Unabridged: A Book Podcast
2019-10
Episodes
Wednesday Oct 30, 2019
Wednesday Oct 30, 2019
Join us for our 2019 edition of Spooky Stories! We're here again this season to share with you our latest seasonal and spooky favorites. We'll talk the latest books (including Shea Ernshaw's Winterwood, coming out on November 5th... SO GOOD!), and we will share our thoughts about some of the Book of the Month picks from this season (including Alex North's The Whisper Man, Alex Michaelides’s The Silent Patient, and Riley Sager's The Last Time I Lied). What are you reading this season? Find us on social media to share your favorites!
our spooky picks
Jen's Picks
*Alex North’s The Whisper Man
*Jennifer McMahon’s The Invited
Ashley's Picks
*Sarah Henning’s The Sea Witch
*Shea Ernshaw’s Winterwood
Sara's Picks
*Riley Sager’s The Last Time I Lied
*Alex Michaelides’s The Silent Patient
give me one - game edition
*Jen's pick - Exit: The Game (The Abandoned Cabin edition)
*Sara's picks - - Apples to Apples AND Trivial Pursuit: Pop Culture Edition
*Ashley's pick - Code Names
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Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Well, we have failed at reading all of our recommendations for each other, but we had a good time with some confessions, some reflection, and some reviews of how well we know each other. In general, I'd say that we did a pretty good job recommending books for each other . . . and a pretty bad job prioritizing our TBRs.Join us on social media to share your thoughts about these books, your recommendations for each of us, and your tips for TBR prioritization!
Missed out on the episode where we recommended books to each other? Listen here.
Ashley’s Update
*Renee Watson’s Piecing Me Together
*Ingrid Rojas Contreras’s Fruit of the Drunken Tree
*Hasn't read yet -
*Laurie Halse Anderson’s Chains (The Seeds of America Trilogy)
*Sujata Massey’s The Widows of Malabar Hill
Jen's Update
*A. Sivandan’s When Memory Dies
*Knox McCoy’s The Wondering Years
*Louise Penny's Still Life
*Still finishing -
*Don Delillo’s White Noise
Sara's Update
*Leigh Bardugo's Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom
*Stephanie Perkins’s Anna and the French Kiss
*Laura Lippman’s Sunburn
*Hasn't read yet -
*John Boyne’s The Heart’s Invisible Furies
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Wednesday Oct 16, 2019
Wednesday Oct 16, 2019
For this short episode of Unabridged, we are talking all about Rainbow Rowell and our love for her books. While we each have unique favorites of her work, we can agree that we are all fans, and there are some things that run through her writing that we enjoy.And as Jen says, "Rainbow Rowell is an auto-buy for us!"
the hosts' favorites
Ashley’s Pick
*Rainbow Rowell's Carry On
Jen’s Pick
*Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl
Sara’s Pick
*Rainbow Rowell's Eleanor and Park
other mentions
*Rainbow Rowell's Wayward Son
*Rainbow Rowell's Pumpkinheads
*Rainbow Rowell's Attachments
*Rainbow Rowell's Landline
*Francine Pascal's Sweet Valley High series
give me one: one tv show you should watch
*Sara's pick: Justified
*Ashley's pick: The Good Place
*Jen's pick: Fleabag
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Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
Our short episode in which we pair two characters from two different books, those literary folks we think might be friends in real life, proved to be more challenging than we anticipated. Fortunately, as friends in real life (ha!), we supported each other, confirming the validity (when we could) of our choices.Listen to this new short episode, and then let us know what you think: are these friendships viable? what friendships do YOU think might work in real life?
Jen’s Match
*Wendy from Claire Lombardo’s The Most Fun We Ever Had with Marianne from Sally Rooney’s Normal People
Sara’s Match
*Penny from Shea Ernshea’s The Wicked Deep with Evie from Sarah Henning’s Sea Witch
Ashley’s Match
*Leigh from Emily X. R. Pan’s The Astonishing Color of After with Lara Jean from Jenny Han’s To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
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Wednesday Oct 02, 2019
Wednesday Oct 02, 2019
We're thrilled to discuss Anissa Gray's new novel, The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls. Told in the alternating perspectives of the Butler sisters, this novel is timely, compelling, and, at times, heartbreaking.We offer pairings and recommendations for the ways that teachers can use this book in their classrooms.After you listen, join us on social media throughout October to participate in our book club discussions. We'd love to know what you think!
timeline
*Introduction and General Discussion: 00:00 - 36:03
*Book Pairings: 36:03 - 45:43
*Classroom Connections: 45:44 - 49:54
book pairings
*Ashley - Mira T. Lee's Everything Here is Beautiful
*Jen - Pat Conroy's The Prince of Tides
*Sara - John Green's Turtles All the Way Down
classroom connections
*Laurie Halse Anderson's Wintergirls
*Yara Zgheib's The Girls at 17 Swann Street
*Yaa Gyasi's Homegoing
other mentions
*Piper Kerman's Orange Is the New Black and the Netflix Series
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