk a little bit about podcasting, share some favorite children's books, and get some great recommendations from the Gus Bus students.  We loved hearing the students' excitement as they learned about Unabridged,...

In this Unabridged Podcast episode, the Unabridged team had an amazing opportunity to interview author and podcaster of  The Brit Lit Podcast  Claire Handscombe about her book  Unscripted . Claire describes her debut novel as a "smart beach read." ​Sara, Jen, and Ashley all read  Unscripted  and were delighted to have an opportunity to discuss the work, her love of  The West Wing , and writing in...

In this #unabridgedshort episode, we recommend books that made us cry--we're talking ugly tears!--but are worth the sorrow that accompanies them. These are favorite books that made us feel all the things. Want a cathartic experience? Pick up one of these brilliantly evocative novels. We also invite you to share some of your favorite tear jerkers. What books have made you cry but been worth it? Let...

Graeme Simsion's  The Rosie Project  is our Unabridged Book Club pick this month. In  The Rosie Project , professor Don Tillman has embarked on a mission -- his plan is to find a suitable life partner. He decides to create an extensive questionnaire for female candidates to complete and dubs the quest “The Wife Project.” Along comes Rosie Jarman, who is far from suitable according to the questionn...

​In this Unabridged Short episode, we discuss the book-to-film adaptation of  Five Feet Apart , a book that began as a screenplay. Our opinions about both the book and the film vary greatly, so check out our take on the film, and then let us know what you think on social media!   mentioned in episode *Rachael Lippincott's  Five Feet Apart  with Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis   (book) *Five Feet...

In this Unabridged podcast episode, we focus on our field trip to the Virginia Festival of the Book, held in Charlottesville, VA, from March 20-24. We offer our impressions of four sessions, including a dream conversation between Jason Reynolds and Laurie Halse Anderson and a serendipitous afternoon when we got to see the April Book Club Book authors Beth Macy (with Chris McGreal) and Jarrett Kros...

In this short Unabridged podcast episode, we share some of our favorite cookbooks and books about food. Each of us talks about how much cooking she does in her home (spoiler alert: one of us just doesn't cook). We also take on how working toward minimalism impacts our cookbook collections. Our choices range from memoir to investigative nonfiction to the plain old cookboook.  ​We'd love to hear abo...

In this  Unabridged  podcast episode, we talk about two books that look at drug addiction and its impact on families. Beth Macy's nonfiction book  Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America  shows the bleak situation of the opioid crisis in America by focusing on the situation within three communities along I-81, the "Heroin Highway" in Virginia. Jarrett J. Krosoczka's ...

In this podcast episode, we return to our TBR lists for YA Literature that we discussed in Episode 47. Interested in listening to that short episode first?  Listen to that episode here .   the YA books we read from our TBR lists *Ashley  -- Danielle Paige's  Dorothy Must Die ​*Jen -- Tahereh Mafi's  Shatter Me  series -- Neil Shusterman's  Scythe  *Sara  -- Jenny Han's  To All the Boys I've Loved...

In this Unabridged Podcast episode, the Unabridged team had an amazing opportunity to interview Nadine Brandes about her upcoming publication, the YA historical fiction novel  Romanov . Nadine is the author of  Fawkes , the  Out of Time  series, and  Romanov , which will be published on May 7th. ​Sara, Jen, and Ashley all read  Romanov  and were thrilled to have an opportunity to discuss the work,...

In this Unabridged Shorts episode, we discuss the Netflix adaptation of Julie Murphy's  Dumplin' . If you'd like to listen to our episode gushing about how much we loved the book,  click here !   ​ A quote from the book and one of our favorite scenes: “There’s nothing good about losing someone,” [Lee] says. “But maybe Lucy wasn’t supposed to be your compass forever. Maybe she was there for you jus...

In this Unabridged Book Club episode, we discuss Julie Murphy's YA lit novel,  Dumplin' .  When “self-proclaimed fat girl” Willowdean Dickson decides to shake things up in her small town by entering her former beauty queen mother’s beloved beauty pageant, she learns more about herself than she anticipates. “I think you gotta be who you want to be until you feel like you are whoever it is you're tr...

discussion *Our reflections on the evening: 0:00 - 12:59   mentions  * A Good Cry: What We Learn from Tears and Laughter   by Nikki Giovanni   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...

