Recs if you like On the Road...

A list of every book Rory Gilmore is seen reading in the series ‘Gilmore Girls’

Books not included on the list

• various biographies by Winston Churchill

Based on the list/book published in 2006, general editor Peter Boxall.

Books recommended by musician Lucy Dacus, a solo artist and member of the band boygenius. Pulled from her goodreads list.

sometimes they're running to something, sometimes they're running from something, sometimes they're just running.

well, this is all the books read by rory in the gilmore girls tv show.

This list gathers over 300 books mentioned or read on the show so you can sip coffee, order in, and read along with Rory Gilmore and the other Stars Hollow residents.

all the books, plays, and authors mentioned in we didn’t start the fire by Billy Joel, which is also my go-to karaoke song 🙂‍↕️

note: the books are in the same order as the lyrics!

A challenge to read all books mentioned or referenced in the American TV Show, Gilmore Girls. Books are referenced by all characters in the show. The Mojo Collection, dictionaries, instructional books, and travel books will not be included in the list.

Happy reading!

When you loved the books assigned in English class.

Rory gilmores reading list

Marilyn Monroe was known as an avid reader with a deep love of literature. She took literature courses at UCLA, married a playwright, and was (in?)famously photographed reading Ulysses in a park. It's said that her divorce to Arthur Miller stemmed from an incident in which he insulted her intelligence. Supposedly, she amassed a 1000+ book collection at the height of her reading that she was very proud of. Here are the books known to be a part of her beloved personal library.

Books shown or referenced in the tv show Buffy The Vampire Slayer - not including thematic references only direct references or books shown on screen.

The most popular book of each year according to Goodreads (Posted by Sharon on April 1, 2025). In order of oldest (1925) to newest (2024)

a collection of books from the 1950s literary and cultural movement led by Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg. the Beat Generation rejected the materialist and conformist nature of mainstream American society, emphasizing spiritual exploration, travel, and unconventional lifestyles…resulting in canon literature

Time Magazine’s All-Time Best 100 English Language Novels from 1923 to 2005 as published in 2005.

the most beloved of classics!

wanted to make a pagebound list for rorys reading list

Time Magazine’s compilation of the 100 best novels published since 1923.

(101 because “The Berlin Stories” is an omnibus of “Mr Norris Changes Trains” and “Goodbye To Berlin.”)