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Unabridged: A Book Podcast — 308 episodes

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1

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

2

Books about Animals

3

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

4

Nonfiction Audiobook Recommendations

5

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

6

Book from a Favorite Author’s Backlist

7

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

8

2026 Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

Celebrating the 300th Episode of Unabridged!

13

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

14

Spooky Reads 2025 Edition

15

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

16

Books that Live Up to the Hype

17

Books for Your Beach Bag

18

Maureen Johnson's TRULY DEVIOUS - May 2025 Book Club

19

HEARTSTOPPER on Screen: Discussing Alice Oseman’s Beloved Series

20

Javier Zamora’s SOLITO - April 2025 Book Club

21

How Buddy Reads Boost Our Young Adult Reading

22

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

23

Discussing the Film Adaptation of Nella Larsen's PASSING

24

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

25

Love is in the Air 2025 - Our Latest Romance Recs

26

Percival Everett's JAMES - January 2025 Book Club Pick

27

Our 2025 Reading Challenges and Looking Back on 2024

28

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

29

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

30

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

31

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

32

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

33

Our 2024 Spooky Reads Recommendations

34

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

35

Get to Know the Hosts - Season 8

36

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

37

Short Reads for Summer

38

Henry Hoke’s Open Throat - May 2024 Book Club

39

Finding Book Club Picks for the Reading Challenge

40

Nella Larsen’s Passing - April 2024 Book Club

41

Recommendations for Books Published Before 1950

42

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

43

Interview with Sarah Ward, Author of VICTORY GALLOP

44

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

45

Love is in the Air 2024 - Our Latest Romance Recs

46

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

47

Reading Challenges for 2024

48

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

49

Unabridged Book Awards for 2023

50

Elliot Page’s PAGEBOY - November 2023 Book Club

51

Our Latest Book Recommendations by Indigenous Authors

52

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

53

Our 2023 Spooky Reads Recommendations

54

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

55

Our Book Recs for Each Other 2023 - Reading Update

56

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

57

Books We Can’t Stop Reading - 2023 Edition

58

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

59

Essay Collection Recommendations for Your Unabridged Reading Challenge

60

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

61

Diving Into History with Historical Fiction Book Recs for 2023

62

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

63

Our 2023 Book Recommendations to Each Other

64

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

65

Love is in the Air 2023 - Romance Recs

66

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

67

Reading Challenges - 2022 Review and 2023 Plans

68

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

69

Unabridged Book Awards for 2022

70

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

71

Our Cozy Reads 2022 Book Recommendations

72

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

73

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

74

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

75

Environmental and Nature Book Recs Perfect for the Reading Challenge

76

Laura Gao’s MESSY ROOTS - August 2022 Book Club

77

Great Middle Grade Recs for 2022

78

Season 5 Wrap Up

79

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

80

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

81

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

82

Our Historical Fiction Recs

83

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

84

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

85

Angie Thomas’s CONCRETE ROSE - April 2022 Book Club

86

True Crime Recs to Dive Into This Year

87

Teaching Tidbits - Jen with Choosing Books

88

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

89

Jenny Lawson’s FURIOUSLY HAPPY - March 2022 Book Club

90

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

91

Teaching Tidbits - Sara with 3 More Google Extensions

92

Our Recs for Books in Unusual Formats

93

Teaching Tidbits 29: The Power of Revision with Jen

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

95

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

96

Teaching Tidbits 28: Asana with Ashley

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

98

Love is in the Air - Our 2022 Romance Recs

99

Teaching Tidbits 27: Sara with Using Google Extensions

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Cuddle Up with These Cozy Mystery Recs

101

Fredrik Backman’s ANXIOUS PEOPLE - January 2022 Book Club

102

Teaching Tidbits 26: Student Websites with Jen

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Looking Forward to New Book Releases in 2022

104

Unabridged Book Awards for 2021

105

Teaching Tidbits 25 - Ashley with Google Keep

106

Reading Challenges - 2021 Recap and 2022 Reading Goals and Challenges

107

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

108

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

109

Encore of the Epic LOVE, ACTUALLY Debate of 2019

110

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

111

Teaching Tidbits 24 - Using Slack for Communication

112

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

113

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

114

Announcing Our Unabridged Podcast 2022 Reading Challenge

115

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

116

Discover New Fairy Tale Retellings with Our Latest Recommendations

117

Teaching Tidbits 23 - Student Seminars

118

Find More Outstanding Audiobooks - Our Latest 2021 Audiobook Recommendations

119

Aiden Thomas‘s CEMETERY BOYS - October 2021 Book Club

120

Teaching Tidbits 22 - Using the Calm App in the Classroom

121

Our 2021 Memoir Recommendations

122

Some Spooky Seasonal Fun - Unabridged Discusses Scream!

