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This one goes out to all the Gilmore Girl stans, the ones who rewatch the show the second you feel that extra fall/winter crispness hit the air, the ones who can quote its famously fast lines, who gets the pop culture references, who would die on their Dean or Jess hills. On this week’s episode, we’re chatting with Benny AKA The Gilmore Gay about all things GG and TikTok fame! After that, we get into our books for the week, some of which may or may not have served as a balm to our election anxieties last week. Yaaay, democracy! Buy links are below, and don’t forget to follow Gilmore Gay on TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@gilmoregay?lang=id! This episode was brought to you by Simpson & Vail Tea; you can shop their delicious literary teas (shoutout to the Mary Shelley and Edgar Allen Poe ones!) at https://www.svtea.com/. Shop our merch store here: https://www.booksandthecitypod.com/merch. Join our fan club at https://www.patreon.com/booksandthecitypod. Shop all the books we’ve discussed on this episode and past episodes at bookshop.org/shop/booksandthecity. Make sure you’re subscribed to our newsletter on our website, and drop us a line anytime at [email protected]------------->

Becky just read: Talking As Fast As I Can by Lauren Graham (31:32-43:22)

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/541241/talking-as-fast-as-i-can-by-lauren-graham/

Up next for Becky: Rebel Spy by Veronica Rossi

Emily just read: The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin (43:23-56:41)

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/7753/the-fire-next-time-by-james-baldwin/

Up next for Emily: The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa

Kayla just read: Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi (56:22-1:05:10)

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/622478/transcendent-kingdom-by-yaa-gyasi/

Up next for Kayla: Little Threats by Emily Schultz

Libby just read: Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (1:05:11-1:19:23)

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/577211/daisy-jones-and-the-six-by-taylor-jenkins-reid/

Up next for Libby: Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi

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