Friday Night Readers is a virtual community inspired by Gilmore Girls and 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, she helps you read, live, and write like Rory. Subscribe at FridayNightReaders.substack.com to get notified of new episodes and participate in a community that feels like Stars Hollow. <br/><br/><a href="https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">fridaynightreaders.substack.com</a>
Friday Night Readers: A Gilmore Girls-Inspired Book Club Podcast
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Friday Night Readers is a virtual community inspired by Gilmore Girls and 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, she helps you read, live, and write like Rory. Subscribe at FridayNightReaders.substack.com to get notified of new episodes and participate in a community that feels like Stars Hollow. <br/><br/><a href="https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">fridaynightreaders.substack.com</a>
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June 26, 2026
🎬5 Jane Austen Adaptations As Good As the Book (And Which Ones to Skip)
<p>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.</p><p><strong>Listen to the podcast on: </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/">Substack</a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/friday-night-readers-gilmore-girls-inspired-book-club/id1867000524">Apple</a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7hSO6jQkCZ0xcZ5UUPmJ2V">Spotify</a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/86f8207d-153a-4f79-8619-0307be6f1530/friday-night-readers-pop-culture-rewatch-of-gilmore-girls">Amazon</a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/@fridaynightreaders">YouTube</a></p><p><strong>Read the full transcript and subscribe to our Substack community: </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/p/jane-austen-adaptations">Jane Austen Adaptations</a></p><p><strong>Timestamps:</strong></p><p>01:08 As we read <a target="_blank" href="https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/p/female-authors-gilmore-girls">female authors</a> from the list of books on Gilmore Girls for our <a target="_blank" href="https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/p/rory-gilmore-reading-challenge-2026">Rory Gilmore reading challenge</a> this month, I’m focusing on Jane Austen, whom 81% of you voted as the most classic female author of all-time.</p><p>07:24 <a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/4fWpNa5">The Other Bennet Sister</a></p><p>07:53 My Top 5 Jane Austen Adaptations</p><p>08:00 2005 <a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/4xHR8mN">Pride and Prejudice</a></p><p>11:31 1995 <a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/3N1BgZh">Clueless</a></p><p>15:57 2001 <a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/4aiGlFE">Bridget Jones’s Diary</a></p><p>19:32 1995 <a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/3SVSHNP">Sense and Sensibility</a></p><p>22:08 2020 <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsOwj0PR5Sk">Emma</a></p><p>24:17 The Jane Austen Adaptations That Didn’t Make the Cut</p><p>Emma: <a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/3MEyJnM">1997 movie</a></p><p>Mansfield Park: <a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/4pHOol1">1999 movie</a></p><p>Northanger Abbey: <a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/4j0f2Tt">1987 movie</a></p><p>Persuasion: <a target="_blank" href="https://fave.co/4oUBYVG">Netflix’s 2022 movie</a></p><p>26:39 Your Bonus Recommendations</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.threads.com/@kelly.miller.author/post/DZ5ywZakqv7?xmt=AQG0Sz-zQqqUtmmlHB7zI-f9q-79D0mA42DTAV-aX-h7Vw">Kelly Miller</a>, award-winning author of <a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/4fYmlM9">Austen-esque Regency romances</a>, kindly offered her expert advice in detail: 1995 <a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/4uX1iNz">Pride and Prejudice</a> miniseries with Colin Firth, 1995 <a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/4gzmB4j">Persuasion</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/4y0ksoO">Emma</a> with Kate Beckinsale</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/4gCjJne">Lost in Austen</a></p><p><strong>Advertise: </strong>Do you have a book, product, or service you'd like to share with my engaged audience? Learn more and <a target="_blank" href="https://fridaynightreaders.com/contact/">contact </a>me.</p><p><strong>Follow: </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/fridaynightreaders/">Instagram</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.threads.com/@fridaynightreaders">Threads</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/fridaynightreaders/">Facebook</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/45876711-jules-friday-night-readers">GoodReads</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/@fridaynightreaders">YouTube</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://tiktok.com/@fridaynightreaders">TikTok</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.pinterest.com/fridaynightreaders/">Pinterest</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/fridayntreaders">X</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/fridaynightreader/">Reddit</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/friday-night-readers/">LinkedIn</a></p><p>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.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">fridaynightreaders.substack.com/subscribe</a>
June 5, 2026
👩The Iconic Female Authors Behind Gilmore Girls' Smartest References
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit <a href="https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7">fridaynightreaders.substack.com</a><br/><br/><p>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.</p><p><strong>Listen to the podcast on: </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/">Substack</a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/friday-night-readers-gilmore-girls-inspired-book-club/id1867000524">Apple</a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7hSO6jQkCZ0xcZ5UUPmJ2V">Spotify</a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/86f8207d-153a-4f79-8619-0307be6f1530/friday-night-readers-pop-culture-rewatch-of-gilmore-girls">Amazon</a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/@fridaynightreaders">YouTube</a></p><p><strong>Read the full transcript and subscribe to our book club community: </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/p/female-authors-gilmore-girls">Books by Female Authors on Gilmore Girls</a></p><p><strong>Timestamps:</strong></p><p>00:44 June reading prompt for our <a target="_blank" href="https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/p/rory-gilmore-reading-challenge-2026">Rory Gilmore reading challenge</a> to read one book per month from the <a target="_blank" href="https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/p/rory-gilmore-reading-list">Rory Gilmore reading list</a>: books by female authors.