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Unabridged: A Book Podcast — 312 episodes

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1

Charlotte McConaghy’s MIGRATIONS - June 2026 Book Club

2

Romances for the Beach

3

Maggie O'Farrell's HAMNET - May 2026 Book Club

4

Cozy Mystery Recommendations for 2026

5

Sherri L. Smith’s FLYGIRL - April 2026 Book Club

6

Books about Animals

7

John Schu’s LOUDER THAN HUNGER - March 2026 Book Club

8

Nonfiction Audiobook Recommendations

9

Lauren Kung Jessen's LUNAR LOVE - February 2026 Book Club

10

Book from a Favorite Author’s Backlist

11

Rabih Alameddine's THE TRUE TRUE STORY OF RAJA THE GULLIBLE (AND HIS MOTHER) - January 2026 Book Club

12

2026 Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge

13

Jean Meltzer's THE MATZAH BALL - December Book Club Encore

14

Uzma Jalaluddin and Marissa Stapley’s THREE HOLIDAYS AND A WEDDING - December Book Club

15

Frances Hodgson Burnett’s THE SECRET GARDEN - November 2025 Book Club

16

Celebrating the 300th Episode of Unabridged!

17

Stephen Graham Jones's THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER - October 2025 Book Club

18

Spooky Reads 2025 Edition

19

Alison Bechdel's FUN HOME: A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC - September 2025 Book Club

20

Books that Live Up to the Hype

21

Books for Your Beach Bag

22

Maureen Johnson's TRULY DEVIOUS - May 2025 Book Club

23

HEARTSTOPPER on Screen: Discussing Alice Oseman’s Beloved Series

24

Javier Zamora’s SOLITO - April 2025 Book Club

25

How Buddy Reads Boost Our Young Adult Reading

26

Shifa Saltagi Safadi’s KAREEM BETWEEN - March 2025 Book Club

27

Discussing the Film Adaptation of Nella Larsen's PASSING

28

Chloe Liese's TWO WRONGS MAKE A RIGHT - February 2025 Book Club

29

Love is in the Air 2025 - Our Latest Romance Recs

30

Percival Everett's JAMES - January 2025 Book Club Pick

31

Our 2025 Reading Challenges and Looking Back on 2024

32

284: Sonya Lalli's A HOLLY JOLLY DIWALI - December Book Club (Encore)

33

Cynthia Hand's THE AFTERLIFE OF HOLLY CHASE - December 2024 Book Club

34

Waubgeshig Rice's MOON OF THE CRUSTED SNOW - November 2024 Book Club

35

Discussing Greta Gerwig’s LITTLE WOMEN - A Fresh Look at a Beloved Classic

36

Isabel Cañas's Vampires of El Norte - October Book Club

37

Our 2024 Spooky Reads Recommendations

38

Jas Hammonds's WE DESERVE MONUMENTS - September 2024 Book Club

39

Get to Know the Hosts - Season 8

40

Jesse Q. Sutanto's VERA WONG'S UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR MURDERERS - June 2024 Book Club

41

Short Reads for Summer

42

Henry Hoke’s Open Throat - May 2024 Book Club

43

Finding Book Club Picks for the Reading Challenge

44

Nella Larsen’s Passing - April 2024 Book Club

45

Recommendations for Books Published Before 1950

46

Jasmine Warga's OTHER WORDS FOR HOME - March 2024 Book Club

47

Interview with Sarah Ward, Author of VICTORY GALLOP

48

Gary Lonesborough's READY WHEN YOU ARE - February 2024 Book Club

49

Love is in the Air 2024 - Our Latest Romance Recs

50

Louisa May Alcott's LITTLE WOMEN - January 2024 Book Club

51

Reading Challenges for 2024

52

Marie-Helene Bertino’s 2 AM AT THE CAT’S PAJAMAS - December 2023 Book Club

53

Unabridged Book Awards for 2023

54

Elliot Page’s PAGEBOY - November 2023 Book Club

55

Our Latest Book Recommendations by Indigenous Authors

56

Trang Thanh Tran’s SHE IS A HAUNTING - October 2023 Book Club

57

Our 2023 Spooky Reads Recommendations

58

Julia Alvarez’s IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES - September 2023 Book Club

