In this episode of the Unabridged Podcast, Ashley and Jen share some middle grade recs by authors of color perfect for anyone working on the Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge. Kacen Callendar's King and the Dragonflies and Varsha Bajaj’s Count Me In would both be fantastic additions to your TBR. We round out our book discussion with our Bookish Check-in and share some favorite pet stories. Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode. In...
Aug 10, 2022•26 min•Season 6Ep. 235
Ashley, Jen, and Sara describe—in the bookish check-in—some summer reads they loved this summer, including Diana Gabaldon's Go Tell the Bees that I Am Gone, Alexis Hall's A Lady for a Duke, Peter Swanson's Before She Knew Him, and Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen’s The Golden Couple. Sara shares a big announcement: she's signing off, so we send her off with so much love. And they offer some of their favorite ice cream flavors and places. Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and...
Jul 27, 2022•20 min•Season 5Ep. 234
In this Unabridged Episode, Jen discusses the end of the school year and her plan for summer. She talks about taking some much needed rest and relaxation. In addition, she discusses some of the processes she will go through to prepare for the next school year. Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode. Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page. Want to support Unabridged? Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagr...
Jun 08, 2022•8 min•Season 5Ep. 233
In this episode, Jen and Sara discuss 2018's adaptation of Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows's The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. They discuss this movie--what they liked, what they didn't, and their overall feelings about the adaptation. Check it out and let us know what you think! And don't miss their discussion on the book in last week's episode! Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode. Interested in what else we're...
Jun 01, 2022•26 min•Season 5Ep. 232
In this Unabridged episode, Sara and Jen discuss Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows's The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. We also share our pairings, including works by Helen Hanff and Kim Fay. Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode. Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page. Want to support Unabridged? Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram, Facebook , Twitter . | Join our Unabridged Podca...
May 25, 2022•25 min•Season 5Ep. 231
Do you need a recommendation for a historical fiction book? Listen to this episode to hear recommendations from Sara, Jen, and Ashley. We feature Ruta Sepetys’s The Fountains of Silence, Sarah Winman’s Still Life, and Kim Fay’s Love & Saffron, and we discuss what we loved about these picks. Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode. Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page. Want to support Unabridged? ...
May 18, 2022•36 min•Season 5Ep. 230
In this Unabridged Episode, Sara discusses an add-on for Google Slides. She talks about Creator Studio , an add on that allows you to convert any Google Slide Show to an animated GIF for video slideshow. Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode. Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page. Want to support Unabridged? Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram, Facebook , Twitter . | Join our Unabridged Podcast Re...
May 11, 2022•8 min•Season 5Ep. 229
In this episode, Jen and Sara discuss 2006's adaptation of Lauren Weisberger's The Devil Wears Prada ( Libro.fm | Bookshop.org ). They discuss this beloved movie--what they liked, what they didn't, and their overall feelings about the adaptation. Check it out and let us know what you think! Visit the Unabridged website for and links to the books mentioned in the episode. Want to support Unabridged? Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram, Facebook , Twitter . | Join our Unabridged Podcast Reading ...
May 04, 2022•32 min•Season 5Ep. 228
We are long-time Angie Thomas fans here at Unabridged (check out our episodes focused on The Hate U Give here and its adaptation here ), so Ashley, Jen, and Sara were thrilled when we heard she was publishing a prequel focused on Maverick. Concrete Rose ( Bookshop.org | Libro.fm ) is (spoiler alert!) a five-star read for us, so we have a wide-ranging discussion of the book. We also share our pairings, including works by Elizabeth Acevedo, Jason Reynolds, and Laekan Zea Kemp. Visit the Unabridged...
Apr 27, 2022•52 min•Season 5Ep. 227
Are you a true crime fan? Lucky for you, we have a wide range of opinions on this genre, so our recommendations include picks that would work for any reader depending on your interest and preferences. Our picks include Georgia Hardstark and Karen Kilgariff’s Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered, Ronan Farrow’s Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators, and John Carreyrou’s Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup. Visit the Unabridged website for our full sho...
Apr 20, 2022•40 min•Season 5Ep. 226
In this Unabridged Episode, Jen discusses how she chooses books for her classroom. She talks about the steps she uses to select, obtain, and vet books that she will use for literature circles, whole class reads, and individual reads. In addition, she discusses whether she uses thematic or chronological units and what she plans on sharing with you in the future. Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode. Interested in what else we're read...
