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Unabridged: A Book Podcast — 311 episodes
Romances for the Beach
Maggie O'Farrell's HAMNET - May 2026 Book Club
Cozy Mystery Recommendations for 2026
Sherri L. Smith’s FLYGIRL - April 2026 Book Club
Books about Animals
John Schu’s LOUDER THAN HUNGER - March 2026 Book Club
Nonfiction Audiobook Recommendations
Lauren Kung Jessen's LUNAR LOVE - February 2026 Book Club
Book from a Favorite Author’s Backlist
Rabih Alameddine's THE TRUE TRUE STORY OF RAJA THE GULLIBLE (AND HIS MOTHER) - January 2026 Book Club
2026 Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge
Jean Meltzer's THE MATZAH BALL - December Book Club Encore
Uzma Jalaluddin and Marissa Stapley’s THREE HOLIDAYS AND A WEDDING - December Book Club
Frances Hodgson Burnett’s THE SECRET GARDEN - November 2025 Book Club
Celebrating the 300th Episode of Unabridged!
Stephen Graham Jones's THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER - October 2025 Book Club
Spooky Reads 2025 Edition
Alison Bechdel's FUN HOME: A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC - September 2025 Book Club
Books that Live Up to the Hype
Books for Your Beach Bag
Maureen Johnson's TRULY DEVIOUS - May 2025 Book Club
HEARTSTOPPER on Screen: Discussing Alice Oseman’s Beloved Series
Javier Zamora’s SOLITO - April 2025 Book Club
How Buddy Reads Boost Our Young Adult Reading
Shifa Saltagi Safadi’s KAREEM BETWEEN - March 2025 Book Club
Discussing the Film Adaptation of Nella Larsen's PASSING
Chloe Liese's TWO WRONGS MAKE A RIGHT - February 2025 Book Club
Love is in the Air 2025 - Our Latest Romance Recs
Percival Everett's JAMES - January 2025 Book Club Pick
Our 2025 Reading Challenges and Looking Back on 2024
284: Sonya Lalli's A HOLLY JOLLY DIWALI - December Book Club (Encore)
Cynthia Hand's THE AFTERLIFE OF HOLLY CHASE - December 2024 Book Club
Waubgeshig Rice's MOON OF THE CRUSTED SNOW - November 2024 Book Club
Discussing Greta Gerwig’s LITTLE WOMEN - A Fresh Look at a Beloved Classic
Isabel Cañas's Vampires of El Norte - October Book Club
Our 2024 Spooky Reads Recommendations
Jas Hammonds's WE DESERVE MONUMENTS - September 2024 Book Club
Get to Know the Hosts - Season 8
Jesse Q. Sutanto's VERA WONG'S UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR MURDERERS - June 2024 Book Club
Short Reads for Summer
Henry Hoke’s Open Throat - May 2024 Book Club
Finding Book Club Picks for the Reading Challenge
Nella Larsen’s Passing - April 2024 Book Club
Recommendations for Books Published Before 1950
Jasmine Warga's OTHER WORDS FOR HOME - March 2024 Book Club
Interview with Sarah Ward, Author of VICTORY GALLOP
Gary Lonesborough's READY WHEN YOU ARE - February 2024 Book Club
Love is in the Air 2024 - Our Latest Romance Recs
Louisa May Alcott's LITTLE WOMEN - January 2024 Book Club
Reading Challenges for 2024
Marie-Helene Bertino’s 2 AM AT THE CAT’S PAJAMAS - December 2023 Book Club
Unabridged Book Awards for 2023
Elliot Page’s PAGEBOY - November 2023 Book Club
Our Latest Book Recommendations by Indigenous Authors
Trang Thanh Tran’s SHE IS A HAUNTING - October 2023 Book Club
Our 2023 Spooky Reads Recommendations
Julia Alvarez’s IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES - September 2023 Book Club
Our Book Recs for Each Other 2023 - Reading Update
Michael Bennett’s BETTER THE BLOOD - June 2023 Book Club
Books We Can’t Stop Reading - 2023 Edition
Natasha Bowen’s SKIN OF THE SEA - May 2023 Book Club
Essay Collection Recommendations for Your Unabridged Reading Challenge
Ruth Reichl’s SAVE ME THE PLUMS - April 2023 Book Club