59

Our Book Recs for Each Other 2023 - Reading Update

60

Michael Bennett’s BETTER THE BLOOD - June 2023 Book Club

61

Books We Can’t Stop Reading - 2023 Edition

62

Natasha Bowen’s SKIN OF THE SEA - May 2023 Book Club

63

Essay Collection Recommendations for Your Unabridged Reading Challenge

64

Ruth Reichl’s SAVE ME THE PLUMS - April 2023 Book Club

65

Diving Into History with Historical Fiction Book Recs for 2023

66

James Baldwin’s IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK - March Book Club

67

Our 2023 Book Recommendations to Each Other

68

Chencia C. Higgins’s D’VAUGHN AND KRIS PLAN A WEDDING - February 2023 Book Club

69

Love is in the Air 2023 - Romance Recs

70

Celeste Ng’s OUR MISSING HEARTS - January 2023 Book Club

71

Reading Challenges - 2022 Review and 2023 Plans

72

Sonya Lalli’s A HOLLY JOLLY DIWALI - December 2022 Book Club

73

Unabridged Book Awards for 2022

74

Kelly Barnhill’s THE GIRL WHO DRANK THE MOON - November 2022 Book Club

75

Our Cozy Reads 2022 Book Recommendations

76

Tiffany D. Jackson’s THE WEIGHT OF BLOOD - October 2022 Book Club

77

Interview with Barrett Holmes Pitner, Author of THE CRIME WITHOUT A NAME

78

Madeline Miller’s THE SONG OF ACHILLES - September 2022 Book Club

79

Environmental and Nature Book Recs Perfect for the Reading Challenge

80

Laura Gao’s MESSY ROOTS - August 2022 Book Club

81

Great Middle Grade Recs for 2022

82

Season 5 Wrap Up

83

Teaching Tidbits - Jen with A Teacher’s Plan for Summer

84

Book-to-Film Adaptation Discussion:THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY

85

Shaffer and Barrows’s THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY - May 2022 Book Club

86

Our Historical Fiction Recs

87

Teaching Tidbit - Sara with the Creator Studio Add-On For Google Slides

88

Book-to-Film Adaptation Discussion: Lauren Weisberger’s THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA

89

Angie Thomas’s CONCRETE ROSE - April 2022 Book Club

90

True Crime Recs to Dive Into This Year

91

Teaching Tidbits - Jen with Choosing Books

92

Book-to-Film Adaptation Discussion: Karen M. McManus’s ONE OF US IS LYING

93

Jenny Lawson’s FURIOUSLY HAPPY - March 2022 Book Club

94

All about the Backlist - Our Recs for Books Published Prior to 2000

95

Teaching Tidbits - Sara with 3 More Google Extensions

96

Our Recs for Books in Unusual Formats

97

Teaching Tidbits 29: The Power of Revision with Jen

98

Encore of Love Is in the Air 2021 - Our Latest Romance Book Recs

99

Helen Hoang’s THE HEART PRINCIPLE - February 2022 Book Club

100

Teaching Tidbits 28: Asana with Ashley

101

Book to Film Adaptation Discussion - Sally Thorne’s THE HATING GAME

102

Love is in the Air - Our 2022 Romance Recs

103

Teaching Tidbits 27: Sara with Using Google Extensions

104

Cuddle Up with These Cozy Mystery Recs

105

Fredrik Backman’s ANXIOUS PEOPLE - January 2022 Book Club

106

Teaching Tidbits 26: Student Websites with Jen

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Looking Forward to New Book Releases in 2022

