
Friday Night Readers Podcast
Friday Night Readers is an unofficial pop culture rewatch of Gilmore Girls hosted by Julianne Buonocore, who’s run a Rory Gilmore reading challenge since 2020 and was featured in the book But I’m a Gilmore!
Fueled by coffee, she breaks down the books and other references, such as TV and movie adaptations, music, and famous people, so you actually understand what the characters are talking so fast about as you rewatch and read like Rory with us.
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Meet the Host

Julianne Buonocore
Julianne Buonocore is the founder and president of Friday Night Readers, a virtual book club community dedicated to helping you embrace a cozy and literary way of life inspired by Gilmore Girls.
She’s a reader of 100+ books per year, studied English literature, and has been on The Today Show’s Read with Jenna Book Club, Buzzfeed, The Atlantic, Reader’s Digest, Women’s Health, The Everygirl, Glamour, Parents, and more. Her essay about her book club was published in the book But I’m a Gilmore!