Diving Into History with Historical Fiction Book Recs for 2023
James Baldwin’s IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK - March Book Club
Our 2023 Book Recommendations to Each Other
Chencia C. Higgins’s D’VAUGHN AND KRIS PLAN A WEDDING - February 2023 Book Club
Love is in the Air 2023 - Romance Recs
Celeste Ng’s OUR MISSING HEARTS - January 2023 Book Club
Reading Challenges - 2022 Review and 2023 Plans
Sonya Lalli’s A HOLLY JOLLY DIWALI - December 2022 Book Club
Unabridged Book Awards for 2022
Kelly Barnhill’s THE GIRL WHO DRANK THE MOON - November 2022 Book Club
Our Cozy Reads 2022 Book Recommendations
Tiffany D. Jackson’s THE WEIGHT OF BLOOD - October 2022 Book Club
Interview with Barrett Holmes Pitner, Author of THE CRIME WITHOUT A NAME
Madeline Miller’s THE SONG OF ACHILLES - September 2022 Book Club
Environmental and Nature Book Recs Perfect for the Reading Challenge
Laura Gao’s MESSY ROOTS - August 2022 Book Club
Great Middle Grade Recs for 2022
Season 5 Wrap Up
Teaching Tidbits - Jen with A Teacher’s Plan for Summer
Book-to-Film Adaptation Discussion:THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY
Shaffer and Barrows’s THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY - May 2022 Book Club
Our Historical Fiction Recs
Teaching Tidbit - Sara with the Creator Studio Add-On For Google Slides
Book-to-Film Adaptation Discussion: Lauren Weisberger’s THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
Angie Thomas’s CONCRETE ROSE - April 2022 Book Club
True Crime Recs to Dive Into This Year
Teaching Tidbits - Jen with Choosing Books
Book-to-Film Adaptation Discussion: Karen M. McManus’s ONE OF US IS LYING
Jenny Lawson’s FURIOUSLY HAPPY - March 2022 Book Club
All about the Backlist - Our Recs for Books Published Prior to 2000
Teaching Tidbits - Sara with 3 More Google Extensions
Our Recs for Books in Unusual Formats
Teaching Tidbits 29: The Power of Revision with Jen
Encore of Love Is in the Air 2021 - Our Latest Romance Book Recs
Helen Hoang’s THE HEART PRINCIPLE - February 2022 Book Club
Teaching Tidbits 28: Asana with Ashley
Book to Film Adaptation Discussion - Sally Thorne’s THE HATING GAME
Love is in the Air - Our 2022 Romance Recs
Teaching Tidbits 27: Sara with Using Google Extensions
Cuddle Up with These Cozy Mystery Recs
Fredrik Backman’s ANXIOUS PEOPLE - January 2022 Book Club
Teaching Tidbits 26: Student Websites with Jen
Looking Forward to New Book Releases in 2022
Unabridged Book Awards for 2021
Teaching Tidbits 25 - Ashley with Google Keep
Reading Challenges - 2021 Recap and 2022 Reading Goals and Challenges
Encore of Our Cozy Reads Recommendations - Curl Up with a Good Book
Encore of Christina Lauren‘s IN A HOLIDAZE Book Club Discussion
Encore of the Epic LOVE, ACTUALLY Debate of 2019
Jean Meltzer‘s THE MATZAH BALL - December 2021 Book Club
Teaching Tidbits 24 - Using Slack for Communication
Find Perfect Books for the Season with Our Winter and Holiday Book Recommendations
L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables - November 2021 Book Club
Announcing Our Unabridged Podcast 2022 Reading Challenge
Get Gifts for Your Bookish Friends Using Our 2021 Gift Ideas!
Discover New Fairy Tale Retellings with Our Latest Recommendations
Teaching Tidbits 23 - Student Seminars
Find More Outstanding Audiobooks - Our Latest 2021 Audiobook Recommendations
Aiden Thomas‘s CEMETERY BOYS - October 2021 Book Club
Teaching Tidbits 22 - Using the Calm App in the Classroom
Our 2021 Memoir Recommendations
Some Spooky Seasonal Fun - Unabridged Discusses Scream!