108

Unabridged Book Awards for 2021

109

Teaching Tidbits 25 - Ashley with Google Keep

110

Reading Challenges - 2021 Recap and 2022 Reading Goals and Challenges

111

Encore of Our Cozy Reads Recommendations - Curl Up with a Good Book

112

Encore of Christina Lauren‘s IN A HOLIDAZE Book Club Discussion

113

Encore of the Epic LOVE, ACTUALLY Debate of 2019

114

Jean Meltzer‘s THE MATZAH BALL - December 2021 Book Club

115

Teaching Tidbits 24 - Using Slack for Communication

116

Find Perfect Books for the Season with Our Winter and Holiday Book Recommendations

117

L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables - November 2021 Book Club

118

Announcing Our Unabridged Podcast 2022 Reading Challenge

119

Get Gifts for Your Bookish Friends Using Our 2021 Gift Ideas!

120

Discover New Fairy Tale Retellings with Our Latest Recommendations

121

Teaching Tidbits 23 - Student Seminars

122

Find More Outstanding Audiobooks - Our Latest 2021 Audiobook Recommendations

123

Aiden Thomas‘s CEMETERY BOYS - October 2021 Book Club

124

Teaching Tidbits 22 - Using the Calm App in the Classroom

125

Our 2021 Memoir Recommendations

126

Some Spooky Seasonal Fun - Unabridged Discusses Scream!

127

Teaching Tidbits 21: Self-Care for Educators

128

Spooky Reads 2021 - Our Latest Recs

129

Darcie Little Badger‘s ELATSOE - September 2021 Book Club

130

Teaching Tidbits 20: Facilitating Discussion

131

Read More Variety with Versatile Authors

132

Unexpected Joy - Books that Surprised Us in Excellent Ways

133

Teaching Tidbits 19: Podcasting in the Classroom with Students

134

Young Adult Lit Book-to-Screen Adaptations

135

Get Reading Momentum Going with Our Favorite Fantasy and Dystopian Series Recs

136

Balli Kaur Jaswal’s EROTIC STORIES FOR PUNJABI WIDOWS - August 2021 Book Club

137

Expand Your Reading with Our Latest Graphic Novel Recs

138

Unabridged Discusses the Pilot of RIVERDALE - Book-to-Screen Adaptation

139

Our Recs for Books We Can't Stop Reading

140

Encore of Thrillers that You Can't Put Down - Better on Audio

141

Encore of Emily Henry's BEACH READ - July 2020 Book Club

142

Unabridged Hosts The Island Library Podcast

143

Jacqueline Woodson's RED AT THE BONE - July 2021 Unabridged Book Club

144

Find New YA Books with Our Latest Young Adult Lit Recommendations

145

2021 Reading Challenges and Our Mid-Year Check-In

146

Book-to-Screen Adaptation - Discussion of the Pilot Episode of The 100

147

Get to Know the Unabridged Hosts, Season 4 (Part 2)

148

Laura Taylor Namey's A CUBAN GIRL'S GUIDE TO TEA AND TOMORROW - May 2021 Book Club

149

Teaching Tidbits 18: Sara with Using Flipgrid for Reflection

150

Book-to-Screen Adaptation - Jennifer Matthieu's MOXIE

151

Find More Amazing Middle-Grade Books with These Recommendations

152

Teaching Tidbits 17: Reflecting on the Year with Students

153

Dive into Fairy Tale Retellings with These Unabridged Recommendations

154

Ocean Vuong's ON EARTH WE'RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS - May 2021 Book Club

155

Teaching Tidbits 16: Teaching Tools to Use on the Go

156

Enjoy Revisiting the Classics through Retellings

157

Keep Up a Love of Reading with Auto-Buy Authors

158

Teaching Tidbits 15: A Writing Resource for the Classroom

159

Book-to-Screen Adaptation of John Green's LOOKING FOR ALASKA

160

Eric Gansworth's APPLE: SKIN TO THE CORE - April 2021 Book Club

161

Teaching Tidbits 14: Using Film in the Classroom

162

Update on Our Season 4 Book Recs to Each Other

163

Discover New Authors with Author Imprints

164

Teaching Tidbits 13: Canva Graphic Design for Educators

165

Book-to-Screen Adaptation of Jenny Han's ALWAYS AND FOREVER, LARA JEAN

166

Get Back into Reading with Favorite Tropes

167

Teaching Tidbits 12: Using Graphic Memoirs in the Classroom

168

Mira Jacob's GOOD TALK - March 2021 Book Club

169

Get to Know the Unabridged Podcast Hosts, Season 4 (Part 1)