123

Teaching Tidbits 21: Self-Care for Educators

124

Spooky Reads 2021 - Our Latest Recs

125

Darcie Little Badger‘s ELATSOE - September 2021 Book Club

126

Teaching Tidbits 20: Facilitating Discussion

127

Read More Variety with Versatile Authors

128

Unexpected Joy - Books that Surprised Us in Excellent Ways

129

Teaching Tidbits 19: Podcasting in the Classroom with Students

130

Young Adult Lit Book-to-Screen Adaptations

131

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

132

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

133

Expand Your Reading with Our Latest Graphic Novel Recs

134

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

135

Our Recs for Books We Can't Stop Reading

136

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

137

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

138

Unabridged Hosts The Island Library Podcast

139

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

140

Find New YA Books with Our Latest Young Adult Lit Recommendations

141

2021 Reading Challenges and Our Mid-Year Check-In

142

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

143

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

144

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

145

Teaching Tidbits 18: Sara with Using Flipgrid for Reflection

146

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

147

Find More Amazing Middle-Grade Books with These Recommendations

148

Teaching Tidbits 17: Reflecting on the Year with Students

149

Dive into Fairy Tale Retellings with These Unabridged Recommendations

150

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

151

Teaching Tidbits 16: Teaching Tools to Use on the Go

152

Enjoy Revisiting the Classics through Retellings

153

Keep Up a Love of Reading with Auto-Buy Authors

154

Teaching Tidbits 15: A Writing Resource for the Classroom

155

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

156

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

157

Teaching Tidbits 14: Using Film in the Classroom

158

Update on Our Season 4 Book Recs to Each Other

159

Discover New Authors with Author Imprints

160

Teaching Tidbits 13: Canva Graphic Design for Educators

161

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

162

Get Back into Reading with Favorite Tropes

163

Teaching Tidbits 12: Using Graphic Memoirs in the Classroom

164

Mira Jacob's GOOD TALK - March 2021 Book Club

165

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

166

Teaching Tidbits 11: Google Tips to Support Reading

167

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

168

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

169

Teaching Tidbits 10: Incorporating Poetry into Class

170

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

171

Unabridgedpod 2021 Reading Challenge and Our Individual Reading Challenge Choices

172

Teaching Tidbits 9: Creating Connections with Six Word Memoirs

173

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

174

Unabridged Podcast Book Awards for 2020

175

Teaching Tidbits 8: New Year, New Goals

176

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

177

Books We Are Excited to Read in 2021

178

Bonus Episode: The 2021 Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge

179

Patreon Sneak Peek 2 - Unabridged Uncensored

180

Teaching Tidbit 7 - Hands-On Activity Book Recommendations

181

Unabridged Discusses HAMILTON

182

Our 2020 Reading Challenges - Reflecting on Our Goals

183

Teaching Tidbits 6: Adobe Spark

184

Christina Lauren's IN A HOLIDAZE - December Book Club

185

Bookish Gifts - Our 2020 Recommendations

186

Teaching Tidbits 5: Literature Circles

187

Books that Encourage Activism in Young People

188

Our Cozy Reads Recommendations - Curl Up with a Good Book

189

Teaching Tidbits 4: Picture Books that Encourage Mindfulness

190

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

191

Read-Aloud Book Recommendations for Parents and Teachers

192

Teaching Tidbits 3: Using Picture Books in the Secondary Classroom

193

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

194

Our 2020 Spooky Reads Recommendations

195

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

196

October Book Club - Tommy Orange's THERE THERE

197

Lit Chat Game with Unabridged, Fall 2020

198

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

199

Celebrating Global Read Aloud

200

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

201

Unabridged Launches Teaching Tidbits

202

Chanel Miller's KNOW MY NAME - September Book Club

203

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

204

Great Book Recommendations - Our Season 4 Recs for Each Other

205

Dive into Nonfiction Reads

206

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

207

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

208

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

209

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

210

Underrated Books and Authors with Mariely Sylvette Martinez of PodQueens Latinas

211

Emily Henry's BEACH READ - July 2020 Book Club

212

2020 Reading Challenge Check In

213

Great Books for the Classroom by Black Authors

214

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

215

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

216

A Message about Today's Episode

217

Parenting and Partner Tips with Brandy Ferner of ADULT CONVERSATION

218

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

219

Plugging into Bookish Communities Online with @readwithtoni from Instagram

220

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

221

Readers' Choice Pick - Katharine McGee's AMERICAN ROYALS

222

How to Help Young People Keep Reading when School Is Out

223

Bookish Turn Offs and What to Do about Them

224

Learn More about Yourself by Exploring Enneagram Books

225

Find Your Way Back to Reading with Comfort Reads

226

Samira Ahmed's INTERNMENT -- April Unabridged Book Club

227

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

228

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

229

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

230

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

231

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

232

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

233

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

234

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

235

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

236

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

237

Our 2020 TBR Lists - Round-Robin Style

238

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

239

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

240

Holiday Wrap Up 2019 - 3 Favorites from the Year

241

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

242

Unpopular Opinion Alert 2019 - I Have Some Trepidation

243

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

244

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

245

Bookish Gifts 2019 - Insert Party Horn Sound Here

246

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

247

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

248

Spooky Stories - Twisty in All the Right Ways

249

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

250

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

251

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

252

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

253

All about the Journey - Bump It Up on the List

254

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

255

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

256

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

257

Autumn TBR Lists - Shopping in My Kindle Closet

258

Get to Know the Hosts - A Great Story of Friendship

259

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

260

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

261

Season Three Launch - Brand Spanking New Logo!

262

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

263

Our Anticipated Reads of 2019 Update - Intentionally Weird

264

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

265

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

266

Our Recommendations to Each Other - I Just Love This Book

267

Bonus Episode - Collins Center Tips for Promoting Healthy Relationships

268

Laurie Halse Anderson Highlight - It Is Okay to Fight

269

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

270

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

271

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

272

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

273

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

274

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

275

Worth All the Tears - That Book Enriched My Life

276

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

277

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

278

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

279

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

280

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

281

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

282

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

283

DUMPLIN' Book to Film Adaptation - Different Ways to Be

284

Julie Murphy's DUMPLIN' - Finding Your Own Way

285

Nikki Giovanni at Bridgewater College - So Masterful (Short)

286

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

287

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

288

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

289

Bonus Episode - Unabridged Turns One!

290

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

291

A Giant Pile: Anticipated Books for 2019 (Short)

292

I Will Qualify Them All: Unabridged Awards (Highlight)

293

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

294

Not Guilty Enough: Confessing Our Literary Sins (Short)

295

Holiday Wrap-Up! (Short)

296

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

297

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

298

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

299

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

300

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

301

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

302

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

303

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

304

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

305

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

306

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

307

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

308

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