The hosts of Unabridged once again gathered to reflect on our year of reading and to choose some of our favorites. While Jen (as is typical) wanted to talk about all the books, Sara and Ashley did a much better job reining it in. Check out the episode to hear us talk about The Song of Achilles, Good Talk, and The Heart's Invisible Furies. We revisit favorites from the podcast and share some of our favorite books for kids.
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Our Individual Awards
Jen
*Best Reinterpretation of a Classic - Madeline Miller’s The Song of Achilles
*Most Tear-Jerking YA Novel - Adib Khorram’s Darius the Great Is Not Okay
Ashley
*Poignant, Hilarious, and Brilliant Graphic Memoir with a One-of-a-Kind Style - Mira Jacob’s Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations
*Gripping Story that’s All about Sports, Except that It’s Really All about Life - Fredrik Backman’s Beartown
Sara
*Best Non-fiction that Reads like a Thriller - Nick Bilton’s American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road
*Best Book of My Year and on My Top 5 of All Time - John Boyne’s The Heart's Invisible Furies
Children's and Young Adult Books
*Ashley - Most Affirming Story about Accepting Oneself - Grace Byers’s I Am Enough, illustrated by Keturah A. Bobo
*Sara - Best Graphic Novel I Have Read and Also Got to Meet the Author - Jarrett J. Krosoczka's Hey Kiddo
*Jen - Best Series to Re-read - J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series
Not My Cup of Tea
*Ashley - Alafair Burke’s The Ex
*Jen - Elizabeth McCracken’s Bowlaway
*Sara - Stephanie Land’s Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive
Favorite Book from the Podcast
*Ashley - Bryan Stevenson's Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
*Jen - Ibi Zoboi's Pride
*Sara - Beth Macy's Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America
Give Me One - A Fact People Might Be Surprised to Know about Us
*Jen - studied biology and loves science
*Sara - has an MBA and used to work in banking
*Ashley - was a white water rafting guide
Other Mentions
*Anne Bogel's What Should I Read Next? podcast
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Our 2020 TBR Lists - Round-Robin Style
Mary Beth Keane's ASK AGAIN, YES - I Had to Open Another Tin of Book Darts
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
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