Teaching Tidbits 21: Self-Care for Educators
Spooky Reads 2021 - Our Latest Recs
Darcie Little Badger‘s ELATSOE - September 2021 Book Club
Teaching Tidbits 20: Facilitating Discussion
Read More Variety with Versatile Authors
Unexpected Joy - Books that Surprised Us in Excellent Ways
Teaching Tidbits 19: Podcasting in the Classroom with Students
Young Adult Lit Book-to-Screen Adaptations
Get Reading Momentum Going with Our Favorite Fantasy and Dystopian Series Recs
Balli Kaur Jaswal’s EROTIC STORIES FOR PUNJABI WIDOWS - August 2021 Book Club
Expand Your Reading with Our Latest Graphic Novel Recs
Unabridged Discusses the Pilot of RIVERDALE - Book-to-Screen Adaptation
Our Recs for Books We Can't Stop Reading
Encore of Thrillers that You Can't Put Down - Better on Audio
Encore of Emily Henry's BEACH READ - July 2020 Book Club
Unabridged Hosts The Island Library Podcast
Jacqueline Woodson's RED AT THE BONE - July 2021 Unabridged Book Club
Find New YA Books with Our Latest Young Adult Lit Recommendations
2021 Reading Challenges and Our Mid-Year Check-In
Book-to-Screen Adaptation - Discussion of the Pilot Episode of The 100
Get to Know the Unabridged Hosts, Season 4 (Part 2)
Laura Taylor Namey's A CUBAN GIRL'S GUIDE TO TEA AND TOMORROW - May 2021 Book Club
Teaching Tidbits 18: Sara with Using Flipgrid for Reflection
Book-to-Screen Adaptation - Jennifer Matthieu's MOXIE
Find More Amazing Middle-Grade Books with These Recommendations
Teaching Tidbits 17: Reflecting on the Year with Students
Dive into Fairy Tale Retellings with These Unabridged Recommendations
Ocean Vuong's ON EARTH WE'RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS - May 2021 Book Club
Teaching Tidbits 16: Teaching Tools to Use on the Go
Enjoy Revisiting the Classics through Retellings
Keep Up a Love of Reading with Auto-Buy Authors
Teaching Tidbits 15: A Writing Resource for the Classroom
Book-to-Screen Adaptation of John Green's LOOKING FOR ALASKA
Eric Gansworth's APPLE: SKIN TO THE CORE - April 2021 Book Club
Teaching Tidbits 14: Using Film in the Classroom
Update on Our Season 4 Book Recs to Each Other
Discover New Authors with Author Imprints
Teaching Tidbits 13: Canva Graphic Design for Educators
Book-to-Screen Adaptation of Jenny Han's ALWAYS AND FOREVER, LARA JEAN
Get Back into Reading with Favorite Tropes
Teaching Tidbits 12: Using Graphic Memoirs in the Classroom
Mira Jacob's GOOD TALK - March 2021 Book Club
Get to Know the Unabridged Podcast Hosts, Season 4 (Part 1)
Teaching Tidbits 11: Google Tips to Support Reading
MISMATCHED Screen Adaptation of Sandhya Menon's WHEN DIMPLE MET RISHI
Love Is in the Air 2021 - Our Latest Romance Book Recs
Teaching Tidbits 10: Incorporating Poetry into Class
Sonali Dev's PRIDE, PREJUDICE, AND OTHER FLAVORS -- February 2021 Book Club
Unabridgedpod 2021 Reading Challenge and Our Individual Reading Challenge Choices
Teaching Tidbits 9: Creating Connections with Six Word Memoirs
Book Recs for Reaching Your Goals in 2021 with Adam Schaeuble from Million Pound Mission
Unabridged Podcast Book Awards for 2020
Teaching Tidbits 8: New Year, New Goals
Adib Khorram's DARIUS THE GREAT IS NOT OKAY - January Book Club
Books We Are Excited to Read in 2021
Bonus Episode: The 2021 Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge
Patreon Sneak Peek 2 - Unabridged Uncensored
Teaching Tidbit 7 - Hands-On Activity Book Recommendations
Unabridged Discusses HAMILTON
Our 2020 Reading Challenges - Reflecting on Our Goals
Teaching Tidbits 6: Adobe Spark
Christina Lauren's IN A HOLIDAZE - December Book Club
Bookish Gifts - Our 2020 Recommendations
Teaching Tidbits 5: Literature Circles
Books that Encourage Activism in Young People
Our Cozy Reads Recommendations - Curl Up with a Good Book
Teaching Tidbits 4: Picture Books that Encourage Mindfulness
November Book Club - Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam's PUNCHING THE AIR
Read-Aloud Book Recommendations for Parents and Teachers
Teaching Tidbits 3: Using Picture Books in the Secondary Classroom
