7 Book Recommendations From the Gilmore Girls Themselves

As the premiere approaches, none of us can forget the ever-present sadness over the passing of Edward Herrmann, and consequently, Richard Gilmore. The mesmerizing memoir The Year of Magical Thinking chronicles Joan Didion's grief following the death of her husband while her daughter lay unconscious in a nearby hospital. Maybe Didion's portrait of grief will help Rory, Lorelai, and Emily handle their own.

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