📚~200 Short Books You Can Read in a Weekend

40 Years of American Girl Doll Books: A Nostalgic Love Letter

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit fridaynightreaders.substack.com [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7] Welcome 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 2021 and wrote the Unofficial Guide to the Books on Gilmore Girls [https://www.lulu.com/shop/julianne-buonocore/unofficial-guide-to-the-books-on-gilmore-girls/paperback/product-m2g4r9j.html?page=1&pageSize=4]. 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 [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/] | Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/friday-night-readers-gilmore-girls-inspired-book-club/id1867000524] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/7hSO6jQkCZ0xcZ5UUPmJ2V] | Amazon [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/86f8207d-153a-4f79-8619-0307be6f1530/friday-night-readers-pop-culture-rewatch-of-gilmore-girls] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@fridaynightreaders] Read the full transcript and subscribe to our Substack community: American Girl Tribute [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/p/american-girl-doll-books] 03:25 My Origin Story: What It Meant Then and Means Now 07:00 On American Girl’s 40th Anniversary: From 1986 to 2026 The Making of American Girl [https://amzn.to/3T1UBN4] (a swoonworthy coffee table book) An American Girl: How a Billion-Dollar Doll and Its Unlikely Founder Changed Girlhood Forever [https://amzn.to/4wbu66z] by Amanda FitzSimons (a nonfiction deep dive) 12:59 Felicity Merriman [https://go.shopmy.us/p-71484234] 15:28 Josefina Montoya [https://go.shopmy.us/p-71484058] 18:12 Kirsten Larson [https://go.shopmy.us/p-71483927] 20:02 Addy Walker [https://go.shopmy.us/p-71483787] 22:25 Samantha Parkington [https://go.shopmy.us/p-71483644] 24:53 Molly McIntire [https://go.shopmy.us/p-71483389] 27:26 Reading Tips for Beginners 28:54 The Impact of American Girl on This Community 33:28 More American Girl Fandom to Explore Samantha: The Next Chapter by Fiona Davis [https://amzn.to/4aPaooy] Meg’s Collecting Corner [https://www.instagram.com/megscollectingcorner/?hl=en] my appearance on her podcast [https://redcircle.com/shows/megs-reading-room/ep/53d28be6-f06c-492d-adeb-ffd5aaec465b] Meg’s Reading Room’s interview with author Valerie Tripp [https://redcircle.com/shows/megs-reading-room/ep/9c4fbc63-bb3f-4163-a0cb-7510e0126a91] and Meg’s interview with Blake Changnon / The CF Museum of Toys & Collectibles [https://redcircle.com/shows/megs-reading-room/ep/5bf4d9d7-36e8-45a8-a6ff-a0bc5eeb2333] Sydney Rose Paulsen [https://www.instagram.com/5hensandacockatiel/?hl=en] (@5hensandacockatiel) Advertise: Sponsor Friday Night Readers [https://fridaynightreaders.com/sponsor/] Follow: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/fridaynightreaders/], Threads [https://www.threads.com/@fridaynightreaders], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/fridaynightreaders/], GoodReads [https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/45876711-jules-friday-night-readers], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@fridaynightreaders], TikTok [https://tiktok.com/@fridaynightreaders], Pinterest [https://www.pinterest.com/fridaynightreaders/], X [https://x.com/fridayntreaders], Reddit [https://www.reddit.com/user/fridaynightreader/], LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/friday-night-readers/] Disclosure: 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.

🏖️Best Elin Hilderbrand Books Ranked by Two Hilderbabes

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit fridaynightreaders.substack.com [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7] Welcome 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 2021 and wrote the Unofficial Guide to the Books on Gilmore Girls [https://www.lulu.com/shop/julianne-buonocore/unofficial-guide-to-the-books-on-gilmore-girls/paperback/product-m2g4r9j.html?page=1&pageSize=4]. 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 [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/] | Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/friday-night-readers-gilmore-girls-inspired-book-club/id1867000524] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/7hSO6jQkCZ0xcZ5UUPmJ2V] | Amazon [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/86f8207d-153a-4f79-8619-0307be6f1530/friday-night-readers-pop-culture-rewatch-of-gilmore-girls] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@fridaynightreaders] Read the full transcript and subscribe to our Substack community: Best Elin Hilderbrand Books [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/p/best-elin-hilderbrand-books] with Laura Yamin [https://substack.com/profile/244835524-laura-yamin] of The Reading Receipt — by Laura of What to Read Next [https://open.substack.com/pub/whattoreadnextpodcast] Timestamps: 02:19 About Queen of the Beach Reads, Elin Hilderbrand 08:27 The Rumor [https://amzn.to/3zREqny] 10:23 The Hotel Nantucket [https://bookshop.org/a/5625/9780316258678] 13:19 Swan Song [https://amzn.to/46SlXHv] 16:11 The Perfect Couple [https://amzn.to/38mS9FF] 18:07 Silver Girl [https://amzn.to/3vRqoPE] 19:18 Summer of ’69 [https://amzn.to/2tBD8zp] 20:37 Winter in Paradise [https://amzn.to/2SQL5xN] 21:56 28 Summers [https://amzn.to/31NLva3] 24:31 Authors Like Elin Hilderbrand to Read Next Advertise: Sponsor Friday Night Readers [https://fridaynightreaders.com/sponsor/] Follow: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/fridaynightreaders/], Threads [https://www.threads.com/@fridaynightreaders], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/fridaynightreaders/], GoodReads [https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/45876711-jules-friday-night-readers], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@fridaynightreaders], TikTok [https://tiktok.com/@fridaynightreaders], Pinterest [https://www.pinterest.com/fridaynightreaders/], X [https://x.com/fridayntreaders], Reddit [https://www.reddit.com/user/fridaynightreader/], LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/friday-night-readers/] Disclosure: 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.