Our Speculative Fiction Recs with Virginia Soenksen, Author of the GENETICS CHRONICLES Series
Our 2020 Spooky Reads Recommendations
Teaching Tidbits 2: Technology during the Time of Virtual Teaching with Ashley
October Book Club - Tommy Orange's THERE THERE
Lit Chat Game with Unabridged, Fall 2020
Teaching Tidbits 1: Reflecting on Virtual Teaching . . . 3 Weeks In
Celebrating Global Read Aloud
Reading Romance - Interview with Farrah Rochon, author of THE BOYFRIEND PROJECT
Unabridged Launches Teaching Tidbits
Chanel Miller's KNOW MY NAME - September Book Club
Patreon Preview - Book-to-Film Adaptation, Discussion of Stephenie Meyer's TWILIGHT
Great Book Recommendations - Our Season 4 Recs for Each Other
Dive into Nonfiction Reads
Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi’s STAMPED: RACISM, ANTIRACISM, AND YOU - August 2020 Book Club
Get to Know the Unabridged Podcast Hosts in 2020 - Season 3 Wrap-up
Books We'd Love to See Adapted with Morgan Hoit @NYCBookGirl
How to Find Joy - Discussing WHAT YOU WISH FOR with Katherine Center
Underrated Books and Authors with Mariely Sylvette Martinez of PodQueens Latinas
Emily Henry's BEACH READ - July 2020 Book Club
2020 Reading Challenge Check In
Great Books for the Classroom by Black Authors
Re-release of Jason Reynolds Highlight with LONG WAY DOWN, GHOST, and WHEN I WAS THE GREATEST
Re-release of Angie Thomas's THE HATE U GIVE Book Club Discussion
A Message about Today's Episode
Parenting and Partner Tips with Brandy Ferner of ADULT CONVERSATION
Building on the Classics: Middle-Grade Reads to Add to Your Shelves
Plugging into Bookish Communities Online with @readwithtoni from Instagram
Thrillers that You Can't Put Down - Better on Audio
Readers' Choice Pick - Katharine McGee's AMERICAN ROYALS
How to Help Young People Keep Reading when School Is Out
Bookish Turn Offs and What to Do about Them
Learn More about Yourself by Exploring Enneagram Books
Find Your Way Back to Reading with Comfort Reads
Samira Ahmed's INTERNMENT -- April Unabridged Book Club
Hopeful Books to Engage Students - What Can I Recommend to Students Right Now?
The Unread Shelf with Whitney Conard - Curate that Unread Shelf and Actually Get Them Read
Anne Bogel's DON'T OVERTHINK IT - I Always Have the "Over" Problem
Kevin Wilson's NOTHING TO SEE HERE - Learning by Fire
Read Alike Ideas and Lit Circles - I Think the Risk Is Worth the Reward
Why Teach YA? - There's Nothing I Want More than for Kids to Love What We're Doing
2020 Love Is in the Air - The Protagonist's Name is in the Title
Bryn Greenwood's THE RECKLESS OATH WE MADE - Challenging, in the Best Way
Winter Books - If I Read a Good Thriller, I'm Thrilled
2020 Reading Goals and Reading Challenges - I Can Share My Spreadsheet with You
Our 2020 TBR Lists - Round-Robin Style
Mary Beth Keane's ASK AGAIN, YES - I Had to Open Another Tin of Book Darts
Unabridged Awards 2019 - Y'all Know I'm Indecisive
Holiday Wrap Up 2019 - 3 Favorites from the Year
Debate - What Makes a Holiday Movie? - I'm Having a Conversation in My Head
Unpopular Opinion Alert 2019 - I Have Some Trepidation
Hazel Gaynor and Heather Mariah Webb's LAST CHRISTMAS IN PARIS - Tied Up with a Bow
Human Trafficking Awareness with RuthAnn Deveney, Dressember Advocate - Fresh-Squeezed Freedom
Bookish Gifts 2019 - Insert Party Horn Sound Here
Debate - Classics or Not?: I Just Skipped the Scenery...and the Descriptions
Maggie O'Farrell's I AM, I AM, I AM - Defiance of Death
Spooky Stories - Twisty in All the Right Ways
Update on Our Recommendations to Each Other: A Love Story . . . and Also Not
Rainbow Rowell Rocks: You Have to Read It! You Have to Read It!
Literary Friends in Real Life - I Felt Like I Had Somewhere Brilliant to Go
Anissa Gray's THE CARE AND FEEDING OF RAVENOUSLY HUNGRY GIRLS - Relationships Between Women
All about the Journey - Bump It Up on the List
Book and Song Pairings - I'm Going to Go for It
To All the Boys I've Loved Before Book to Film Adaptation - Get With It!
