👩The Iconic Female Authors Behind Gilmore Girls' Smartest References

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit fridaynightreaders.substack.comWelcome to Friday Night Readers, a virtual book club inspired by Gilmore Girls, hosted by Julianne Buonocore, who has run a Rory Gilmore reading challenge since 2020 and wrote the Unofficial Guide to the Books on Gilmore Girls. Fueled by coffee, we break down the books on the show, so you actually understand what the characters are talking so fast about, and help you read, live, and write like Rory.Listen to the podcast on: Substack | Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTubeRead the full transcript and subscribe to our book club community: Books by Female Authors on Gilmore GirlsTimestamps:00:44 June reading prompt for our Rory Gilmore reading challenge to read one book per month from the Rory Gilmore reading list: books by female authors.02:32 Featured Author of the Month: Jane Austen07:00 10 Uniquely Impactful Books by Female Authors on Gilmore Girls08:06 Eva Luna by Isabel Allende09:14 A Girl from Yamhill by Beverly Cleary09:46 The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan10:29 Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel11:31 Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder12:48 Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf14:03 Out of Africa by Karen Blixen/Isak Dinesen15:00 Peyton Place by Grace Metalious16:29 The Pursuit of Love & Love in a Cold Climate: Two Novels by Nancy Mitford17:08 The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin18:05 All the Books by Female Authors on Gilmore GirlsMore Mentions:Most Ardently Yours by Freya SampsonThe Other Bennet SisterPride and PrejudiceNorthanger AbbeyAdvertise: Do you have a book, product, or service you'd like to share with my engaged audience? Learn more and contact me.Follow: Instagram, Threads, Facebook, GoodReads, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, X, Reddit, LinkedInDisclosure: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. These show notes contain affiliate links through which I earn commissions at no extra cost to you.