Episode 62 - The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge with Madi Badger

On this episode, Madi Badger, a PhD student, discusses the book series that changed her reading life, the reading challenge that has taken over her reading life, and some amazing bookstore stories. We discuss a shared love of paperbacks and how many different ways there are to use the library, including as a bad bookish habit.    Follow Madi on Instagram  Follow Madi on TikTok Queer Liberation Library   Books mentioned in this episode:    What Betsy’s reading:  Skeleton Crew by Stephen King Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips  Severance by Ling Ma   Books Highlighted by Madi: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins  Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin  Broken Horses by Brandi Carlisle  Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer  Medicine Wheel for the Planet by Dr. Jennifer Grenz ADHD for Smart Ass Women by Tracy Otsuka   All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.   Other books mentioned in this episode: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman  The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop & Amy Sherman-Palladino  Rainbow Magic Rainbow Fairies by Daisy Meadows & Georgie Ripper  The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller  Circe by Madeline Miller  One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune  A Monetary History of the United States by Anna Jacobson Schwartz & Milton Friedman Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy