Join Our Gilmore Girls Inspired Book Club Community!

Join for free to start reading along or upgrade to unlock printables, exclusive posts, full community access, and other extras!

Hi Friday night readers,

Our Gilmore Girls-inspired virtual book club community is now in full swing on Substack for both free and paid subscribers! ICYMI, we are thousands of readers, since 2020, who skip “Friday night dinners” to read the books mentioned on Gilmore Girls and find comfort in cozy Stars Hollow-style living.

If you’re new or catching up, below you’ll find some reminders on what you need to know to make the most of your free or paid subscription.

Read Like a Gilmore With Us!

Each month, I pick a prompt and give you a detailed list of selections from the 450+ books referenced on the show.

I’ve also just added a “featured book” pick for the month. You don’t “have to” read it, but I’ll share a full review of one popular book, a chat thread, and more. This helps you check off the most popular books on the list and/or learn more about them, including the episodes in which they were featured.

You can track your reads by engaging here on Substack or on Instagram.

Your Free and Paid Benefits Explained

Here’s What Free Subscribers Get

My mission is to help you read like a Gilmore and live the Stars Hollow aesthetic.

As a free subscriber, you’ll receive:

• 📓Occasional posts, essays, notes, and interviews about Gilmore Girls and the books mentioned

• 🎧Podcast episodes

• 🗓️Monthly themed reading prompts and lists for the Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge

• 📱Previews of paid content

Start Here

• Gilmore Girls Book List

• Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge

• 10 Most Iconic Books on Gilmore Girls

Go Deeper with a Paid Membership

If reading like a Gilmore is your “your lifestyle, your religion,” a paid membership gives you the full Stars Hollow experience: cozy, connected, and creative.

Here’s what you unlock for the price of a jumbo coffee once a month:

• ✅Printables:

  • Gilmore Girls episode guides with the books referenced

  • Gilmore Girls-inspired Reading Journal

  • And more, so you can have more feel-good fun tracking your reading progress

• ✅Exclusive Posts:

  • “Bookmarks” digital content digest

  • “The Gazette” week in review

  • And more, so you can easily get inspired and informed while spending more of your free time reading

• ✅Full Community Access:

  • Engage in exclusive comment threads and chats

  • And more, so you can embrace friendly human connection as you would in Stars Hollow

• ✅Extras:

  • Occasional surprises and bonuses from me to you

  • The satisfaction of being a patron of my independently published art and mission

💬 A few paid members shared:

“I became a [paid member] as soon as you offered it and have not been disappointed. […] your work is appreciated and I look forward to all your content.”

“I just upgraded to a paid subscription this morning. I love all the bookish content you share, and it’s helped me actually enjoy reading again. Thanks for all you do!”

“Thank you so much Jules for creating this reader-centered community, providing such a unique value for readers + Gilmore Girls fans like me. You consistently put out high-quality & thoughtful content and I can’t wait to see what else you have in store! I have a feeling this fall will be even more fun than usual, now that I’m in the Friday Night Readers club!”

💎 Founding Members Perks

Want even more? Founding members get:

• Your founding membership gifts a book and a one-year paid Friday Night Readers subscription to a high school teacher to promote literacy.

Ready to Read Like a Gilmore?

Thank you for allowing me to serve you and your Gilmore Girls-inspired literary lifestyle.