170

Teaching Tidbits 11: Google Tips to Support Reading

171

MISMATCHED Screen Adaptation of Sandhya Menon's WHEN DIMPLE MET RISHI

172

Love Is in the Air 2021 - Our Latest Romance Book Recs

173

Teaching Tidbits 10: Incorporating Poetry into Class

174

Sonali Dev's PRIDE, PREJUDICE, AND OTHER FLAVORS -- February 2021 Book Club

175

Unabridgedpod 2021 Reading Challenge and Our Individual Reading Challenge Choices

176

Teaching Tidbits 9: Creating Connections with Six Word Memoirs

177

Book Recs for Reaching Your Goals in 2021 with Adam Schaeuble from Million Pound Mission

178

Unabridged Podcast Book Awards for 2020

179

Teaching Tidbits 8: New Year, New Goals

180

Adib Khorram's DARIUS THE GREAT IS NOT OKAY - January Book Club

181

Books We Are Excited to Read in 2021

182

Bonus Episode: The 2021 Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge

183

Patreon Sneak Peek 2 - Unabridged Uncensored

184

Teaching Tidbit 7 - Hands-On Activity Book Recommendations

185

Unabridged Discusses HAMILTON

186

Our 2020 Reading Challenges - Reflecting on Our Goals

187

Teaching Tidbits 6: Adobe Spark

188

Christina Lauren's IN A HOLIDAZE - December Book Club

189

Bookish Gifts - Our 2020 Recommendations

190

Teaching Tidbits 5: Literature Circles

191

Books that Encourage Activism in Young People

192

Our Cozy Reads Recommendations - Curl Up with a Good Book

193

Teaching Tidbits 4: Picture Books that Encourage Mindfulness

194

November Book Club - Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam's PUNCHING THE AIR

195

Read-Aloud Book Recommendations for Parents and Teachers

196

Teaching Tidbits 3: Using Picture Books in the Secondary Classroom

197

Our Speculative Fiction Recs with Virginia Soenksen, Author of the GENETICS CHRONICLES Series

198

Our 2020 Spooky Reads Recommendations

199

Teaching Tidbits 2: Technology during the Time of Virtual Teaching with Ashley

200

October Book Club - Tommy Orange's THERE THERE

201

Lit Chat Game with Unabridged, Fall 2020

202

Teaching Tidbits 1: Reflecting on Virtual Teaching . . . 3 Weeks In

203

Celebrating Global Read Aloud

204

Reading Romance - Interview with Farrah Rochon, author of THE BOYFRIEND PROJECT

205

Unabridged Launches Teaching Tidbits

206

Chanel Miller's KNOW MY NAME - September Book Club

207

Patreon Preview - Book-to-Film Adaptation, Discussion of Stephenie Meyer's TWILIGHT

208

Great Book Recommendations - Our Season 4 Recs for Each Other

209

Dive into Nonfiction Reads

210

Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi’s STAMPED: RACISM, ANTIRACISM, AND YOU - August 2020 Book Club

211

Get to Know the Unabridged Podcast Hosts in 2020 - Season 3 Wrap-up

212

Books We'd Love to See Adapted with Morgan Hoit @NYCBookGirl

213

How to Find Joy - Discussing WHAT YOU WISH FOR with Katherine Center

214

Underrated Books and Authors with Mariely Sylvette Martinez of PodQueens Latinas

215

Emily Henry's BEACH READ - July 2020 Book Club

216

2020 Reading Challenge Check In

217

Great Books for the Classroom by Black Authors

218

Re-release of Jason Reynolds Highlight with LONG WAY DOWN, GHOST, and WHEN I WAS THE GREATEST

