☀️I Read 125+ Books Set in Summer. These Are the Top 10.

📚10 Biggest July 2026 New Book Releases for Your Beach Bag

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: July 2026 Book Releases [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/p/july-2026-book-releases] Timestamps: 03:40 Libro.FM [https://tidd.ly/4ne7v5s]: three audiobooks for the price of one when you start a new membership with code FRIDAY. 04:08 July 7 Country People [https://amzn.to/4wFRwSj] Helpless [https://amzn.to/43k0Opo] Man Overboard! [https://amzn.to/4nFa157] The MASH Up [https://amzn.to/4uje8X7] Most Ardently Yours [https://amzn.to/3RlQIlp] 07:50 July 14 The Parisian Heist [https://amzn.to/4ukhiK7] The Romance Revival [https://amzn.to/3RSpHGd] 09:21 July 21 Cool Machine [https://amzn.to/4dja0jS] Crash Into Me [https://amzn.to/49IrX9c] 10:22 July 28 Meet Me in Paris [https://amzn.to/4wBrDmt] 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.

☀️I Read 125+ Books Set in Summer. These Are the Top 10.

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 Set in Summer [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/p/books-set-summer] Timestamps: 03:15 28 Summers [https://amzn.to/31NLva3] 04:26 Beach Read [https://amzn.to/3Ig9mCk] 05:40 Every Summer After [https://amzn.to/3xZ6FSb] 06:43 The God of the Woods [https://amzn.to/3Aj5eSd] 08:25 The Great Gatsby [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/p/the-great-gatsby] 09:44 Just For the Summer [http://amzn.to/45xLR2q] 11:14 Summer Sisters [https://amzn.to/2Vp2Jqp] 12:32 The Summer I Turned Pretty [http://amzn.to/417eqSv] 14:22 The Wedding People [https://amzn.to/3WAtoiS] 15:59 Writers & Lovers [https://amzn.to/3ks5Dqb] 17:26 Take the 90s Summer Reading Challenge Advertise: Do you have a book, product, or service you'd like to share with our engaged audience? Learn more and contact us [https://fridaynightreaders.com/contact/]. 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. 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]

🏖️10 Buzzy Beach Reads For Summer (Out of 1,000+ Read)

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 post and subscribe to our book club community: Beach Reads [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/p/beach-reads-summer] Timestamps: 00:16 Meet the Expert Beach Reads Panel: Jules, and Kirsten and Jackie of Beyond the Bookends [https://www.beyondthebookends.com/], the Read Carpet Report podcast [https://www.beyondthebookends.com/read-carpet-report-podcast/], and Beach Reads Bonanza [https://www.instagram.com/p/DYA-4QgDqm4/?img_index=1] 04:51 American Fantasy [https://amzn.to/4tgDtj1] by Emma Straub 07:13 Go Gentle [https://amzn.to/3Pdwjhs] by Marie Semple 09:34 Strangers [https://amzn.to/42jrpTe] by Belle Burden 13:17 Summer State of Mind [https://amzn.to/3QKIa7r] by Kristy Woodson Harvey 16:19 Yesteryear [https://amzn.to/4uyJ3OX] by Caro Claire Burke (Jackie’s Yesteryear summary [https://www.beyondthebookends.com/summary-of-yesteryear/]) 20:54 More Beach Reads to Consider: The Summer of Songbirds [https://amzn.to/4dOqkJw] by Kristy Woodson Harvey, These Summer Storms [https://amzn.to/3Py811T] by Sarah MacLean, Man Overboard! [https://amzn.to/3PdVm4i] by Kathleen Rooney, The Shampoo Effect [https://amzn.to/4drp0uQ] by Jenny Jackson, and The Five-Star Weekend [https://amzn.to/49bXEaS] by Elin Hilderbrand Advertise: Do you have a book, product, or service you'd like to share with our 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. 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]

🎓10 Books That Shaped Me: Inspired by Rory Gilmore's Graduation Speech

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 on Substack: Books That Shaped Me [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/p/books-shaped-me] Timestamps: 00:48 Rory Gilmore's graduation speech [https://fridaynightreaders.com/rory-gilmore-graduation-speech/] and literary guide to Rory Gilmore’s graduation speech [https://www.instagram.com/p/DYUvBYkDb_Y/?img_index=1] on Instagram 02:31 The Books That Shaped Me The Polar Express [https://amzn.to/4kk42jf] by Chris Van Allsburg The American Girl books [https://amzn.to/42YmfgA] The Baby-Sitters Club [https://amzn.to/4kf6He2] books by Ann M. Martin Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret [https://amzn.to/43xzDZd] by Judy Blume East of Eden [https://amzn.to/3YNSbBN] by John Steinbeck Harry Potter books [https://amzn.to/4eQGumK] by J.K. Rowling The Lovely Bones [https://amzn.to/44FhSYZ] by Alice Sebold My Brilliant Friend [https://amzn.to/4jYnbaU] by Elena Ferrante Breakfast at Tiffany’s [https://amzn.to/4usQmYY] by Truman Capote The Dutch House [https://amzn.to/42XL8sK] by Ann Patchett 08:18 What books shaped you? Advertise: Do you have a book, product, or service you'd like to share with our engaged audience? Learn more and contact me [https://fridaynightreaders.com/contact/]. 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. 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]

📚I Verified Every Book Rory Gilmore Actually Read out of 475+. Here's What I Found.

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 Rory Gilmore Read [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/p/books-rory-gilmore-read] Timestamps: 02:17 Rory Gilmore reading challenge [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/p/rory-gilmore-reading-challenge-2026]: books Rory read 03:57 Featured Book of the Month: A Room of One’s Own [https://amzn.to/2R1j5mz] by Virginia Woolf 08:36 10 Iconic Rory Gilmore Reads 16:36 Rory Gilmore’s graduation speech [https://fridaynightreaders.com/rory-gilmore-graduation-speech/] 19:36 All the Books Rory Actually Read on Gilmore Girls More links: list of Gilmore Girls books [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/p/rory-gilmore-reading-list] books on Gilmore Girls by episode [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/p/index-books-gilmore-girls-pdf] Atonement [https://fridaynightreaders.com/rory-gilmore-reading-list/atonement-ian-mcewan/] by Ian McEwan Howl and Other Poems [https://amzn.to/4mvNnvy] by Allen Ginsberg Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter [https://amzn.to/2YS4Q7H] by Simone de Beauvoir Mrs. Dalloway [https://amzn.to/4mOL7Ql] by Virginia Woolf Northanger Abbey [https://amzn.to/3jIZjZ4] by Jane Austen The Portable Dorothy Parker [https://amzn.to/3i3LAfd] by Dorothy Parker The Snows of Kilimanjaro [https://amzn.to/2GKOiII] by Ernest Hemingway Ulysses [https://amzn.to/2RmTGDX] by James Joyce The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath [https://amzn.to/33ktuiM] The Year of Magical Thinking [https://amzn.to/4mrL9x6] by Joan Didion Father of Rory Gilmore's baby [https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/p/rory-gilmore-baby-father] Advertise: Do you have a book, product, or service you'd like to share with our engaged audience? Learn more and contact us [https://fridaynightreaders.com/contact/]. 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.