Apr 13, 2022•12 min•Season 5Ep. 225
In this episode, Jen and Sara discuss Peacock's adaptation of Karen M. McManus's One of Us Is Lying ( Libro.fm | Bookshop.org ). They discuss the pilot episode--what they liked, what they didn't, and their overall feelings about the adaptation. Check it out and let us know what you think! Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode. Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page. Want to support Unabridged? Follow...
Apr 06, 2022•22 min•Season 5Ep. 224
Are you looking for a memoir that is both laugh out loud hilarious and also deeply poignant? In this March Book Club episode, we discuss Jenny Lawson's memoir Furiously Happy. We chat about our thoughts on Lawson's work, and we share our pairings including Allie Brosh’s Hyperbole and a Half, Lindy West’s Shrill, and R. Eric Thomas’s Here for It: Or, How to Save Your Soul in America. Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode. Interested i...
Mar 30, 2022•41 min•Season 5Ep. 220
In this episode, we're talking all things backlist books! We share our recommendations for some favorites that were published before the year 2000. We share Jhumpa Lahiri’s Interpreter of Maladies, Louise Edrich’s Tracks, and Lois Lowry’s The Giver. These recommendations are also perfect for those doing the 2022 Unabridged Reading Challenge ! Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode. Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our ...
Mar 23, 2022•37 min•Season 5Ep. 222
In this Unabridged Episode, Sara discusses 3 more Google extensions and how to use them to assist in the classroom and in the Google environment. She talks specifically about these excellent extensions to try out immediately. All of these extensions can be found in the Chrome Web Store . The extensions discussed today are Eyedropper , SmallPDF , and Dualless . Visit the Unabridged website for more great content! Want to support Unabridged? Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram, Facebook , and Tw...
Mar 16, 2022•8 min•Season 5Ep. 221
Do you need a recommendation for a book in an unusual format to complete your Unabridged Reading Challenge? Listen to this episode to hear recommendations from Sara, Jen, and Ashley. We feature Jason Reynolds’s Ain’t Burned All the Bright with artwork by Jason Griffin, Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer’s To Night Owl from Dogfish, and Jennifer L. Holm and Elicia Castaldi’s Middle School Is Worse Than Meatloaf: A Year Told Through Stuff, and we talk about other books we have enjoyed in unusua...
Mar 09, 2022•32 min•Season 5Ep. 220
In this Unabridged Episode, Jen discusses how she navigates revision in her writing instruction. She talks about the logistics of assessing revision, the writing process she currently asks students to navigate, and some of the questions she's considered as she balances writing process and product. Visit the Unabridged website for more great content! Want to support Unabridged? Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram, Facebook , and Twitter . | Join our Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge . | Visi...
Mar 04, 2022•7 min
In this Encore Unabridged Love is in the Air episode, we talk about some romance book recommendations we each want to share, including discussions of Alexis Daria's You Had Me at Hola, Alisha Rai’s First Comes Like, and Talia Hibbert’s Take a Hint, Dani Brown. There's something for everyone who is looking for a great romance book to read. Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode. Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Feat...
Mar 02, 2022•33 min•Season 3Ep. 219
Are you looking for romance reads that also explore important issues in meaningful ways? We are all fans of Helen Hoang's books and were excited to dive into her latest release. In our February 2022 book club, we're discussing Helen Hoang's The Heart Principle. We also share our pairings, which include Talia Hibbert’s Act Your Age, Eve Brown, Michelle Zauner’s Crying in H Mart, and Jasmine Guillory’s The Wedding Date. Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books me...
Feb 23, 2022•47 min•Season 5Ep. 218
In this Unabridged Teaching Tidbits Episode, Ashley shares a workflow tool, Asana , that can really help teachers manage both individual projects and team projects. This tool has collaborative features and a robust free version that works well and can really help streamline and organize tasks. Like Slack and Google Keep, which we've shared in other Teaching Tidbits, this is another project management tool that can be really helpful! Visit the Unabridged website for more great content! Want to su...