219

Re-release of Angie Thomas's THE HATE U GIVE Book Club Discussion

220

A Message about Today's Episode

221

Parenting and Partner Tips with Brandy Ferner of ADULT CONVERSATION

222

Building on the Classics: Middle-Grade Reads to Add to Your Shelves

223

Plugging into Bookish Communities Online with @readwithtoni from Instagram

224

Thrillers that You Can't Put Down - Better on Audio

225

Readers' Choice Pick - Katharine McGee's AMERICAN ROYALS

226

How to Help Young People Keep Reading when School Is Out

227

Bookish Turn Offs and What to Do about Them

228

Learn More about Yourself by Exploring Enneagram Books

229

Find Your Way Back to Reading with Comfort Reads

230

Samira Ahmed's INTERNMENT -- April Unabridged Book Club

231

Hopeful Books to Engage Students - What Can I Recommend to Students Right Now?

232

The Unread Shelf with Whitney Conard - Curate that Unread Shelf and Actually Get Them Read

233

Anne Bogel's DON'T OVERTHINK IT - I Always Have the "Over" Problem

234

Kevin Wilson's NOTHING TO SEE HERE - Learning by Fire

235

Read Alike Ideas and Lit Circles - I Think the Risk Is Worth the Reward

236

Why Teach YA? - There's Nothing I Want More than for Kids to Love What We're Doing

237

2020 Love Is in the Air - The Protagonist's Name is in the Title

238

Bryn Greenwood's THE RECKLESS OATH WE MADE - Challenging, in the Best Way

239

Winter Books - If I Read a Good Thriller, I'm Thrilled

240

2020 Reading Goals and Reading Challenges - I Can Share My Spreadsheet with You

241

Our 2020 TBR Lists - Round-Robin Style

242

Mary Beth Keane's ASK AGAIN, YES - I Had to Open Another Tin of Book Darts

243

Unabridged Awards 2019 - Y'all Know I'm Indecisive

244

Holiday Wrap Up 2019 - 3 Favorites from the Year

245

Debate - What Makes a Holiday Movie? - I'm Having a Conversation in My Head

246

Unpopular Opinion Alert 2019 - I Have Some Trepidation

247

Hazel Gaynor and Heather Mariah Webb's LAST CHRISTMAS IN PARIS - Tied Up with a Bow

248

Human Trafficking Awareness with RuthAnn Deveney, Dressember Advocate - Fresh-Squeezed Freedom

249

Bookish Gifts 2019 - Insert Party Horn Sound Here

250

Debate - Classics or Not?: I Just Skipped the Scenery...and the Descriptions

251

Maggie O'Farrell's I AM, I AM, I AM - Defiance of Death

252

Spooky Stories - Twisty in All the Right Ways

253

Update on Our Recommendations to Each Other: A Love Story . . . and Also Not

254

Rainbow Rowell Rocks: You Have to Read It! You Have to Read It!

255

Literary Friends in Real Life - I Felt Like I Had Somewhere Brilliant to Go

256

Anissa Gray's THE CARE AND FEEDING OF RAVENOUSLY HUNGRY GIRLS - Relationships Between Women

257

All about the Journey - Bump It Up on the List

258

Book and Song Pairings - I'm Going to Go for It

259

To All the Boys I've Loved Before Book to Film Adaptation - Get With It!

260

Elizabeth Acevedo's WITH THE FIRE ON HIGH - On Her Side

261

Autumn TBR Lists - Shopping in My Kindle Closet

262

Get to Know the Hosts - A Great Story of Friendship

263

Our Favorite Audiobooks - (Don't) Come to Me, Animal Friends

264

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

265

Season Three Launch - Brand Spanking New Logo!