</p><p>02:32 Featured Author of the Month: <a target="_blank" href="https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/p/jane-austen-novels-ranked">Jane Austen</a></p><p>07:00 10 Uniquely Impactful Books by Female Authors on Gilmore Girls</p><p>08:06 <a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/2EoQHIf">Eva Luna</a> by Isabel Allende</p><p>09:14 <a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/3lkkTon">A Girl from Yamhill</a> by Beverly Cleary</p><p>09:46 <a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/3b5Ugie">The Joy Luck Club</a> by Amy Tan</p><p>10:29 <a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/3lrfjRl">Like Water for Chocolate</a> by Laura Esquivel</p><p>11:31 <a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/3D4lwvF">Little House on the Prairie</a> by Laura Ingalls Wilder</p><p>12:48 <a target="_blank" href="https://fridaynightreaders.com/mrs-dalloway-virginia-woolf/">Mrs. Dalloway</a> by Virginia Woolf</p><p>14:03 <a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/4jPVMbL">Out of Africa</a> by Karen Blixen/Isak Dinesen</p><p>15:00 <a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/2F0X1pE">Peyton Place</a> by Grace Metalious</p><p>16:29 <a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/3jV55XV">The Pursuit of Love & Love in a Cold Climate: Two Novels</a> by Nancy Mitford</p><p>17:08 <a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/32luxzX">The Stepford Wives </a>by Ira Levin</p><p>18:05 All the Books by Female Authors on Gilmore Girls</p><p><strong>More Mentions:</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/3RlQIlp">Most Ardently Yours</a> by Freya Sampson</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/4o5wLvt">The Other Bennet Sister</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/4e2QxTw">Pride and Prejudice</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/3jIZjZ4">Northanger Abbey</a></p><p><strong>Advertise: </strong>Do you have a book, product, or service you'd like to share with my engaged audience? Learn more and <a target="_blank" href="https://fridaynightreaders.com/contact/">contact </a>me.</p><p><strong>Follow: </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/fridaynightreaders/">Instagram</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.threads.com/@fridaynightreaders">Threads</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/fridaynightreaders/">Facebook</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/45876711-jules-friday-night-readers">GoodReads</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/@fridaynightreaders">YouTube</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://tiktok.com/@fridaynightreaders">TikTok</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.pinterest.com/fridaynightreaders/">Pinterest</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/fridayntreaders">X</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/fridaynightreader/">Reddit</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/friday-night-readers/">LinkedIn</a></p><p>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.</p>
June 2, 2026
📚10 Biggest July 2026 New Book Releases for Your Beach Bag
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit <a href="https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7">fridaynightreaders.substack.com</a><br/><br/><p>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.</p><p><strong>Listen to the podcast on: </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/">Substack</a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/friday-night-readers-gilmore-girls-inspired-book-club/id1867000524">Apple</a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7hSO6jQkCZ0xcZ5UUPmJ2V">Spotify</a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/86f8207d-153a-4f79-8619-0307be6f1530/friday-night-readers-pop-culture-rewatch-of-gilmore-girls">Amazon</a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/@fridaynightreaders">YouTube</a></p><p><strong>Read the full transcript and subscribe to our book club community: </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://fridaynightreaders.substack.com/p/july-2026-book-releases">July 2026 Book Releases</a></p><p><strong>Timestamps:</strong></p><p>03:40 <a target="_blank" href="https://tidd.ly/4ne7v5s">Libro.FM</a>: three audiobooks for the price of one when you start a new membership with code <strong>FRIDAY</strong>. </p><p>04:08 July 7</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/4wFRwSj">Country People</a> </p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/43k0Opo">Helpless</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/4nFa157">Man Overboard!</a> </p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/4uje8X7">The MASH Up</a> </p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/3RlQIlp">Most Ardently Yours</a> </p><p>07:50 July 14</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/4ukhiK7">The Parisian Heist</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/3RSpHGd">The Romance Revival</a> </p><p>09:21 July 21</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/4dja0jS">Cool Machine</a> </p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/49IrX9c">Crash Into Me</a> </p><p>10:22 July 28</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/4wBrDmt">Meet Me in Paris</a></p><p><strong>Advertise: </strong>Do you have a book, product, or service you'd like to share with my engaged audience? Learn more and <a target="_blank" href="https://fridaynightreaders.com/contact/">contact </a>me.</p><p><strong>Follow: </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/fridaynightreaders/">Instagram</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.threads.com/@fridaynightreaders">Threads</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/fridaynightreaders/">Facebook</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/45876711-jules-friday-night-readers">GoodReads</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/@fridaynightreaders">YouTube</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://tiktok.com/@fridaynightreaders">TikTok</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.pinterest.com/fridaynightreaders/">Pinterest</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/fridayntreaders">X</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/fridaynightreader/">Reddit</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/friday-night-readers/">LinkedIn</a></p><p>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.</p>
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