Feb 18, 2022•8 min
In this Unabridged book to film discussion, Sara, Jen, and Ashley talk all about Sally Thorne's The Hating Game and the recent film adaptation! We also share our latest reads in our bookish check-in, and we talk about some of our kids' latest favorite reads in this week's Give Me One. Don't miss it, and join us on social media to let us know your thoughts! Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode. Interested in what else we're reading? ...
Feb 16, 2022•39 min•Season 5Ep. 217
In the 2022 edition of this annual episode, Jen, Sara, and Ashley are all happy to share some of their latest romance recs. Our picks this year include Ali Hazelwood’s The Love Hypothesis, Jasmine Guillory’s While We Were Dating, and Jenny Bayliss’s A Season for Second Chances. All of us read a lot of romances in 2021, so we're happy to share some of our top picks with you! Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode. Interested in what el...
Feb 09, 2022•29 min•Season 5Ep. 216
In this Unabridged Teaching Tidbits Episode, Sara discusses what extensions are and how to use them to assist in the classroom. She talks specifically about three excellent extensions to try out immediately. All of these extensions can be found in the Chrome Web Store . The extensions discussed today are: My Bib , qSnap , and Sir Links-A-Lot . Visit the Unabridged website for more great content! Want to support Unabridged? Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram, Facebook , and Twitter . | Join ou...
Feb 04, 2022•6 min•Ep. 27
Are you looking for a perfect cozy mystery to add to your TBR stack? Listen in to hear these cozy mystery book recommendations from Sara, Jen, and Ashley. We feature Abby Collette’s A Deadly Inside Scoop, Jesse Q. Sutanto’s Dial A for Aunties, and Mia P. Manansala Arsenic and Adobo, and we share our thoughts about what works for it when it comes to cozy mysteries as well as thinking about what exactly qualifies as a cozy mystery! Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to ...
Feb 02, 2022•35 min•Season 5Ep. 215
In this Unabridged Book Club episode, Jen, Sara, and Ashley discuss Fredrik Backman's Anxious People. We also share our pairings including Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Malibu Rising, Muriel Barbery’s The Elegance of the Hedgehog, and Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney’s Good Company. We are all big fans of Backman's work and enjoyed discussing this one! Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode. Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Feature...
Jan 26, 2022•59 min•Season 5Ep. 214
In this Unabridged Episode, Jen discusses reasons to use student-created websites in the classroom, potential projects they can house, and some of the logistics of starting them with students. She provides a few things to consider and identifies some of the long-range skills students can gain by creating their own websites. Visit the Unabridged website for more great content! Want to support Unabridged? Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram, Facebook , Twitter . | Join our Unabridged Podcast Rea...
Jan 21, 2022•10 min
What are you excited to read that comes out in 2022? Each year, we love sharing just a few of the MANY books we're excited to read in the new year! Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode. Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page. Want to support Unabridged? Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram, Facebook , Twitter . | Join our Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge . | Visit our curated list of books at B...
Jan 19, 2022•31 min•Season 5Ep. 213
What books would you give awards to from your 2021 reading? It's that time for Unabridged! We each pick a couple of books that we absolutely loved from our 2021 reading, and we share the specific custom-made award we're giving for the books we've selected. We also all share one Young Adult Lit pick from the year, and we end the episode with a Non-Bookish Award for our Give Me One. Looking for more of our award episodes from previous years? Check out our awards episodes from 2020 and 2019 ! Visit...
Jan 12, 2022•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 212
In this Unabridged Teaching Tidbits Episode, Ashley talks about a favorite teaching and life hack that she uses to keep things organized - Google Keep . Ashley shares why Keep works well for her and some tips and tricks that you can leverage to maximize Keep's effectiveness in your life and in your classroom! Visit the Unabridged website for more great content! Want to support Unabridged? Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram, Facebook , Twitter . | Join our Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge ...
Jan 07, 2022•10 min
What are your reading goals and plans for 2022? We want to know! In this Unabridged episode, Jen, Sara, and Ashley report back on how our challenges for 2021 went, and we each share about our individual reading goals and challenge selections. We are all, of course, doing the Unabridged Reading Challenge for 2022, so be sure to join us for that challenge! Find everything you need to get started here . Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the epi...
Jan 05, 2022•39 min•Season 5Ep. 211