266

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

267

Our Anticipated Reads of 2019 Update - Intentionally Weird

268

Best of Unabridged Shorts (So Far!) - Most Riveting of All

269

Top Book Club Pick from Season 2 - Tara Westover's EDUCATED

270

Our Recommendations to Each Other - I Just Love This Book

271

Bonus Episode - Collins Center Tips for Promoting Healthy Relationships

272

Laurie Halse Anderson Highlight - It Is Okay to Fight

273

Our Summer TBR Lists - We All Know How I Like the Romance

274

Bryan Stevenson's JUST MERCY - A Must Read for All Human Beings

275

Nicola Yoon's THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR - Book-to-Film Adaptation - I was right up on that book!

276

Bookworm Problems - I'm Feeling Anxious Just Talking about It

277

Bonus Episode: Interviews with Gus Bus Kids, K-2 and 3-5 - I love it!

278

Author Interview for Claire Handscombe's UNSCRIPTED -- A "Smart Beach Read"

279

Worth All the Tears - That Book Enriched My Life

280

Graeme Simsion's THE ROSIE PROJECT - Immerse Yourself in the Way He Sees the World

281

Rachael Lippincott's FIVE FEET APART Book-to-Film Adaptation - Maybe It Is that Star-Crossed Lovers Thing

282

Virginia Festival of the Book (Jason Reynolds, Laurie Halse Anderson, and more!) - Loving Every Minute

283

I Love to Eat! -- Cookbooks and Books about Food

284

Beth Macy's DOPESICK and Jarrett Krosoczka's HEY KIDDO - Obviously, We Read Both

285

I'm Over Here Having a Little Personal Celebration - YA TBR Update

286

Interview with Nadine Brandes, Author of ROMANOV - That Was Really Captivating

287

DUMPLIN' Book to Film Adaptation - Different Ways to Be

288

Julie Murphy's DUMPLIN' - Finding Your Own Way

289

Nikki Giovanni at Bridgewater College - So Masterful (Short)

290

Ibi Zoboi's PRIDE and AMERICAN STREET: Cherishing Culture (Highlight)

291

Love Is in the Air - Romantic Books to Read in February (Short)

292

The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer - Our Fascinating Discussion (Book Club)

293

Bonus Episode - Unabridged Turns One!

294

You Have the Power: A Discussion with College Students about Isabel Quintero's GABI, A GIRL IN PIECES (Highlight)

295

A Giant Pile: Anticipated Books for 2019 (Short)

296

I Will Qualify Them All: Unabridged Awards (Highlight)

297

A Part of Our History: Justina Ireland's DREAD NATION (Book Club)

298

Not Guilty Enough: Confessing Our Literary Sins (Short)

299

Holiday Wrap-Up! (Short)

300

Our Confessions Being Made: Beat the Holiday Reading Slump (Highlight)

301

It Is Just So Precious: Our Kids' Current Reads (Short)

302

These Random People at Dinner: Gretchen Anthony's EVERGREEN TIDINGS FROM THE BAUMGARTNERS (Book Club)

303

I've Developed a Serious Mug Habit: Bookish Gift Ideas for the Holidays (Short)

304

Stay the Course and Go for It: Graphic Novels and Comic Collections (Highlight)

305

I'm Always Here for That: YA To-Be-Read Lists (Short)

306

Don't Get in That Car: Tara Westover's EDUCATED (Book Club)

307

The Longest Short Episode Ever: Book-to-Film Adaptation of Angie Thomas's THE HATE U GIVE (Short)

308

A Chill Up the Back of Your Neck: Spooky Reads (Short)

309

Part of My Personality: Anne Bogel Highlights - READING PEOPLE and I'D RATHER BE READING (Highlight)

310

Our Children Making Their Rounds: Bring Your Own Book Game #2 (Short)

311

Every Time I've Read It I've Found Something New to Love: Angie Thomas's THE HATE U GIVE (Book Club)

312

"Frantically Reading": Book-to-Film Adaptation of Kevin Kwan's CRAZY RICH ASIANS (Short)