Episode 594 || What Would Rory Gilmore Read?

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is speculating what Rory Gilmore (from WB/CW show Gilmore Girls) might read now, in 2026. If she walked into The Bookshelf, what books would Annie put into her hands? Or what books do we sell that she’s already read and loved? Dysfunctional family lit? Reimaginings of her favorite classics? Books about quirky small towns and their inhabitants? Here’s what Annie came up with:

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James by Percival Everett

SPQR by Mary Beard

Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood

The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman

The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li

Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri

Audition by Katie Kitamura

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