📚~200 Short Books You Can Read in a Weekend

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit fridaynightreaders.substack.com [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7] Welcome 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 2021 and wrote the Unofficial Guide to the Books on Gilmore Girls [https://www.lulu.com/shop/julianne-buonocore/unofficial-guide-to-the-books-on-gilmore-girls/paperback/product-m2g4r9j.html?page=1&pageSize=4]. 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 [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/] | Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/friday-night-readers-gilmore-girls-inspired-book-club/id1867000524] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/7hSO6jQkCZ0xcZ5UUPmJ2V] | Amazon [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/86f8207d-153a-4f79-8619-0307be6f1530/friday-night-readers-pop-culture-rewatch-of-gilmore-girls] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@fridaynightreaders] Read the full transcript and subscribe to our Substack community: Full List of Short Books [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/p/short-books] Timestamps: 01:03 Rory Gilmore reading challenge [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/p/rory-gilmore-reading-challenge-2026] to read one book per month from the Gilmore Girls book list [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/p/rory-gilmore-reading-list] 03:41 Featured Book Author of the Month: William Shakespeare (No Fear editions [https://amzn.to/44Cjz8i]) 09:32 10 Popular Short Classic Books Everyone Should Read The Catcher in the Rye [https://amzn.to/4lOgPeT] by J.D. Salinger Charlotte’s Web [https://amzn.to/49zavVc] by E.B. White A Christmas Carol [https://amzn.to/3hgpRQM] by Charles Dickens Frankenstein [https://amzn.to/3htp3YS] by Mary Shelley The Great Gatsby [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/publish/posts/detail/176666551] by F. Scott Fitzgerald The Metamorphosis [https://amzn.to/3lDGZCB] by Franz Kafka Of Mice and Men [https://amzn.to/3lTL1qm] by John Steinbeck Pride and Prejudice [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/publish/posts/detail/177578783] by Jane Austen Romeo and Juliet [https://fridaynightreaders.com/rory-gilmore-reading-list/romeo-juliet-william-shakespeare/] by William Shakespeare Slaughterhouse-Five [https://amzn.to/2ZkaMH1] by Kurt Vonnegut Advertise: Do you have a book, product, or service you'd like to share with my engaged audience? Learn more and contact [https://fridaynightreaders.com/contact/]me. Follow: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/fridaynightreaders/], Threads [https://www.threads.com/@fridaynightreaders], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/fridaynightreaders/], GoodReads [https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/45876711-jules-friday-night-readers], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@fridaynightreaders], TikTok [https://tiktok.com/@fridaynightreaders], Pinterest [https://www.pinterest.com/fridaynightreaders/], X [https://x.com/fridayntreaders], Reddit [https://www.reddit.com/user/fridaynightreader/], LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/friday-night-readers/] Disclosure: 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.

🎬5 Jane Austen Adaptations As Good As the Book (And Which Ones to Skip)

