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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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
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