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Catching Up with Unabridged - September 2020

11/15/2020

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It has been way too long since I caught up with unabridgedpod.com recaps . . . really, since my students came back and my time had to shift over to teaching again. (I'm rusty! It's been four years.) So, I'm going to share a few of these posts, one per month, until I'm caught up again. This one is mostly focused on September, though I have a last few from August to update, too.



August/September Episodes
  • 140: Patreon Preview - Book-to-Film Adaptation, Discussion of Stephenie Meyer's TWILIGHT
  • 141: Chanel Miller's KNOW MY NAME - September Book Club
  • 142: Unabridged Launches Teaching Tidbits
  • 143: Reading Romance - Interview with Farrah Rochon, author of The Boyfriend Project
  • 144: Celebrating Global Read Aloud
  • Teaching Tidbits #1: Reflecting on Virtual Teaching . . . 3 Weeks In by Jen Moyers
  • 145: Lit Chat Game with Unabridged, Fall 2020

August/September Book Reviews
  • Katharine McGee's Majesty by Jen Moyers
  • Alexis Hall's Boyfriend Material by Ashley Dickson-Ellison
  • Beth O'Leary's The Switch by Sara Voigt
  • V. E. Schwab's The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by Jen Moyers
  • Lindy West's SH*T, ACTUALLY: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema by Sara Voigt

August/September Bookish Faves
  • 8 Books Set in Residential Schools by Jen Moyers
  • 6 Great Novels in Verse to Read Right Now by Ashley Dickson-Ellison
  • 5 Books to Inspire Girls (and Boys!) by Sara Voigt
  • Revisiting My Favorite Teaching Books by Jen Moyers
  • 5 Things that Are Helping Me Cope Right Now by Sara Voigt
  • Great Early Chapter Books for Kids featuring Female Protagonists by Ashley Dickson-Ellison

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Unabridged Round-Up - August 6-23

8/23/2020

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  • Sara posted a review of R. Eric Thomas's Here for It, and Ashley reviewed Tayari Jones's An American Marriage. I reviewed the gorgeous Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa.
  • Ashley put together a list of kid lit books featuring grit, and Sara assembled some bookish accessories you can't live without!
  • We released episodes with some nonfiction recommendations and some recommendations for each other.
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Unabridged Round-Up (July 28-August 5) - Launching Season 4

8/5/2020

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  • Today, we're launching Season 4 of the Unabridged Podcast with our Book Club episode about Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi's Stamped. You can find the show notes for that episode here.
  • Also, don't miss our episode wrapping up Season 3 and sharing some of our favorite Give Me Ones and favorite episodes of the season! You can find that episode here.
  • Make sure you don't miss our Bookish Faves about cookbooks (by Sara) and social media (by me!).
  • We've also reviewed Tehlor Kay Mejia's Paola Santiago and the River of Tears (my review is here).
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The Week at Unabridged (June 8-13)

6/14/2020

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  • This week, @unabridgedpod, we're posting daily and celebrating Black authors whose work we've loved.
  • Ashley put together an amazing Bookish Fave, "YA Lit Books We Love by Black Authors."
  • Sara highlighted three books we're looking forward to on Tuesday's Pub Day Shout-out.
  • We re-released two episodes this week: our episode about Angie Thomas's The Hate U Give and our discussion of Jason Reynolds's Long Way Down, Ghost, and When I Was the Greatest.
  • I posted my review of N. K. Jemisin's new novel, The City We Became.
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