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This week we catch up with Kristine Eckart, the founder of the online Gilmore Book Club. When we first spoke to her in Season 9, Episode 188 (2023), she talked about creating this book club, which is based on the books read by the characters in the beloved bookish TV show The Gilmore Girls. 

This year the show is celebrating its 25th anniversary since it first aired, and to commemorate this occasion, Kristine has written a book titled Meet Me at Luke’s, which is a compendium of essays about the show and its impact on Kristine and other book lovers. If you have a Gilmore Girl fan in your life, this might be the perfect holiday gift. In this remix episode, you’ll hear an update from Kristine as well as clips from her initial visit on The Perks. 

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

1- Meet Me At Luke's by Kristine Eckart 

2- A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

3- The Vampyre by John Polidori 

4- Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw 

5- Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakeable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness by  Rick Hanson 

6- A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway 

7- The Paris Wife by Paula McClain 

8- The President's Wife by Tracey Emerson Wood 

9- The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna Robinson 

10- A 5 Star Read Recommnended by a Fellow Book Lover Kim Layman @the_read_rat - A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness 

11- The Anna Karenina Fix: Life Lessons from Russian Literature by Viv Groskop

Shows Mentioned:

1- The Gilmore Girls (2000-2007)

2- Gossip Girl (2007-2012)

3- The Office (2005-2013)

4- Anne with an E (2017-2019)

5- White Lotus (MAX, 2021-present)