Elizabeth Acevedo's WITH THE FIRE ON HIGH - On Her Side
Autumn TBR Lists - Shopping in My Kindle Closet
Get to Know the Hosts - A Great Story of Friendship
Our Favorite Audiobooks - (Don't) Come to Me, Animal Friends
Global Read Aloud 2019 - I just have to read this quotation
Season Three Launch - Brand Spanking New Logo!
Summertime Drink and Book Pairings - The Food, The Family, the Relationships
Our Anticipated Reads of 2019 Update - Intentionally Weird
Best of Unabridged Shorts (So Far!) - Most Riveting of All
Top Book Club Pick from Season 2 - Tara Westover's EDUCATED
Our Recommendations to Each Other - I Just Love This Book
Bonus Episode - Collins Center Tips for Promoting Healthy Relationships
Laurie Halse Anderson Highlight - It Is Okay to Fight
Our Summer TBR Lists - We All Know How I Like the Romance
Bryan Stevenson's JUST MERCY - A Must Read for All Human Beings
Nicola Yoon's THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR - Book-to-Film Adaptation - I was right up on that book!
Bookworm Problems - I'm Feeling Anxious Just Talking about It
Bonus Episode: Interviews with Gus Bus Kids, K-2 and 3-5 - I love it!
Author Interview for Claire Handscombe's UNSCRIPTED -- A "Smart Beach Read"
Worth All the Tears - That Book Enriched My Life
Graeme Simsion's THE ROSIE PROJECT - Immerse Yourself in the Way He Sees the World
Rachael Lippincott's FIVE FEET APART Book-to-Film Adaptation - Maybe It Is that Star-Crossed Lovers Thing
Virginia Festival of the Book (Jason Reynolds, Laurie Halse Anderson, and more!) - Loving Every Minute
I Love to Eat! -- Cookbooks and Books about Food
Beth Macy's DOPESICK and Jarrett Krosoczka's HEY KIDDO - Obviously, We Read Both
I'm Over Here Having a Little Personal Celebration - YA TBR Update
Interview with Nadine Brandes, Author of ROMANOV - That Was Really Captivating
DUMPLIN' Book to Film Adaptation - Different Ways to Be
Julie Murphy's DUMPLIN' - Finding Your Own Way
Nikki Giovanni at Bridgewater College - So Masterful (Short)
Ibi Zoboi's PRIDE and AMERICAN STREET: Cherishing Culture (Highlight)
Love Is in the Air - Romantic Books to Read in February (Short)
The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer - Our Fascinating Discussion (Book Club)
Bonus Episode - Unabridged Turns One!
You Have the Power: A Discussion with College Students about Isabel Quintero's GABI, A GIRL IN PIECES (Highlight)
A Giant Pile: Anticipated Books for 2019 (Short)
I Will Qualify Them All: Unabridged Awards (Highlight)
A Part of Our History: Justina Ireland's DREAD NATION (Book Club)
Not Guilty Enough: Confessing Our Literary Sins (Short)
Holiday Wrap-Up! (Short)
Our Confessions Being Made: Beat the Holiday Reading Slump (Highlight)
It Is Just So Precious: Our Kids' Current Reads (Short)
These Random People at Dinner: Gretchen Anthony's EVERGREEN TIDINGS FROM THE BAUMGARTNERS (Book Club)
I've Developed a Serious Mug Habit: Bookish Gift Ideas for the Holidays (Short)
Stay the Course and Go for It: Graphic Novels and Comic Collections (Highlight)
I'm Always Here for That: YA To-Be-Read Lists (Short)
Don't Get in That Car: Tara Westover's EDUCATED (Book Club)
The Longest Short Episode Ever: Book-to-Film Adaptation of Angie Thomas's THE HATE U GIVE (Short)
A Chill Up the Back of Your Neck: Spooky Reads (Short)
Part of My Personality: Anne Bogel Highlights - READING PEOPLE and I'D RATHER BE READING (Highlight)
Our Children Making Their Rounds: Bring Your Own Book Game #2 (Short)
Every Time I've Read It I've Found Something New to Love: Angie Thomas's THE HATE U GIVE (Book Club)
"Frantically Reading": Book-to-Film Adaptation of Kevin Kwan's CRAZY RICH ASIANS (Short)