Welcome 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 2021 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 [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/] | Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/friday-night-readers-gilmore-girls-inspired-book-club/id1867000524] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/7hSO6jQkCZ0xcZ5UUPmJ2V] | Amazon [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/86f8207d-153a-4f79-8619-0307be6f1530/friday-night-readers-pop-culture-rewatch-of-gilmore-girls] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@fridaynightreaders] Read the full transcript and subscribe to our Substack community: Jane Austen Adaptations [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/p/jane-austen-adaptations] Timestamps: 01:08 As we read female authors [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/p/female-authors-gilmore-girls] from the list of books on Gilmore Girls for our Rory Gilmore reading challenge [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/p/rory-gilmore-reading-challenge-2026] this month, I’m focusing on Jane Austen, whom 81% of you voted as the most classic female author of all-time. 07:24 The Other Bennet Sister [https://amzn.to/4fWpNa5] 07:53 My Top 5 Jane Austen Adaptations 08:00 2005 Pride and Prejudice [https://amzn.to/4xHR8mN] 11:31 1995 Clueless [https://amzn.to/3N1BgZh] 15:57 2001 Bridget Jones’s Diary [https://amzn.to/4aiGlFE] 19:32 1995 Sense and Sensibility [https://amzn.to/3SVSHNP] 22:08 2020 Emma [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsOwj0PR5Sk] 24:17 The Jane Austen Adaptations That Didn’t Make the Cut Emma: 1997 movie [https://amzn.to/3MEyJnM] Mansfield Park: 1999 movie [https://amzn.to/4pHOol1] Northanger Abbey: 1987 movie [https://amzn.to/4j0f2Tt] Persuasion: Netflix’s 2022 movie [https://fave.co/4oUBYVG] 26:39 Your Bonus Recommendations Kelly Miller [https://www.threads.com/@kelly.miller.author/post/DZ5ywZakqv7?xmt=AQG0Sz-zQqqUtmmlHB7zI-f9q-79D0mA42DTAV-aX-h7Vw], award-winning author of Austen-esque Regency romances [https://amzn.to/4fYmlM9], kindly offered her expert advice in detail: 1995 Pride and Prejudice [https://amzn.to/4uX1iNz] miniseries with Colin Firth, 1995 Persuasion [https://amzn.to/4gzmB4j], Emma [https://amzn.to/4y0ksoO] with Kate Beckinsale Lost in Austen [https://amzn.to/4gCjJne] Advertise: Do you have a book, product, or service you'd like to share with my engaged audience? Learn more and contact [https://fridaynightreaders.com/contact/]me. Follow: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/fridaynightreaders/], Threads [https://www.threads.com/@fridaynightreaders], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/fridaynightreaders/], GoodReads [https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/45876711-jules-friday-night-readers], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@fridaynightreaders], TikTok [https://tiktok.com/@fridaynightreaders], Pinterest [https://www.pinterest.com/fridaynightreaders/], X [https://x.com/fridayntreaders], Reddit [https://www.reddit.com/user/fridaynightreader/], LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/friday-night-readers/] Disclosure: 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. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit fridaynightreaders.substack.com/subscribe [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

👩The Iconic Female Authors Behind Gilmore Girls' Smartest References

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit fridaynightreaders.substack.com [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7] Welcome 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 [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/] | Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/friday-night-readers-gilmore-girls-inspired-book-club/id1867000524] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/7hSO6jQkCZ0xcZ5UUPmJ2V] | Amazon [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/86f8207d-153a-4f79-8619-0307be6f1530/friday-night-readers-pop-culture-rewatch-of-gilmore-girls] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@fridaynightreaders] Read the full transcript and subscribe to our book club community: Books by Female Authors on Gilmore Girls [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/p/female-authors-gilmore-girls] Timestamps: 00:44 June reading prompt for our Rory Gilmore reading challenge [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/p/rory-gilmore-reading-challenge-2026] to read one book per month from the Rory Gilmore reading list [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/p/rory-gilmore-reading-list]: books by female authors. 02:32 Featured Author of the Month: Jane Austen [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/p/jane-austen-novels-ranked] 07:00 10 Uniquely Impactful Books by Female Authors on Gilmore Girls 08:06 Eva Luna [https://amzn.to/2EoQHIf] by Isabel Allende 09:14 A Girl from Yamhill [https://amzn.to/3lkkTon] by Beverly Cleary 09:46 The Joy Luck Club [https://amzn.to/3b5Ugie] by Amy Tan 10:29 Like Water for Chocolate [https://amzn.to/3lrfjRl] by Laura Esquivel 11:31 Little House on the Prairie [https://amzn.to/3D4lwvF] by Laura Ingalls Wilder 12:48 Mrs. Dalloway [https://fridaynightreaders.com/mrs-dalloway-virginia-woolf/] by Virginia Woolf 14:03 Out of Africa [https://amzn.to/4jPVMbL] by Karen Blixen/Isak Dinesen 15:00 Peyton Place [https://amzn.to/2F0X1pE] by Grace Metalious 16:29 The Pursuit of Love & Love in a Cold Climate: Two Novels [https://amzn.to/3jV55XV] by Nancy Mitford 17:08 The Stepford Wives [https://amzn.to/32luxzX]by Ira Levin 18:05 All the Books by Female Authors on Gilmore Girls More Mentions: Most Ardently Yours [https://amzn.to/3RlQIlp] by Freya Sampson The Other Bennet Sister [https://amzn.to/4o5wLvt] Pride and Prejudice [https://amzn.to/4e2QxTw] Northanger Abbey [https://amzn.to/3jIZjZ4] Advertise: Do you have a book, product, or service you'd like to share with my engaged audience? Learn more and contact [https://fridaynightreaders.com/contact/]me. Follow: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/fridaynightreaders/], Threads [https://www.threads.com/@fridaynightreaders], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/fridaynightreaders/], GoodReads [https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/45876711-jules-friday-night-readers], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@fridaynightreaders], TikTok [https://tiktok.com/@fridaynightreaders], Pinterest [https://www.pinterest.com/fridaynightreaders/], X [https://x.com/fridayntreaders], Reddit [https://www.reddit.com/user/fridaynightreader/], LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/friday-night-readers/] Disclosure: 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.