Just in time for your fall Gilmore Girls rewatches: I have self-published my Unofficial Guide to the Books on Gilmore Girls, and it is now available for purchase!
Get the 475+ books I’ve tracked on the show by episode, with extras like bookish quotes and author and adaptation references, as well as a reading journal you can write in to track your reading like a Gilmore.
I’ve been quietly finalizing it for a few months, and I’ve even sneakily linked it here and there, like in my signature. But I was waiting for the right time to officially announce it, and that time is now!
Use code READMORE15 (all caps) for 15% off through 10/9/26.
The Backstory
I’ve run a Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge to read the books on Gilmore Girls since 2021, when I quickly learned that “other” lists of books on the show were both wrong and incomplete. So, I set out on the daunting task of personally verifying as many as I could by their exact reference, no matter how big or small.
At this point on the internet, if someone can’t pinpoint where a book is referenced, I wouldn’t believe it’s really on the show. I’ve seen so many falsities, including LLMs who literally make up books and references.
I also quickly learned how hard the task actually was. Some books are blurry; others are only subtly referenced in fast talk, like “Ponyboy” (The Outsiders). So, the process took several years and numerous rewatches, walking around with my little pink notebook and making lots of Google searches. I once spent a solid thirty minutes searching “Victorian book cover with woman wearing pearls” just to make my list the biggest and the best.
When I was finally done earlier this year, I released a 100+ page PDF (one page per episode) to paid subscribers, thinking my work was complete. It wasn’t. When I tried to have Staples print it for me, it cost $100+! Printing it myself would have used a lot of expensive ink and required a binder, too.
So, I went back to the drawing board, knowing there had to be a better way to get this information in mine and other readers’ hands for rewatches.
I settled on the platform Lulu, which is a global publishing tool and is not Amazon! (Yay for small businesses.) It prints a color, paperback-bound copy on demand at a fair price and mails the book directly to you, so I don’t have to keep inventory.
Then, I spent a few more months refining the book: editing, revising, adding extras like quotes and a reading journal you can fill in, and testing samples.
It just makes more sense and is more cost-effective for everyone this way. It also helps me simplify my marketing message:
Free subscribers get a 9-page checklist of the books on Gilmore Girls
Paid subscribers get a 15-page checklist of books on Gilmore Girls with episodes
Anyone can also purchase the 200-page bound book for a full breakdown of each episode and a fillable journal, without DIYing it at a similar expense to a binder and printing. Use code READMORE15 (all caps) for 15% off through 10/9/26.
Look Inside the Unofficial Guide to the Books on Gilmore Girls
The Unofficial Guide to the Books on Gilmore Girls is a 200-page color paperback, 8.5”x11.”
It includes my personally verified list of 475+ books on Gilmore Girls broken down by episode and exact reference on the show, so you can easily become as well-read as the characters, while also having more fun rewatching the show.
Additionally, the Unofficial Guide to the Books on Gilmore Girls also includes obscure finds, such as background books on the characters' shelves, authors, and adaptations, as well as subtle references like a short book quote or a literary character mention.
The Unofficial Guide to the Books on Gilmore Girls also makes special note of extras, such as fake titles (like Jess Mariano’s book). You'll also find 10 beautiful full-page quotes from the show about books and reading.
The Unofficial Guide to the Books on Gilmore Girls further includes 20+ reading journal pages you can customize yourself to track your reading, including a bookshelf coloring page, Rory's graduation speech checklist, book bingo, "to be read" lists, book reviews, book adaptation checklists, and notes.
My work in this Unofficial Guide to the Books on Gilmore Girls is comprehensive, and it contains 100+ unique discoveries you likely won't find anywhere else.
Now you can live in a world of books just like Rory!
Buy My Unofficial Guide to the Books on Gilmore Girls
Here’s my final pitch: I started reading like a Gilmore on a whim in 2021 and loved it so much I never stopped. The challenge has given my reading life its ultimate purpose and joy, pairing some of the most impactful books of all time with an escapist show, both of which are peak feel-good vibes.
The Unofficial Guide to the Books on Gilmore Girls takes it to the next level and helps you experience the full benefits of analog living, like the time of the show: reading, watching, and journaling.
And there’s no better time to start than the fall.
Use code READMORE15 (all caps) for 15% off through 10/9/26.
Just ordered! 🤓
My daughter will love this 🎁
Of course I will too! 📚❤️
This is SO AWESOME!!! Congratulations and you are brilliant. This is exactly what I need to become a well-read Gilmore Girlie 🤠