The Gilmore reading project

Reading all books referenced on Gilmore Girls

A record of the books, the detours, and the honest reactions along the way.

From the archive

What I’m reading

01

Memoir

Educated by Tara Westover

I’ve spoken previously about my love of The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. I even had the immense honor of being able to interview her…

02

History

The Good Girls Revolt

How the women of Newsweek sued their bosses and changed the workplace.

03

Young adult

The Girl and the Grove by Eric Smith

The best YA can be simply lovely while grappling with some of the heavier topics in today’s world.

04

Memoir

The Sun Does Shine

How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row by Anthony Ray Hinton.

05

True crime

I’ll Be Gone in the Dark

One Woman’s Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara.

06

Fiction

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

This is, thus far, my favorite book of 2018. I read this in a single sitting.