We worked hard to avoid spoilers in this #unabridgedhighlights episode; see the timeline below to avoid spoilers in American Street. If you haven't read them yet, check out  Pride: A Pride and Prejudice Remix   and  American Street  by Ibi Zoboi! ​ timeline *Introduction and Overview of Episode: 0:00 - 01:26 *Discussion of Pride: 01:26 - 19:30 *Classroom Connections: 19:30 - 21:33 *Discussion of A...

​In this Unabridged Shorts podcast episode, we discuss our favorite love stories within novels. ​Some of our favorite authors who write romantic characters (or characters with amazing love stories) include Rainbow Rowell, Leigh Bardugo, and Dane Huckelbridge. We discussed the novels based on levels of steaminess. For more recommendations grouped by "steam" level, check out our social media!    our...

Spoilers are inevitable throughout our book club discussion, so consider whether or not to listen if you haven't yet read the book  The Female Persuasion ! ​ timeline *Introduction and Summary of the Book: 00:00 - 01:58 *Main Discussion: 01:58 - 49:11 *​Book Pairings: 49:21 - 56:59 *Classroom Connections: 57:00 - 00:00 book pairings  *Ashley - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's  We Should All Be Feminists...

Bonus Episode - Unabridged Turns One! #unabridged #readwithunabridged   It's hard to believe, but it has been a year since we launched the Unabridged Podcast. Here are a few things we're celebrating:  --  Unabridged Book Club --  Our Patreon Page --  The Unabridged Newsletter   -- Author Interviews (coming soon!) -- Classroom Visits Most especially, we are celebrating YOU, our listeners and suppor...

Spoilers are inevitable throughout this discussion, so consider whether or not to listen if you haven't yet read the book  G abi, a Girl in Pieces ! ​ timeline *Introduction and Summary of the Book: 0:00 - 03:49 *Main Discussion: 03:50 - ​36:01 other mentions  *J. D. Salinger's  The Catcher in the Rye *Rick Riordan's  Percy Jackson   series *William Shakespeare's  Hamlet *Charles Dickens's  Great...

Podcast Episode 57 - A Giant Pile: Anticipated Books for 2019 #unabridgedshorts #readwithunabridged @unabridgedpod   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 Rowell’s  Wayward Son *Leigh Bardugo's  King of Scars ​ *Ashley -  *Myquillyn Smith’s  The Cozy Min...

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  Kingdom of Ash   *Ashley -  *Best memoir that left me tearing up every five minutes - Michelle Obama’s  Becoming *Best YA verse novel that includes b...

Justina Ireland's Dread Nation   timeline *Introduction and Summary of the Book: 0:00 - 02:10 *Main Discussion: 02:11 - 40:54 *​Book Pairings: 40:55 - 46:17 *Classroom Connections: 46:18 - 49:04 book pairings  *Jen - Patrick Ness’s  The Knife of Never Letting Go *Ashley - Tomi Adeyemi’s  Children of Blood and Bone  ( Listen to our podcast episode  here ) *Sara - Cassandra Clare's  The Mortal Instr...

mentioned in episode *Jane Austen's  Pride and Prejudice *Jane Austen's  Emma *Charlotte Brontë's  Jane Eyre *F. Scott Fitzgerald's  The Great Gatsby ​   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  Stitche...

In this special holiday episode, we're wrapping up three of our favorite Unabridged Short Story episodes! timeline ​Click the episode title to access show notes: *Episode 35, " Books We Don't Recommend but Would Love to Discuss " (01:33 - 14:26) *Episode 33, " Guilty Pleasure Reads " (14:36 - 26:55) *Episode 31, " Book-to-Screen Adaptations " (27:04 - end) Check out  what's coming up next .   want...

children's anthologies mentioned in episode * Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls  edited by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo * We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices  edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson anthologies mentioned in episode Jen - * Here We Are: 44 Voices Write, Draw, and Speak about Feminism for the Real World  edited by Kelly Jensen * Flying Lessons & Other Stories  edit...